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American History Timeline
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revoution refers to a change from hand and home production to machine and factory. It began in Britain in the late 18th century, and later centered in U.S. A and Germany. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was the 28th state. The Texas' border had a dispute with Mexico and it quickly led to the Mexican-American War -
Mexican American War
The war between Amrcian and Mexico that lasted over a year. -
Civil War
The Civil War was tension between the North and the South mainly focused on slavety and states rights. It lasted about four years with the Union (north) coming out ontop. -
Spanish American War
The United States declared war on Spain after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in the Havana Harbor. -
WW1
Begining on the 28th of July in 1914, WW1 was a world-wide war centered around Europe. -
Great Depression
After the stock market crashed, many americans fought to survive. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a timespan of about eight years having to do with severe dust storms. It caused big damage to the American and Canadian prairie lands, -
WW2
Begining on the 1st of September in 1939, World War 2 was a world wide war that involved most of the worlds greatest powers who were ultimately grouped into two opposing teams: the Allies and the Axis. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. -
Japanese Internment
In 1942 Japanese Americans were forced out of their homes, farms, schools and jobs after the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. -
Cold War
A race between the US and Soviet Union. They battled to try and outdo eachother in areas such as space travel an education. -
Marshall Plan
Aid to Europe from the US after the war. -
Berlin Airflift
America wanted to help Berlin by flying food and supplies to them when they were lacking. -
NATO
NATO is a military alliance between North American and Western European nations that pledges each will come to the aid of each other if attacked by an outside enemy -
Korean War
A war fought between North and South Korea. -
Brown V. Board of Education
On appeal to the Supreme Court, the plaintiffs contended that segregated schools were not and could not be made equal and that they were therefore deprived of equal protection of the laws. -
Vietnam War
The war that occured in Vietnam. Many soilders were drafted into this war. -
NASA established
The US space research organization. -
Cuban Missille Crisis
The US thought that the Soviet Union was bulding missiles to attack them with in Cuba. -
JFK assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald used a A 6.5 × 52 mm Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's assassination
Dr. King was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, at the age of 39. He was in the cheek by a .30 bullet -
The Gulf War
The Gulf War was a war led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
9/11
Al-Qauda attacked the twin towers on September 11, 2001. -
Invasion of Iraq
The US invaded Iraq after the terrorist attacks.
