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Jamestown
Jamestown, Virginia, established—first permanent English colony on American mainland -
English Civil War
English begin to question the divine right of monarchy. The English Civil War fought between Charles I and Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell. Charles I is later tried and executed by Members of Parliament. - I think this is a sign of American dream because people started to think outside of the box and they tried to follow their own dreams... at the same time they decided to change the political system that they were living in... they started to take action -
Age of Enlightenment
“Age of Enlightenment” in Europe: thinkers question the authority of religion, believe that reason and science can solve human problems - people are trying to pursue their American dream in the way that they're not trying to support religion but they are finding hope in something else. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest by colonists in Boston against the Tea Tax that had been imposed by the British government. Boston Patriots, dressed as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor - American dream is shown by people the people trying to fight for their freedom -
Declaration of Independence
All men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to protect those rights, it is not only the right, but also the duty of the people to overthrow that government- American dream is shown in the way that people want more justice and they are trying to change their lifestyle because they are unsatisfied -
French Revolution
French Revolution begins bringing absolute monarchy, feudalism, and the power of the aristocracy to an end in France. Ruling monarchs and many aristocrats are guillotined - American dream is shown when people are trying to rebel against authority... -
Second great awakening
One of the most momentous religious movements in American history. It began around 1800 and it converted souls, reorganized churches and created new sects. It not only affected religion but it also spread to other areas of American life. Temperance, prison reform and women's movement were all affected by the religious revival- American dream is shown in the way that people acted towards religion... -
The American Civil War
he war was about slavery, but primarily about its economic consequences. The northern elite wanted economic expansion that would change the southern (slave-holding) way of life- American dream is show in economy and how people wanted two different thing and how both sides are willing to fight for what whey want. -
telephone invention
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. American dream has evolved in the way that technology started to get more developed and that made people think outside of the box... different dreams -
Chicago Bombing
The Haymarket affair was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day and in reaction to the killing of several workers the previous day by the police. American dream is shown by people fighting for their dreams and justice. -
Sinking of Maine
United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore her bottom out and sank her, killing 260 officers and men on board. American evolution is shown in the war and tension between countries. War changed people, society, dreams... -
Titanic
The luxury steamship RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in the disaster. American dream is evolved by this event because something that they were looking up to and even they presented as the best example of "dream" failed...That effected society in not a good way... -
General theory of relativity
General relativity is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915, with contributions by many others after 1915. According to general relativity, the observed gravitational attraction between masses results from the warping of space and time by those masses. American dream is evolved in the way that people are way more innovative and the technology is changing and it creates the space for being more openminded... -
Lenin and Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks, founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov, were by 1905 a major organization consisting primarily of workers under a democratic internal hierarchy governed by the principle of democratic centralism, who considered themselves the leaders of the revolutionary working class of Russia. American dream is evolving in the way that people all over the world are trying to create one strongest group and be in power and that is exactly what americas is doing. -
The death of Benito Mussolini
The death of Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, occurred on 28 April 1945, in the final days of World War II in Europe, when he was summarily executed by Italian partisans in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy. American dream is evolved by this event because There was this one big and important figure who was killed by middle class and that made people think outside of the box and they started to be more free and started to stand up for their rights. -
Atomic Bomb
British physicist James Chadwick proves the existence of the neutron which led to creation of atomic bomb On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. American Dream is evolved by this event because this creates feeling of unsafely and that basically changes the way that people look at life and on the country that they live in... -
Detonation of the first hydrogen bomb
The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb in the island of Enewetak. American dream is accomplished in the way that America is getting hope and people starts to understand it and they feel more safe so their dream is changing. People are not worried about their safety anymore. -
Death of Stalin
The long-time soviet leader Stalin dies. American dream is changing because Stalin was such a big leader and he a lot of power... people were scared of him and he played really big role in war so this was a big relief for people. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union organizes the Warsaw Pact is response to NATO The American dream is changed in the way that people starts to live in more peaceful world. There is new mindset of safety and that war is over and that there is a new start -
Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska and Hawaii are cockered states. American dream is accomplished in the way that the whole world is getting more together and the war is over and the world is in a bigger peace -
Civil rights act
The rights act is established... American dream is developed in the way that even African Americans started to create their dreams. America became more united. -
Death of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King dies while he is promoting riots across the country. The American dream has changed because people started to get more insecure. They lost one of the most important leader that they had. American dream has significantly change for African Americans that lost their biggest supporter. -
University students are killed
Four Kent State University Students are killed when the Ohio National Guard tries to break up the war protest. American dream has changed in the way that people started to feel like they could not protest and have diferent ideas and pursue them... with this event came a lot of distrust towards government.... -
"end of nuclear weapons"
15 countries including US and Soviet Union, sign an agreement to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. The American dream has hanged in the way that people feel way more safe and they think that things are changing finally and they don't have to fear anymore.
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