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The American Revolution
The American Revolution arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. The significance of the American Revolution is that it attracted the attention of a political intelligentsia throughout the European continent. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory by the US from France in 1803.The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. Today the land in the Louisiana Purchase is worth significantly more. -
Civil War
The Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, eleven southern states formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. The civil war was a significant event in history because the North's victory proved that the democracy worked. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, he was shot in the head while watching the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre Washington D.C. The significance of this event is that it was part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the U.S.A government. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. The significance of the Manhattan Project was that it put an end to WWII by using weapons of mass destruction and forced Japan to surrender. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969. The launching of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969, was the most significant event during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963, at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. The death of President John F. Kennedy impacted many people all over the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXbIfYTH2r0 -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. More than 3 million people (including over 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and more than half of the dead were Vietnamese civilians. We found that the historical significance of the Vietnam war is in the political rift that survives to this day. -
September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. This is a significant event because the attacks killed 2,977 people and the terrorist destroyed the world trade center. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjH1sl1o9s -
Death of Osama Bin Laden
On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The significance of this even is that he was an enemy before the attacks of september 11, 2001 happened. September 11, was his death warrant.
