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hurricane katrina
In this event hurricane Katrina was involved. In this event 80 % of the city was flooded. Also hurricane Katrina affected several of city's to. This event took place in several cities but hit New Orleans the hardest. This was important in history because this was one of the hardest hurricanes to hit. This impacted economy more because 705 countries needed to donate money to help the cities. Lots of money was sent to help. -
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Joseph Mccarthy
Joseph McCarthy is involved in this event. Joseph McCarthy is a senator for Wisconsin. He accused 52 Department employees who were Communist. This event took place in 1953 in Washington D.C. This event was important because he could never prove his claim and it made himself look a fool. Joseph McCarthy impacted society because he spread ed fear and suspicion. -
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Nixon/ Watergate
In this event Richard Nixon was involved. The Nixon/Watergate was a burglary when five men broke into the democratic headquarters. the men tried to take off but left the door open. It took place in D.C June 17, 1972. This event was important because it showed that a president would do what he needs to do to get clues. The Nixon Watergate impacted society because the people needed a new president to be in charge not a lying president. -
George W. Bush
George W. Bush was involved in this event. George was a republican president. he was elected for two terms. He became president in Washington D.C from 1992-2000. he was important to history because he also helped tax relief. George W. Bush impacted economy because he helped with taxes. he also helped with Sept 11, 2001. -
Ronald Reagan
In this event Ronald Reagan was involved. Ronald Reagan was a republican. Ronald Reagan was the 40th president. He was elected president two times, 1980 to 1988 in Washington D.C. This event was important to history because he created the star wars, where he spent 100 billion on defense. Ronald Reagan impacted economy because he cut taxes greatly. -
Financial Crisis
In this event the U.S was involved. In this event people went poor. mortgage dealers who issued mortgages with borrowers couldn't pay so they went into foreclosure. This event took place In the united states in 1930. This event was important because it was the most dangerous crisis since the great depression. This Financial crisis impacted economy because banks were forced to close. -
JFK assassination
In this event the president JFK is involved. JFK Was the 35th president of the United States. John F. Kennedy was walking through a kitchen where a guy came out and shot him. This assassination took place on June 6, 1968 in LA California in the ambassador hotel. This event was important in history because it let people know that there were people who disagreed with JFK and wanted to assassinate him. This event impacted society because it put the people in fear on whos gonna be there leader. -
Korean War
In this section the south and north Korea fought. In this war the south was democratic and the north was communist. They didn't like there differences so they fought for one. When North Korea invaded the south, it was at the Korean peninsula. This war was important even though south Korea lost, it showed that the U.S were ready to go to war to stop communism. Korean war impacted society because it kept democracy alive. -
Nato/ Warsaw pact
In this event the world war 2 Allies and the soviet union were involved. What happened was the soviet unions military alliance set up to go against NATO. Even though they agreed to help each other. This event took place in Brussels, Belgium On April 1949. This event event was important because the NATO won and Russia didn't take over. NATO/ Warsaw pacts effected society because it stopped communism. -
T.V age
In this event children were the first generation to grow up with T.V age. The T.V age gave Americans some entertainment but some Americans didn't see it worth the buying of the T.V. Almost 17,000 T.V sets were sold. The T.V age Took place at around the 1940's ,Almost all places in america were where the T.V's came out. The T.V age impacted economy because 1.5 billion dollars was used in advertising money in the early 1950's. -
Jackie Robinson
In this event Jackie Robinson was involved. Jackie Robinson was a African american MLB player that played for the dodgers. Jackie helped other African Americans through segregation. This took place in 1947 in Cairo, Georgia. Jackie Robinson was important to history because he was a strong African american and other African Americans back then needed a leader. Jackie Robinson helped society because for more than sixty years of racial segregation In the MLB came to a end. Now no one is affected
