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The 15th amendment
The 15th amendment gave african-amercian men the right to vote. The year before slavery was abolished. Government also created legel remedies for people affected by voting discrimination. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Ausria-Este and prince of Hungary and Bohemia. This eventually led to World War 1. -
The completion of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a ship canal that connects to the Alantic ocean. It is a big part for international maritime trade. It was first owned by three different countries; Colombia, France, and the United States. -
U.S. entry in to WWI
The United States was afraid of the world to be controlled by communism. Germany was sinking U.S. merchant ships. Germany sent mexico a zimmerman tellegram and once that telagram was intercepted President Wilson had to delcare war on Germany. -
Treaty of Versailles
This was a peace treaty at the end of WWI. This told Germany that they had to give back land they took over. They also had to give the U.S. 442 billion dollars. -
The 19th amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote. It was first introduced in 1878. Then it was approved 41 years later. -
Hitler invades Poland
He wanted to regain lost terrortory. This was the begginng of WW2. He wanted to destroy the Nazi ideology. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
This occured during the second world war. 2,500 people died during this action. They bombed most of our naval ships except for two -
Executive order 9066
This order was signed in WWII by Franklin D. Roosevelt. This gave the secertary of war certain military zones. -
U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on Japan
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. 90,000 to 166,000 people were killed. This act was retaliation from Japan bombing Pearl Harbor. -
U.S. drops the second atomic bomb in Japan
The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. 39,000-80,000 people were killed. 3 days later Japan surrendered. -
First U.S. military advisors were sent into Vietnam
Two military advisors, Maj. Dale Buis and Sgt. Chester Ovnand were sent to Vietnam. Soon, the were killed by VIet MInh guerrillas -
March on Washington
This was a march for jobs and freedom. There was 250,000 people ad this was the biiggest march in history. This is the time when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 'I have a dream' sppech. -
John F. Kennedy assassination
He was the president at the time. He was shot while in Texas inside a motorcade. He was supposibly killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
First combat troops sent to Vietnam
3500 marines were sent to defend the American air base in Da Nang. They joined 23,000 military advisors in Vietnam. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
During a speech the day before he died he said,"im probably going to die¨ He was killed on his hotel balcony. He was shot through his cheek. -
Vietnam War ends
Richard Nixon pulled soliders out so he could get voted president.58,000 people lost their lifes during this war. -
U.S. supports Afganistan from invasion of the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R)
America sold them guns. The united states trained all the soliders. -
U.N. resolution 678
Iraq didn't meet a deadline to withdraw from the war. This resolution was adopted 12 votes against 2. Whoever voted 'yes' won incentives. -
U.N. begins bombing against Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.
The United States led a 28-nation force. The U.S. had a treaty with Kuwaits leader. They had a duty to protect Kuwaits border. -
U.N. declares victory in the Persian GUlf
There was economic sanctions by the United Nations