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American Revolution
The American Revolution began on 1775 and it consisted of the 13 colonies wanting to break off from Great Britain. The colonies declared themselves seperated from Britain and gaines foreign allies. -
Washington's Farewell Address
George Washington made his farewell adrress an open letter of advice and warning to the American people about their long term safety and happiness. Washington's public political address warned against foreign influence in domestic affairs and American meddling in European affairs. -
Barbary Wars
The Barbary Wars were two wars fought at different times over the same reasons between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It made the U.S amry look good due to the fact that we did not comply to what they wanted. -
Embargo Act
England caused a blockade of the northern European coastline, affecting nations that had remained neutral in the dispute between France and England. It ended up costing the U.S lots of money and was replaced in 1809 but was one of the leading causes to war in 1812 -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a 32-month military conflict between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies and its Indian allies. By defeating Great Britain a second time the U.S showed that they were here to stay. -
Monroe Doctrine
It was a policy by the U.S any foreign country that tried to colonize land in Southern America would be seen as an act of aggression and would require U.S intervention. This put an end to European intervention in the Americas. -
Manifest Destiny
This was the idea that it tis the predetermined fate of mankind to expand and populate all regions. This drove American settlers across America and expand it. -
U.S Mexican War
U.S declared war on Mexico from disputes on Texas. Eventually made a treaty to sell what is known today as Cilfornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. -
Annexation of Hawaii
America’s annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific . Hawaii became apart of the U,S. -
Spanish American Cuban War
This was the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war demonstrated a US move towards imperialism. -
Roosevelt Corollary
It declared the policy that that the U.S can intervene in conflicts in Latin America between European and Latin Americas. It kept out European powers from Latin America. -
WW1
A war between the allied powers and centrals powers the first golbal war. This war modernized warfare and allowed U.S to emrge as a world power. -
Isolationism
This idea was that other nations affairs should be kept at a distance. The U.S decided that the Isolationism idea was not working and jumped in WW1. -
WW2
The second global war and it involved the great powers and japan. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was between the U.S and USSR after WW2 but it wasn't a war with weapons but with hatred and distrust. it showed the conflict between Western democratic countries, led by the U.S., and Eastern communist countries, led by the U.S.S.R. -
Truman Doctrine
An international policy set fourth by President Harry Truman that says that the U.S would support Greece and Turkey with economic military and aid. It help keep communism from spreading. -
Marshall Plan
This was the American initiative to aid Europe , in which the U.S economic support to help rebuild European economics after WW2. The U.S would help if the other country agreed that they would become capitalistic. -
Detente
It was the easing of tension between U.S and the Soviet Union by agreeing on limiting the production of nuclear weapons. It descalated the threat of war between U.S and Russia. -
Carter's emphasis on foreign policy
Carter refused to continue the past practice of overlooking the human rights abuses of our own allies. The first president to make human rights a basic tenet of American foreign policy. -
9/11
Also known as 9/11 an Islamic extremist group hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trqade Centers in New York. This changed the way we viewed the world, each other, and security.
