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Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independence allowed the United States to become it's own free nation and separate from the British. George Washington and a variety of other revolutionaries desired freedom, and therefore wrote the Declaration of Independance -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was where Thomas jefferson and The US Government bought 827,000 square miles from the French and more specifically Napoleon, and this therefore developed westward expansion in the US, and this was caused due to a desire to expand -
Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican elected US president in 1861, and after they had won the Civil War, drafted the thirteenth amendment to free all slaves.He was elected due to his revolutionary ideas and his anti-slavery policy -
Civil War Starts
The Civil War was a war between the Northern Union and the Southern Confederates in the UNited States. The South Seceded from the Union due to the issue of Slavery, as they feared the Newly elected president Lincoln would take it away, because the Confederates supported Slavery, whereas the Union condemned it -
America joins World War 1
American entered World War 1 in 1917, and this led to a turning point in the war. This was the first time America was truly a global superpower and within a year of the Americans joining the war, the war ended in 1918. The war was fought in Europe to stop the advance of the German Empire. Woodrow Wilson campaigned on the Slogan "He Kept us out of war!", and after being elected, joined the war -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday was the stock market crash in 1929 that caused the Great Depression and sold the most stocks in one day up to that point in the US. Herbert Hoover and His policies caused the crash, and therefore the world suffered from the economic backlash. -
World War 2 Starts
A war between the Allies (America, Britains, French, and Russians) and the axis (Germany, Italy, Japan. It was caused by the Nazi parties ideals in Germany and the aggressive tendencies of Adolf Hitler, and more specifically his unsanctioned invasion of Poland.WHich caused the war throughout Europe -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war started by America to protect South Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. It was escalated by Lyndon B Johnson after JFK's death and US marines were deployed during his presidency. Arica pulled out due to rising costs and little to no results. -
Buckley Vidal debates
The Buckley Vidal debates were a series of debates between the conservative William F Buckley and the liberal Gore Vidal. Over the election of 1968 -
Moon Landing
The Moon landing was the first time America landed on the moon in which ended the Space Race between American and the USSR(CCCP), and was a significant milestone in science and aeronautical engineering. It was set into motion by John F Kennedy at the beginning of the decade, claiming that they would put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.