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Civil War
The Civil War started for several reasons like slavery, state's rights, and territory expansion.They began with secession which took the country straight to war against each other.The Northern and Southern states fought for 4 years causing more than 1 million soldiers deaths.The Northern ended up winning the war after the South surrendered. Later, Abraham Lincoln decided to free all slaves in the South giving them rights to travel throughout the nation and was killed by a Southern supporter. -
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR won all of his presidential election in landslides. Historians divide his two parts. Roosevelt tried to increase the size of the Supreme Court. He sanctioned the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans. Roosevelt was the 1st sitting president to fly in a plane. -
The Prohibition of Alcohol
When the prohibition began, it was now illegal to drink alcohol during the prohibition. Some states refused to enable this prohibition. Winemakers found ways to continue making and selling alcohol in secret. Thousands of people died from drinking alcohol that was not regulated. This impacted the U.S because people could not enjoy alcohol freely. -
Great Depression
During the 1920s,the stock market was doing so good that many began to be overconfident. On October 1929 the bank systems, high-interest rates, and panic among the public due to the stock market crash caused the Great Depression. President Hoover wasn't successful bringing the nation's economy to stability.Then,President Roosevelt was elected and used the New Deal program to make the country's economy recover. This provided programs like the CCC and the WPA which helped the public's prosperity. -
World War 2
World War 2 began in 1939 and ended in 1945. The war began with German troops invaded Poland. There was 2 sides countries that were involved could be on The Allies and The Axis. During the war, German forces were advancing through Europe. This impacted the U.S because our involvement changed the rte of our economy. -
Battle of Britain
Great Britain's air force was called the RAF. The Hitler invasion plans was Operation Sea Lion. It is estimated that 1,000 British planes were shot down during the battle, and while over, 1,800 German planes were destroyed. Force despite months of targeting Britain's air bases, military posts and,ultimately its civilian population. -
Holocaust
Was a genocide, during World War 2 in which The Nazis began to murder the population of Jews in concentration camps. About 6 million Jews were murdered by labor, illness, and starvation. Those who could not work would be sent to be killed. This impacted the U.S because by the U.S stepping in, they extermination of Jewish people ended. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
- The Japanese planes attacked the U.S Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
- The attacked killed more than 2,300 Americans.
- The United States detonated 2 nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6-9, 1945.
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Allied Powers
The main Allied Powers were Great Britain, The U.S, China and The Soviet Union. and the leaders of the Allied Powers were Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. -
Manhattan Project
On December 28, 1942, President Roosevelt approved of the decision to create an atomic bomb to bring WWII to an end.Japan was the U.S main target after the Pearl Harbor attack they did.On August 6, 1945, the U.S dropped an atomic bomb known as " Little Boy" above Hiroshima.Japan wouldn't surrender so three days later the U.S dropped another bomb called "Fat Boy" over Nagasaki.This caused the death of 146,000 people. This made WWII come to an end and making the U.S powerful in front of the world. -
Red Scare
After the Cold War U.S senator, Joseph McCarthy believed the country had communist in the government who betrayed their country. McCarthy started investigation to expose them and avoid the nation on becoming a communist country. -
Vietnam War
- The Vietnam war was a fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
- This war happened in Eastern Europe after 1945. 3.It fought a war against the anti-communist forces in South.
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Martin Luther King J.r
His home is bombed while delivering a speech at a mass meeting at 9:15 p.m but his family is not injured -
The birth control pill approved
The birth control pill was the most significant achievement of the 20th century. Americans began to view sex in a different pair of eyes. They opened the door for the liberation of women. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy believed in equal rights and opportunities. He wanted to accomplish everything that was out of the limit like sending the first man to the moon. He negotiated with the Soviet Union to bring the world to peace by reducing the threat of nuclear bombs. On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was shot in head in Dallas, Texas while being in a car with his wife. Americans were in shocked by the assassination and soon after the country's motivation decreased. -
Moon Landing
In the 1960s, President Kennedy wanted to make it a mission to send humans to the Moon. By July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first people to step on the moon. They placed an American flag to represent the success of a country's goal. This impacted the U.S by having a positive emotional drift after the Cold War that was fought against the Soviet Union. -
Alcatraz Is Occupied
The native Americans took place of the bay area. The occupation of the island grabbed the attention of all the world. The occupiers demanded implementation of international law. -
The pneumonia report
a rare protozoan infection that exploits weak immune systems, as it had developed in five gay men. The years that followed brought untold suffering. But AIDS also ushered in a revolution in attitudes that has allowed us to talk about sexuality more frankly than ever before. -
September 11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, 4 suicidal missions involved with the al-Qaeda group made a terrorist attack against the U.S. 2 of the airplanes crashed against the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The third plane crashed outside the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed in a field located in Pennsylvania. During this day 3,000 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured. This marked the U.S by going into combat with the terrorist group in Afghanistan. -
The boston marathon bombing
On april 15 2013 , two homemade pressure cooker bombers , detonated the bombs 14 seconds and 210 yards apart at 2:49 p.m -
School Shooting
On May 8, 2018, a high school student decided to start a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. He used a .38 revolver to kill 10 students and wound 10 others, this brought concerns to every parent in the country. School shootings have impacted America in many ways. For example, it brought controversy against those who supported gun laws in the nation after all the school shootings. Most of the public believed the government should not allow others to own a gun for any reason.
