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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the United States. The American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 until 1783. -
Washingtons farewell address
George washingtons Farewell speech that was hand written. It basically told the people of the United states to not get inlolved in other countries problems. We have obviously not listened to Washington, which has put us in a lot of tough situations. -
Barbary Wars
The Barbary Wars were two wars fought between the US and the Barbary states of North Africa. North African pirates were attacking our ships in demand for tribute. There were wars in 1805 and 1815. -
Embargo Act
This was a law passed by the Thomas Jefferson in which stopped all trade between America and any other country. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The Act backfired, and the American people suffered. The Act was ended in 1809. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain and lasted from 1812 to 1815. Resulting from American anger over trade issues and the abuse of sailors, The US invaded Canada while The British attacked the south. -
Monroe Doctrine
The monroe doctrine was passed by James Monroe in 1823 as part of his annual speech to the house of representatives. It had many statements including how the United states will not allow any european or colonial presense in the western hemisphere. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was a phrase used by politicians and leaders in the United States in the 1840s to justify and promote territorial expansion across the North American continent by providing a sense of mission to citizens. -
US Mexican War
Texas had been a state of the country of Mexico since 1821 when Mexico gained its independence from Spain. The Texans, however, began to disagree with the government of Mexico. In 1836, they declared their independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. They fought several battles including The Alamo. In the end, they gained their independence and Sam Houston became the first President of Texas. -
Annexation of Hawaii
When the united states dicided to expand beyond their borders and conquer hawaii. -
spanish american cuban war
War between the united states and Spain. It was sparked when the U.S.S. Maine was bombed in Havana harbor. -
Roosevelt Corollary
This was an amendment to the monroe doctrine in which made the monroe doctrine not only used for its ability to keep out european hegemony but also as an agency for expanding us interests in the region. -
isolationism
Isolationism is a broad foreign affairs doctrine held by people who believe that their own nation is best served by holding the affairs of other nations at a distance (Wiki) -
WWI
World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany and Austria-Hungary. (Sparknotes) -
WWII
The peace treaties that ended WWI sparked WWII. Poor and unemployed germany were angry about the peace treaties, which caused WWII -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would support "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." -
Truman Doctrine
Known officially following its enactment as the European Recovery Program, the Marshall Plan was a United States plan for reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Was started by president Marshall -
Vietnam
The main reason for the war was to stop the spread of communism, and also the invasion of Vietnam by the French shortly after World War II, as by occupying the country, the French created an imbalance in the cultural lifestyle of the Vietnamese. The Vietnam War was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. -
engagement
After world war 2, when we were the police men of the world. We were engaged. 1960 -
Carters emphasis on Foreign policy
Carter emphasized his foreign policy on human rights. He saw how other countries were treating their people and didnt like it. -
Detente
Detente is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. -
September 11, 2001
9/11 was a tragic event in the United states history when the the al-queda planes flew into the twin towers. These suicide bombers killed hundreds of people. -
Cold War
President Harry Truman told the countries that the soviets were attempting to make communist that we'd halp them. Its called the Cold War because even though the main struggle was between the Soviet Union and America, they never engaged in a direct, all-out "hot war" from the beginning until the end in 1991. -
war in Iraq
The united States war were currently in. Were fighting against the al-quida terrorist group in Iraq.
