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Panama canal (1903-1914)
The U.S. wanted the Panama Canal to be built in order to avoid going around South America and insure less time for U.S. Naval ships to travel and protect U.S. possessions around the world the u.s got the panama canal by helping the Panamanians overthrow the columbian government. -
Little Richard (December 5, 1932)
Richard recorded in New Orleans during the 1950's his music was mainly a boogie woogie kind of rhythm with a mix of blues and rock n roll. When he would sing he was always shouting because he had amazing vocals he quit show business during 1957 but did a come back in 1962 in England with a tour. -
Robert Johnson (may 8,1911-august 16, 1938)
founder of BET (Black Entertainment Television) he also had 29 songs recorded in 1936-37 he was an African American businessman, philanthropist and investor. -
G.I Bill (june 22, 1944)
This aimed at rewarding members of armed forces also known as WWII veterans for their services and preventing the widespread unemployment and economic distribution, veterans received home mortgages and attended college. -
Iron curtain March 5, 1946
dividing Europe into two sections western Europe and Eastern Europe the countries that were behind the curtain were Poland, east Germany, Romania, czechoslovaakia, bulgaria, soviet union, hungary dur to the former soviet blockade also to decline communism. -
Truman Doctrines March 12,1947
The reason for the Truman's policy was to provide military and economic aid to any country that may feel threatened by communism or a government that wants to take control over all aspects of life. -
Berlin Airlift 1948-1949
The Berlin Airlift lasted more than a year and carried up to million tons of cargo into west Berlin due to the blockade by Russia the countries involved in this were France, u.s, Britain as well as Russia. When the blockade started the only way to get food or any supplies to Berlin was through plane. By doing this the soviet union thought it would make the U.S, France and Britain leave and it would leave the soviets to take over. -
Marshall plan April 3, 1948
The ability to provide economic help to any European nation this was created by George G. Marshall this was proposed after world war 2 to help prevent the spread of communism. -
Stalin closes border june 1948- may 1949
Stalin decided to close off the borders between eastern and western German he saw it as a quick opportunity to make Berlin a part of East Germany. -
Fair deal (January 5, 1949)
The fair deal called for higher minimum wage, housing and full employment this was proposed by harry Truman this led to the housing act of 1949 and social security of 1950 due to the objection in congress. -
Beat generation ( 1950's)
This was a group of American writers that came to be known in the 1950's right after WWII that influenced american culture and politics -
McCarthyism (February 9, 1950)
Joseph was well known for his speech of accusing Truman on the spot for having Communist as his team so they came up with McCarthyism which is known as accusations and investigations of suspected communist activity. This helped our country so much because were trying to avoid communism to happen if they were to find out about someone being a communist they would be fired or even blacklisted. -
Tv shows (1950)
Tv shows helped shape what people thought a perfect society would be like they would mainly show families that included a white father, mother and children like i love lucy, father knows best, Adams family and the twilight zone. -
News (1950's)
The news would help people actually visually see whats really going on with the world like the racial situations, that really helped people come to realization, maybe they couldn't physically be there but they can actually see what people were going through as well as being updated on daily news about the country. -
North Korea invades south korea June 25, 1950
North Korea felt like they had the permission to go after South Korea due to them not having any barriers around them to stop the North, this also shocked the U.S causing them to send forces to help the south. This attack only caused the 38th parallel line between north/south Korea to happen. -
38th parallel established as border (June 25, 1950)
Due to the shocking attack on South Korea there had to be line drawn between the two so there wouldn't be anymore conflicts created, one side was known to be communist and the other was democratic this line helped keep communism in North Korea and kept the South out of it. -
Bill Haley and the comets 1952
The comets were Haley's back up band they had the 1st rock n roll tune to hit the charts as many know it "rock around the clock". -
Brown v. Broad of education (May 17,1954)
in Topeka, Kansas a African american girl named Linda brown had to walk a mile to get to her black school everyday even though a white school was closer to her house.The parents tried enrolling her in that school but they got denied, in 1951 the NAACP requested to forbid segregation of pubic schools the decision energized the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. -
Supreme court's decision (1955)
after Rosa parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus, as well as martin Luther king led a boycott of city buses After 11 months the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public transportation was illegal. -
Albert Sabin (1955)
Albert developed an injectable vaccine to prevent polio to happen which was a very known disease going around the 1950's but he also created a oral vaccine for it as well -
Emmett Till Tragedy (august 24,1955)
a 14 year older boy was supposedly seen flirting with a white cashier at the corner store in Mississippi, four days later two white men murdered him drastically his death galvanized the emerging civil rights movement. -
Rosa Parks (December 1, 1955)
A United States Civil Right leader who refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus in Montgomery Alabama she was also arrested for this situation as well as convicted and fined 4 days later and this triggered the national civil rights movement. -
Joseph McCarthy (November 14, 1908- May 2,1957)
Joseph was known as a republic senator for the state of Wisconsin, during his first years of being a senate he wasn't really out there as much he was mostly in the background. He was also known for putting Truman on the spot accusing many democrats of being Communist during his speech. -
NASA (October 1, 1958)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the first president to sign the bill to officially creating NASA was Dwight D. Eisenhower the reason for NASA to be created was to compete with the soviet unions space program. There was a major accident like Apollo 1 when it exploded but we were the first ones who had a person walk on the moon (Neil Armstrong). -
Chicano Mural Movement 1960's
This began in the 1960s in Mexican-American barrios throughout the Southwest. Artists began using the walls of city buildings, housing projects, schools, and churches to depict Mexican-American culture as well as leading people to higher appreciation of Mexican-American culture. -
LSD (1960- 1965)
LSD is one of the most powerful drugs like high blood pressure, sweating, mood change, personality change, temperature change, sleep loss, sensations as well as other symptoms lsd is taken orally and can also be put in the eyes. -
New frontier 1960
president John F. Kennedy legislative program which helped provide medical care for the elderly and rebuild urban areas as well as increase international aid and expand the space program he promised to pass legislation in education, health care and civil rights. -
OPEC (September 14,1960)
established in September 14,1960 the countries that founded it were iran, iraq, kuwait, saudia arabia and Venezuela this was to ensure the regular supply of petroleum to consumers, It enables the nations to get fair price for oil to insure a regular income source for the countries needs. -
Ike turner (november 5, 1931-December 12,2007)
Ike turner was one of the founders of rock n roll who was very talented in many ways he was known for being an American musician, song writer, and record producer his career lasted more than half a century most of his work included blues, soul. rock and of course funk. he also did work with his wife Tina Turner where he became even more known in the 1960's. -
Peace crops (march 1st, 1961)
this is a program in which assistance of the u.s government offered to developing nations of Asia, Africa and Latin America to provide technical assistance and helping people outside the united state to understand the culture of the u.s -
Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18,1939-November 24,1963)
On November 22, 1963 a tragic event occurred, president John F. Kennedy was killed by lee Harvey using a 6.5 mm it went right through the presidents head. Two days later Lee Harvey was assassinated by Jack ruby. -
Warren Commission (November 29, 1963)
President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29th 1963 to investigate the assassination of JFK with this came commission but with the conclusion came that Lee Harvey did the assassination on his own will. -
Daisy Girl Ad (1964)
aired on television during the 1964 presidential election by president B Johnson's campaign and its still known to be one of the most controversial commercials ever. it was supposed to help Johnson win over Barry Goldwater -
Great Society (1965)
President Johnson called the democratic reform program the great society, in 1965 congress passed many great society measures like medicare, civil rights legislation and federal aid to education. -
Watts Riots (1965)
The largest race riot since the end of world war ll 1965, in the Watts section of Los Angeles, a riot broke out. This was the result of a white police officer striking a black bystander during a protest. This triggers a week of violence and anger revealing the resentment blacks felt toward treatment toward them. -
Black Panther Party (1966-1982)
A african- American revolutionary organization held between 1966-1982 to protect the black community this occurred in Oakland, CA great programs came out of this like free breakfast for children and watched police if they treated blacks fairly, they were put on newspapers known as "the black party" -
Jack Ruby ( March 25, 1911- January 3,1967)
Jack ruby shot lee harvey who was the man who assassinated president Kennedy who was riding downtown Dallas, Texas, Jack saw his opportunity to shoot Harvey while he was being transported to jail on live television. -
Death of MLK (april 4,1968)
The last speech MLK gave was on April 3,1968 he was shot by james earl ray, the reason behind james killing MLK was because james didnt believe anything MLK was saying he didnt want blacks to have equal rights as whites. King's lifetime work as a civil rights activist changed America forever. His philosophy of non-violence and commitment to economic and social justice is still influencial today. -
Martin Luther king Jr's civil rights beginning 1950's-1960's
1929-1968 was an African-American clergyman who advocated social change through non-violent means. A powerful speaker and a man of great spiritual strength, he shaped the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He earned a nobel peace prize for his fight to end segregation peacefully. -
Internet (1969)
a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities,On the internet you can find anything you can possibly search for from shopping, searching, etc as well as doing work from home even doing school work. -
hippies (1969)
Hippies opposed the Vietnam war also favored sexual liberation and also wanted to impose peace, love and freedom music to them was very important because the music said it all about the hippies, the first hippie music fest was in 1969 known as woodstock. -
Plumbers (July 24,1971)
the secret team assembled to stop government leaks after defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon papers to the press, created to plug up leaks of confidential information. -
Watergate hotel (1972)
A hotel in Washington DC in June of 1972 it was the democratic nationlist committee head quarters this name was given due to the nixon administration committed .This scandal revealed several other dirty plays Nixon's administration did the years leading up to the election and forced him to resign and killed the faith the public had in the government. -
Equal rights Amendments (March 22, 1972)
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex" -
Watergate (June 17, 1972)
june 17, 1972 five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee's executive quarters in the Watergate Hotel the future cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual resignation of President Nixon under the threat of impeachment. -
heritage foundation (February 16,1973)
created in Washington D.C to promote conservative public policies. based the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional american values and a strong national defense. -
stagflation 1973
High inflation rate, slow economy. Prices increase and people have less money to spend. -
Executive Privilege 1974
this is implied presidential power that allows the president to refuse to disclose information regarding confidential conversations or national security to Congress of judiciary. Nixon attempted to use executive privilege to protect conversations with aides related to the Watergate scandal and to protect tapes that revealed discussion about Watergate. -
Home video game systems (1977)
First commercially successful video game system (1977) for homes allowed the owner to purchase individual game cartridges. -
Jimmy Carter 1977-1981
Jim was a president who stressed human rights because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, he enacted an embargo on grain shipments to USSR and boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow -
Elvis (January 8, 1935- August 16,1977)
Elvis is still known till this day about his good looks and outstanding dance movies from the mid 50's to the early 70's, most of his music was either black rhythm, blues also country he was signed with sun records then got bought to RCA records. Elvis was his own kind of character he wasn't worried what he did when performing even if it was on live tv he did what he wanted. -
Three-Mile Island (March 28,1979)
A mechanical failure and a human error at this power plant in Pennsylvania combined to permit an escape of radiation over a 16 mile radius this was the worst nuclear disaster in American history. -
Iran Hostage crisis (November 1979)
Shah is allowed into the US for cancer treatment after much debate. Angers the Ayatollah into attacking the US embassy in Tehran November 1979. US Embassy was seized Iranian militants and college students who claimed to be Khomeini's disciples. -
The moral majority (early 1980's)
Organization made up of conservative Christian political action committees in the 1980's which campaigned on issues its personnel believed were important to maintaining its Christian conception of moral law. This group pressured for legislation that would ban abortion and ban the states' acceptance of homosexuality. -
A.I.D'S crisis (early 1980's)
The Democratic Party added protections for gays and lesbians to party platform. Added non-sex discrimination to their platform
Gay rights movement changes because of AIDS epidemic. Early 1980s AIDS was associated with gay men, in 1981 gay men in San Francisco developed rare diseases such as pneumonia and a rare skin cancer. Gay-related immune deficiency was what AIDS was first called. -
Rap music ( early 1980's)
the meaning behind rap is poetry and rhythm style most talking not singing talking about real life issues or situations occurring it was and still is popular music, developed by disc jockeys and urban blacks in late 1970's. -
discount retailing (early 1980's)
A discount store is a retail store which sells products at prices that are lower than the typical market value. -
Lionel Sosa (1980)
Lionel is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, now Bromley Communications, the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S -
The New Right (Late 1970's)
Outspoken conservative movement of the 1980s that emphaszed such "social issues" as opposition to abortion, the Equal Rights Amendment, pornography, homosexuality, and affirmative action -
Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981)
The president of the US at the end of the cold war who encouraged Americans to mistrust communists, became president after Jimmy Carter and he was once a former actor and governor of California at one point. -
Music Television (MTV) 8/1/81
On August 1, 1981, Warner Communications and the American Express Company launched MTV, the first 24-hour music video cable channel. By 1983, MTV had expanded from 2.5 million initial subscribers to 17 million, making it the fastest growing cable channel in history. During the first two years of MTV, the channel played a continuous flow of music videos. -
Oprah Winfrey (1985)
Oprah Winfrey was born on January the 29th 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi,In 1976 Oprah moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she was the host of a TV chat show named "People are Talking". then had her own show and made millions Oprah was named the richest African American of the 20th century and raised over $51 million for charitable programs . -
Challenger Explosion (January 28, 1986)
On january 28 a tragic event occured when the outer layer of the rocket broke off causing an explosion, 7 crew members including a teacher tragically passed away the mission was to perform experiments, launch satellites and work on the International Space Station, launch satellites. -
Rodney King Incident
Rodney was stopped for speeding and was on a high speed chase by 21 different officers Once king was removed from his car, he was shocked twice with a 50,000 volt taser. He was also severely beaten by two other officers while be 21 and 27 officers watched. When it was over, king suffered 11 skull fractures, a broken cheekbone, a fractured eye socket, a broken ankle, missing teeth, kidney damage, external burns, and permanent brain damage -
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
signed by U.S., Mexico, and Canada on Dec. 17, 1992 and entered into force on Jan. 1, 1994 they made an agreement of elimination of tariffs on all qualifying goods by 2003. -
Ross Perot (1992)
he rose as a significant third party candidate. A tech-company billionaire who spent his own money campaigning, he ran on one main issue: the U.S. must get the debt under control he caused the split votes letting Democrats win. -
George H.W Bush (January 20,1989- January 20,1993
George came from a wealthy home he was mainly focused on foreign policy. During his presidency, the Berlin Wall fell, America was successful in helping Kuwait win the Iraq-Kuwait War, and the Soviet Union dissolved. However, due to an inability to prevent the economic downturn during his presidency, rising unemployment rates, and a wake of other economic concerns, he was not reelected to a second term. -
Hilary Clinton (1993)
wife of President Bill Clinton, she was also the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 and also headed the committee of health-care reform she was also the 1st female to seriously contend for presidential nomination -
Barry Goldwater (January 2,1909- may 29,1998)
in 1964 LBJ was against how the senator of Arizona who attacked the federal income tax, SS, Tennessee valley authority, civil rights legislation, the nuclear test-ban treaty, and the Great Society so for that LBJ came out the "daisy girl ad". -
Housing bubble (2000-2009)
A rapid increase in the value of houses followed in a sharp decline in their value, Sales of new homes in the United States went on a roller-coaster ride, rising by 60 percent between January 2000 and July 2005, before falling by 76 percent between July 2005 and January 2009. -
Bill Clinton (jan 20,1993-jan 20,2001)
42nd President advocated economic and healthcare reform he was the second president to be impeached -
9/11 attack
A suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. -
war on terror (sunday, october 7 2001)
A war started after 9/11 to end the terrorists groups that attacked the U.S. and later overthrew Suddam Hussein's rule in Iraq. The terrorists didn't want western influence, so they found in their religious mission to kill Americans. -
No child left behind education
The major focus was close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education also aiming to improve test scores, increase accountability, address standards, support minority population, & increase quality of education at a national level. -
Hurricane Katrina 2005
in august 25, 2005 a tragic event occurred considered to be the one crisis of the Bush administrations second term and in is inefficiency to deal with the crisis. It destroyed 80% of New Orleans and more than 1300 people died, while the damages were over $150 billion. -
The great recession (2007)
A financial crisis that started in the summer of 2007 and intensified in September 2008 marked the end of an era for U.S. investment banking. By 2009, output was 3.6% below potential and unemployment was up to 8.9%. By February 2010, 8.5 million jobs were lost. -
John Mccain (2008)
A republican senator was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War and was seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 presidential election -
Barack Obama (2008-2012)
The 44th president of the united states born in hawaii with two daughters winning the election in 2008 and 2012. His administration campaigned for change and equality throughout the United States. He was also the first African American president and brought the largest presidential inauguration attendance. -
George W. Bush (Jan. 20, 2001- Jan 20, 2009)
Serving two terms his leadership led to a standard of a strong presidency with control of foreign policy and the power to veto Congress's legislation. Declared Proclamation of Neutrality in April 1793, keeping the United States neutral in the European wars
His Farewell Address in 1796 warned against entangling alliances, suggested isolationism, and warned of political party factions. -
Obamacare (2010)
An informal term for a federal law intended to improve access to health insurance for US citizens created by president obama Obama Care has already aided millions of Americans afford better quality health insurance, helped to reform the health insurance industry and has expanded Americans healthcare rights. The bill also aims to reduce wasteful spending in healthcare. -
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