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Spanish-American War
America was not prepared for the war, it was understaffed, underequipped, and undertrained. But they were better off then Spain, who was the one that declared war and didn't even train it's soldiers for the war. The only Americans who died had died from sunstroke. -
Theodore Roosevelt
The 26th President of the United States (1901-1909). -
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Written by Victor Munoz vmunoz@macul.ciencias.uchile.cl -
Flappers
Women with the purpose of enjoying themselves. They disregarded any rules set for women. They did everything the had once not been allowed to do. They cut their hair short, bound their chest, and had fun. -
The League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, with it's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It was created after WW1 to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. -
The Great Gatsby (Novel)
A story told by Nick Carraway, he tells of the story of what happened when he moves to West Egg, Long Island from the Midwest. Nick seeks his fortune as a bonds salesman. He gets to meet his mysterious neighbor who gets close to him to get to Daisy (Nick's cousin). -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Rennaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic explosion. Many black people went to Harlem to escape the caste system. There they could express themselves with music, art, and photography, writing, and other thing like they couldn't do before. -
Social Security
The Social Security is a system of benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped. -
Red Scare
After WW1 things weren't so great for the US and the SU. They were in an intense political and economic clashes. The US feared the SU had spies in the US that could cause a threat to the security of the US. This was known as the Red Scare because of the red Soviet flag. -
"Little Boy and Fat Man”
The US sent two atomic bombs to Japan. The one called Little boy hit Hiroshima. Three days later, the one called Fat Man hit Nagasaki. This was pay back for Pearl Harbor. -
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a human rights activist and main spokesmand for the Nation of Islam. He represented the "Black Power" philosophy. In the 1960's he became fustrated that they would loose their movement. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
An activist leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He lead with nonviolent disobedience acts, he was a religious man. He was assassinated April 4, 1968. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel were electricuted for the charge of conspiracy to commit espionage. It was believed they headed a spy ring that gave the Soviet Union information on the atomic bomb. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
With the help of the US and it's CIA, About 1400 Cuban exiles, who had fled after Fidel Castro took over, tried to invade Bay of Pigs to launch a uprising to overthrow Castro. But the invasion failed, they were outnumbered by Castros troops. -
Medicare and Medicaid
President Lyndon B. Johnson created Medicare and Medicaid to help people with their health coverage. Medicare is for the elderly 65 yrs and older, no matter the income. Medicaid is for anyone with low income. -
Jimmy Carter’s Energy Crisis
In the 1970's, oil consumption was rising while the oil production was decling. The people did not worry about the declining oil production or the higher prices, they could get it from abroad. But then there was a shortage of oil abroad as well, leading to very high prices. Jimmy Carter created the Department of Energy to help out. -
Watergate
Several burglars were caught attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents. It's not clear if he knew or not about it but President Richard Nixon took steps to cover it up afterwards, raising “hush money” for the burglars, trying to stop the FBI from investigating the crime, destroying evidence, and firing uncooperative staff members. In August 1974, he resigned. -
Reaganomics
A set of economic policies set by Ronald Reagan (the 40th U.S. President). The policies associated with reduction of taxes and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity. -
Iran-Contra Scandal
A man named Eugene Hasenfus was caught flying weapons to the Contras, he said the operation was being done by the CIA. In 1984 an Amendment had be done prohiniting the CIA and any other US agencies from supporting the Contras. So it was a big deal because what they were doing was ilegal. -
September 11, 2001
Four suicide airplane attacks: two hit the twin towers in NYC, the third hit the Pentagon outside Washington D.C., an the fourth hit a field in Pennsylvania. This was a devastating day for Americans.
