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Appomattox
The Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army. That ended a four year war. -
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U.S. History 1865-2003
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The Reconstruction
This era is how America was built back up to one naton. It was not divided into the North and South. -
The Industral Revolution
It was the time perod of manufacturing. It changed from hand operated methods to machines. -
Imperialism
The Spansh-American War happened. America acquired Hawaii. The Panama Canal was created. -
Prohibition
It was the national ban on selling or transportation of alcohol. It ended with the twenty-first amendment. -
World War I
It was the global war. It was the fifth deadliest conflict in world history. -
The Great Depression
It was a severe worldwide economic depression. Unemployment in The United States rose to 25%. -
World War II
It was the deadliest conflict in human history. It involved most of the countries in the world. -
Pearl Harbor
It was a U.S. base and on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked it. When Japan attacked it meant that America would have to join World War II. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was from 1947 to 1991. It was a state of political and military tension between The United States and The Soviet Union. -
The Korean War
It was a war between South Korea and North Korea.Neither side won, but the two countries are seperated by two and a half miles. -
The Vietnam War
It was a war between Northern Vietnam and The U.S. and Soothern Vietnam. The U.S. dropped out, because of the Case-Church Amendment. Between 800,000 and 3,100,000 were killed in the war. -
The Gulf War
George H.W. Bush deployed soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Many nations joined after that to help The U.S. -
September 11, 2001
The two World Trade Center towers in New York City were hit by planes. Osama Bin Laden was person who came up with the plan. Also, the Pentagon was hit by a plane. -
Operation Enduring Freedom
In response to the attacks of The Twin Towers, George W. Bush declares war with Afghanistan. In October of 2002 The Task Force and Special Forces military found themselves in Djibouti. -
Invasion of Iraq
The U.S. invaded Iraq and started a war. They invaded Iraq, because of terrorism on America. -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
In 2002 The United States and United Nations claimed that Iraq's possesion of weapons of mass destruction was a threat to their security. In 2003 the war started with Iraq.
