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Appomatox
The end to the Civil War. General Lee surrenders to Gerenal Grant at Appomatox Courthouse. -
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1865-2003
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reconstruction
The reconstruction era has begun. The Union helped rebuild the South. Carpetbaggers looked for jobs in the government in the South. -
industrial revoloution
The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history. America's Economy starts to boom. Mass production of steel and lumber in America eventually makes us tha richest country in the world. -
Age of Imperialism
The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. America attack Spain's possessions in the Pacific Ocean. In January of 1893 the US annexes Hawaii. The Panama Canal was created in August 15, 1915. -
WW1
WW1 began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. Mainly centered in Europe the US joined in 1917 after an American cruise liner named the Lisuatania. -
Roaring 20's
Starting in 1920 the United States started to dominate financaily which caused uproars in gang violence. People started buying things that they could'nt repay -
The Great Depression and The New Deal
The Great Depression was caused by the Roaring 20's. In 1929 thousands upon thousands of banks failed. The New Deals involved laws passed by Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
WW2
WW2 was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. there were axis powers and allied powers. the axis powers were Germany, Japan, and Italy. The allied powers were the Soviet Union, United States, Britain, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway and Yugoslavia. Hitler was the leader of the axis powers. He started the Holocaust which was the persecution of Jews. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941. This event caused the US to join the allied powers. -
The Cold War
Dated from 1947 to 1991. State of political and military tension between powers in the Western Hemisphere, dominated by the United States , and powers in the Eastern Hemisphere, dominated by the Soviet Union -
The Korean War
Also known as "The Forgotten War" most people don't know about the war. The war between the South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea. -
The Vietnam War
The war was fought between North Vietnam, supported by China and other communist countries, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries. Most Americans did not want the US army to join the war because they thought it was none of our buisness. -
The Gulf War
a warstarted by a U.N.-authorized force from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. This war only lasted 7 months. -
9/11
The twin towers collapse after two air liners crashed into them. Terrorists led by Osama Bin Laded hijacked four planes two crashed into the twin towers, one into the pentegon, and one into a field in Pensylvania heading towards the White House. -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
An armed conflict in Iraq that consisted of two parts. The first armed conflict was an invasion on Iraq starting on March 20 2003.
