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Industrial Revoluyion
Industrial revolution was the beginning of special-purpose machinery, factories and Mass production. It brought an increase in the variety of manufactured goods and incresde the living standards of many. -
Reconstruction
The 14th amendment adressed citizenship laws. It also addressed equal protection of laws. -
Imperialism
It was the creation oif the Panama Canal. It was when te Great White fleet occured which was a U.S. Navy fleet. In was also when the U.S. aquired Hawai. the spanish American war took places during imperialism. -
World War One
It was when machine guns and poisonous gases were used for the first time. the war was between the cenral powers verses the Allies. The allies were France, Great Britain, and Russia. the Central powers were Germany, Austria, and Hungary. -
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring twenties is when their began to be flappers or woman who smoked and drank, bootleggers or people who sold alcohol from other countries, and speakeasies or underground clubs. The harlem Renaissance was in the twenties when the black people became involved in all kinds of art. Womans sufferage was in the twenties adn it was when womwn couldn't vote. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashed making prices dropp substancialy. When many peole begsn to take all of there money out of the bank the banks forclosed. Buisnesses laid off many people and they went bankrupt. The dust bowl destroyed many crops. -
World War Two
The new weapons were Jet/Rocket aircrafts and heavy metal tanks. It was during the Atomic Age which was when the U.S. dropped bombs on Japan. During the war Germany, Italy,and Japan were known as the Axis of Powers. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japenese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. They wanted to control the whole pacific so they sent jets to bomb it. -
Cold War
A war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The war lasted thirty-five years. There was no true winner of the war -
Korean War
The war was between South Korea who was aided by the U.S and North korea who was aided by Russia. The war lasted from 1950 to 1953 and ende in a draw. -
The Vietnam War
A war between Vienam and the U.S. trying to avoid a spread of comunism. Over three million died and the U.S. withdrew from the war. -
Gulf War
Iraq invaded Kuwait so in response the U.S. waged the war with a mission called desert storm. The war began on August 2, 1990 and ended on February 28, 1991. After fighting for under a year the U.S. defeated Iraq. -
9/11
On September 11, 2001 their was a terrorist attack on New York City. It ws when a group of terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them intothe Twin Towers. Many died and the towers were destroyed. -
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedon is the name given to the war against Afganistan. The goal is to stop Al-Qaeda which is a terrorist orginazation. -
Operation Iraq Freedom
Operation iraq freedom is another name for Iraq war and is between the U.S. and Iraq. The war began May 1, 2003 with an invasion by the U.S. The war was won by the U.S.
