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Industrial Revolution
many agrucaltural upgrades wich greatly increased the production of food in america. although there is no exact date of the start, it started in the year of 1760 -
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Imperialism
a time where the us gained many teritories such as hawaii -
Reconstruction
thirteenth amendment is passed by congress freeing all slaves in america. -
Acqusittion of Hawaii
America annexed Hawaii in order to keep it out of the hands of the British -
Spanish American War
there were apoximetly 300,000 troops and 2,000 of them were killed. -
Panama Canal
canal built through Panama to create the route from the Atlantic to the Pacific shorter. -
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World War 1
first war to ever use gas and trench warfare. Also introduced the world to tanks -
US neutral
president Woodrow Wilson anounces america will remain neutral in the world war 1 -
America joins World War 1
United Staes declare war against Germany -
Prohibition
Amerca outlaws the use of acohol. Makes many people upset. -
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the Geat Depression and the New Deal
depression- one of the worst times ever in american history.
new deal- payed farmers for doing less -
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World War 2
a deadly war that introduces atomic bombs to the world -
Pearl Harbor
Japan planes bomb Pearl Harbor which leads to America declaring war on Japan on the next day -
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the Cold War
a war of the Untited States and the Soviety Union where both sides use atomic bombs as there biggest threat. -
Adof Hitler
adof hitler comits suicide -
bomb on Hiroshima
united states drop atomic bomb on hiroshima -
United States bombs Nagasaki
United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders formally ending World War 2 -
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the Korean War
a war between north korea and south korea -
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Vietnam War
the United States aids France to fight against the troops in Vietnam -
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The Gulf War
Saddam Hessain invades Kuwait. America comes back with a huge air fleet known as dessert storm. These dispustes further led to the war of iraq. -
Twin Towers fall
terrorists from iraq run planes into the Twin Towers killing a large sum of inocent people and leaving the country very disstressed -
Invasion of Iraq
american forces invade iraq on march 19, 2003 -
Operation Enduring Freedom
the name the United States government gave to the war on Afghanistan
