US History B

By AshDash

  • The invention of the Model T

    The first Ford model automobile created/completed.

  • The 16th Amendment

    States that Congress shall have power to lay and collect income tax.

  • The 17th Amendment

    Allows US voters to cast direct votes for senators.

  • The WWI Armistice

    Called for a ceasefire. Ended the war.

  • The 19th Amendment

    Gives women the right to vote.

  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    Charles A. Lindbergh landed his plane near Paris, being the first to complete a solo flight across the atlantic

  • Black Thursday

    Ended October 29th, 1929. The New York Times stock exchange collapsed and they lost nearly $5 billion.

  • Hitler becomes chancellor

    President Paul von Hindenburg elects Hitler as Chancellor.

  • The New Deal

    Franklin Roosevelt's acts to restore prosperity to American's. 1933-1936.

  • The Munich Pact

    When British and French ministers, Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier, sign the "Munich Pact" with Hitler.

  • Hitler Invades Poland

    Hitler seeks out to take back "lost territory" and rule Poland. He does this by air attacks. Ends October 6th, 1939.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Japan did a surprise attack and destroyed/damaged 20 American Vessels, and 300+ airplanes. 2,400 were killed and 1,000+ were wounded. A day after the attack, Franklin Roosevelt declared war. This was America's entry on WWII.

  • D-Day

    Allied forces launched a combined assault on France, which was currently being overrun by Nazi's. It's the largest seaborn invasion in History.

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    When the United States launched two nuclear weapons over Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and August 9th, 1945.

  • The formation of the United Nations

    The United Nations officially formed.

  • The Long Telegram

    George Kennan sends the US an 8,000 word Telegram, now known as "The Long Telegram".

  • The formation of NATO

    A military alliance between North America and Europe.

  • Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    There was an atomic bomb project, organized by Joseph Stalin in the soviet union. It's purpose was to develop new nuclear weapons.

  • The Korean War

    A war between South and North Korea. Started when North Korea invaded South Korea, which was followed by a series of attacks at the border. Ended July 27th, 1953.

  • Brown v Board of Education

    The court declared that having separate public schools for Black and White kids was unconstitutional. Ended May 17th 1954.

  • The Vietnam War

    Japan took over North Vietnam and started the war with South Vietnam and the US. Ended April 30th, 1975.

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Park's decided to fight for her rights and sat down on a crowded bus, she refused to give up her seat to a white person. She was arrested soon after.

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    When leaders of the US and the Soviet Union started a tense, military, and political standoff. It was over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles in Cuba. The US wasn't having any of it. Ended October 28th, 1962.

  • JFK’s Assassination

    President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode through Dealey Plaza (Downtown Dallas, Texas).

  • The 1964 Civil Rights Act

    Gives equal rights and outlaws discrimination no matter the differences.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Two unprovoked attacks by the North Vietnamese on the US caused the "The Gulf of Tonkin". A joint resolution was passed by the US in response.

  • The 1965 Voting Rights Act

    Prohibits racial discrimination while voting. Allows "colored" people to vote.

  • The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    The first manned mission to the moon. Niel Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first to step onto the moons surface.

  • The Watergate Break-ins

    When the Watergate headquarters were broken into by Nixon's committees. Top-secret documents were stolen and the office phones were bugged.

  • Nixon’s Resignation

    Nixon lost a lot of political support and was at the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. So he resigned.

  • The invention of the Internet

    Wide area networking, computers, and what we know as "the modern internet" was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Restrictions were lifted and people were granted freedom to cross. East and West German's started climbing across.

  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    An encrypted message from Arthur Zimmermann originally sent to Heinrich von Eckardt.

  • The 9/11 Attacks

    Four coordinated terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. Over 2,996 deaths (including the hijackers). Coordinated by the Islamic terrorist group "al Qaeda".