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Imperialism
Imperialism deals with a countries military. The military expands the power of it's country by taking land. This idea is very common especially when it comes to overseas countries like Russia, Germany, etc. -
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US History: VHS Summer: Corey Rutherford II
This timeline shows the History of the US. The time period is 1877-2011 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Federal law that put restrictions on Chinese Immigrants. https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/24/uk/london-chinatown-strike-intl/index.html -
The Geary Act
Required Chinese people to carry a residence certificate with them at all times. http://immigrationtounitedstates.org/514-geary-act-of-1892.html -
World War I
First World War. Ended in a lot of lost lives and lost money. Countries were taking land from each other. Post war actions were taken. WWII becomes next world war. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history -
US intervention in Haiti
Haiti is one of the areas influenced by the imperialism of the US. The US supported Haiti financially and also culturally. The US saved Haiti from becoming a very lost Country. -
Harlem Renaissance
Artistic explosion in Harlem, New York. Led by African Americans. Brought out art, acting, and music. Most of the African Americans had migrated from the South. This era goes down as one of the most memorable ones in US history.
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem- renaissance -
League of Nations
Founded for post war reasons. To stop conflict between countries. Also promote world peace -
Stock Market Crash
Global Economic Collapse -
Emergency Banking Act
Was a act passed by the US congress. This act was created to attempt to stabilize the banks. Roosevelt was the president at this time. Prior to this act banking transactions were suspended across the Nation. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise military attack by Japan on the United States. The attack took place on a US naval base in Hawaii. This was one of the main causes or the main cause of the US joining WWII.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
President Franklin Roosevelt Address before Congress
President Franklin D Roosevelt spoke before congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This meaning of the address was to inform all of the US joining WWII.
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William Faulkner Nobel Prize acceptance speech
Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949. He was an american writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Famous works were "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I lay dying". -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. There were conflicts that related to communism. The US got involved in the War by supporting South Vietnam -
Hawaii becoming a state
Hawaii gained it's state after being influenced by the imperialism of the US -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was between the US and the Soviet Union. Their tensions rose overtime and it almost resulted in nuclear war. The US had already had missiles stationed near the Soviet Union, so the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba which is not too far from Florida. US eventually made the Soviet Union take the Missiles out of Cuba. -
MLK I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in front of a huge crowd at the Lincoln Memorial. That speech goes down as one of the most memorable ones in US History. MLK talked about the issues of Civil Rights and what he would like to see in the future for the US. -
Wounded Knee
American Indian movement that seized the town of Wounded knee. These Native Americans did a road blockade. They wanted Specific rights for their group of people. -
Reagan Presidency
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the US. He served from 1981 to 1989. He was also a actor. He negotiated a nuclear arms reduction with the Soviet Union. He died at the age of 93 -
Soviet Union collapse
The flag that represents the Soviet Union was lowered. It was replaced with the Russian tricolor. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the president of the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin became president of the new independent Russian state. -
Anti-Globalization Protest in Seattle, Washington
Sometimes referred to as the battle in Seattle which were a series of protest that surrounded the WTO Conference of 1999. Protesters gathered and went through brutal things from the police. They were pepper spray heavily. The protesters were members of the World Trade Organization.
