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US History: VHS Summer: Jane Rector
This time line will show the sequence of major events from 1877-2011. It will include events that have shaped history as we know it and have affected our lives today. -
The Great Upheaval
The Great Upheaval was a massive strike all across America, protesting the awful conditions and low wages that laborers were forced to work under. Link text -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a law that barred all people of that ethnicity from entering America, and was the first of it's kind to ever be put into action. Link text -
Americanization
Americanization was the belief and practice of turning foreigners into normal, acclimated American Citizens. After some time though, people started to think and realize there was no set definition for what or who an American should be. Link text -
American Imperialism
In the 18th and 19th centuries the U.S. aggressively expanded it's territory, and therefore expanding it's influence all across the globe. Link text -
Separate But Equal
Separate but Equal was an idea in the 1950s-1960s that as long as people were equal in all aspects, they could be separated and it would not hinder their civil rights. But this was not the case, because in every real case of this "Separate but Equal" mindset, African American people were treated worse than Caucasian people. Link text -
Cuban Independence
in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War, Spain relinquished all holds on Cuba, and Cuba became independent in 1902. Link text -
World War 1
World War 1 was the most devastating war the World had ever seen. It was full of new, gruesome warfare, and showed the world what war can do. Link text -
Sinking the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania marked the turning of public opinion against Germany, and played a large part in the U.S.'s involvement in World War 1. A German U-boat sank the Lusitania on it's was to Liverpool, England, and killed 1,100 people, 120 of which were Americans. Link text -
Stock Market Crash
The tipping point of the Great Depression was the stock market crash, when investors traded 16 million bonds in one day. It is remembered as Black Thursday. Link text -
The Election of FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected after Herbert Hoover's presidency, who was the President during the start of the Great Depression. FDR's campaign promised America a "New Deal." Link text -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a massive attack on the U.S. naval base stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. 300 planes, 20 American naval vessels, and 2,000 lives were lost in the kamikaze bombing from Japan. This event was the cause of the U.S. going to war with Japan. Link text -
D Day
D-Day was the beginning of "Operation Overlord", which lasted for 3 months, and included 156,000 American, Canadian, and British troops. It was the biggest amphibious assault in history. Link text -
First Atomic Bomb Drop on Hiroshima
The first ever atomic bomb to be dropped was over Hiroshima. 70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized instantly, and over 100,000 more died in the years that passed of radiation poisoning. Link text -
Non-Violence
Non-Violence is an idea that has been around since the beginning of time, but was really brought into the world permanently in the for of the United Nations. Negotiating and maintaining peace and Non-Violence is their biggest duty. Link text -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the longest war in history, and was one that largely failed. It was fought by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong, who were Communists, and South Vietnam and the United States. Link text -
March on Washignton
The March on Washington was a massive political rally 200,000 people strong, protesting about freedom and jobs for all. This was a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights movement, and is where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. Link text -
National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an organization founded in 1966, and who's mission is equal rights for women all around the world. Link text -
Soviet Union Collapse
The Soviet Union finally collapsed in 1991, when 11 of the Union's Republics met and decided to stop being a part of the Soviet Union. This was largely due to the leader of the USSR at the time, Mikhail Gorbachev, who made many news rules in his time as leader. Link text -
Creation of NAFTA
NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement, and is a Trade Pact between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that will last for 15 years. It gets rid of tariffs on the trade of goods and services between those 3 countries. Link text -
Globalization
Globalization is an idea of integration among people, governments, and corporations all across the world. Link text
