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US History: VHS Summer: Jonathan Li

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  • Alaska Purchase

    Alaska Purchase

    Source The US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. As a result, the US gained 586,412 miles² of land.
  • Gilded Age

    Gilded Age

    sourceThe Gilded Age was a period of time in American History when the American economy quickly grew. New technology and industry helped the economy grow. The government was corrupt and was pro-business.
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    US History: VHS Summer: Jonathan Li

    A timeline of American History from 1877-2011.
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

    SourceThe Chinese Exclusion Act prohibited Chinese people from immigrating to the US.
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism

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    Imperialism was the idea that the US should expand oversees.
  • Ford Model T automobile produced

    Ford Model T automobile produced

    source The Ford Model T was the first automobile created that was affordable to the middle class.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    source In 1915, the Germans sank the Lusitania, carrying 128 Americans. This event helped cause the Americans to lean towards the Allies during World War I.
  • US purchase of the Virgin Islands

    US purchase of the Virgin Islands

    source In 1916, the US bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark, fearing that Germany would attempt to conquer it.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    source In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. It punished Germany, blaming it for starting the war.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

    source In 1929, the Stock Market at the New York Stock Exchange crashed, causing the Great Depression.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

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    On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor. The attack brought America into World War II.
  • Japanese surrender

    Japanese surrender

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    After the US dropped the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered. As a result, the Allies occupied Japan until 1952.
  • Containment

    Containment

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    linkContainment was the policy that the US had when they tried to prevent communism from spreading to other countries. They fought the Korean War and Vietnam wars to try to prevent communism from spreading there.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift

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    In 1948, the Soviets blocked off land routes into West Berlin. As a result, the US and Britain moved supplies into West Berlin by air.
  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement

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    The civil rights movement was a movement to give all people equal rights. Laws were created to stop descrimination.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War was fought by the US against the communists in North Vietnam. It tried to prevent the communists from taking South Vietnam.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

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    In December 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus and was arrested. As a result, a boycott against the bus was created.
  • Iran-Contra Affair

    Iran-Contra Affair

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    The Iran-Contra affair was when US officials secretly sold weapons to Iran, even though they had an embargo. They hoped that it would help release American hostages in Iran.
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War

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    The Gulf War was fought between the US and Iraq. It was in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
  • Globalization

    Globalization

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    Globalization is the integration of economies and societies around the world.
  • Americanization

    Americanization

    linksource Americanization is the US' globalization of the world. Many American businesses such as Starbucks and McDonalds are found around the world.