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Imperialism
At this point in history, the U.S. was seeking to make an empire. Expand their own horizons and concour new lands through the ideal of Imperialism. -
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1887-2011 U.S.A. History
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Chinese Exclusion Act
This was an act created to stop Chinese workers from immagrating to the west coast. This act was created to last 10 years and was extremely discrimitory towards people of asian decent. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act allowed people to come to Oklahoma to prospect pieces of land. Thousands of people rushed over and in a matter of weeks the Indians were kicked out of it. -
The Cuban Conflict
The U.S. invaded Cuba to secure their safety from Spain and various other countries. This was also benefical to our economy at the time. -
Communism
Communism is the ideal of having no social, money, or class statuses. This means that one is stuck in the social class they were born into and con not deviate from it. -
World War I
World War I "The War to End All Wars" This was a war that totally engulfed the world. The U.S. only got involved after 100 Americans were killed on the Lusitania after it got torpedoed by a German u-boat. -
War Industries Board is Established
Source A War Industries Board is established on June 28th 1917 To equalize the purchase of war supplies. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The signing of the document happened five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance was a movement in the black community that brought about Jazz music and art/culture to Harlem. -
1929 Wall Street Crash
The most disastrous stock market crash in the United States history. This event led to the Great Depression. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a suprise attack from Japan. It destroyed eight battleships and killed 3,000 people. It lead to U.S.'s involvement in WWII -
Racism
Racism Racism is the ideal that a person's value is measured by the colour of ones skin. That one race is superior to another. The greatest changes and protests towards to bad treatment towards blacks happened in the 50s. -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism McCarthyism is the act of accusing someone of something without any evidence of a person doing so. At this time many Americans were being accused of communism and arrested with no evidence. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietname War The Vietname War was a war against North Korea and SOuth Korea over communism. The U.S. helped South Korea fight against communist North Korea. -
The Assasination of President Kennedy
assasination President Kennedy is assisinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling with his wife on November 22 1963 -
The Creation of the Internet
The Internet is made public The Internet was created in 1970. The Internet remained under Government control until 1984. It was then released to the public. -
President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Raegan Ronald Reagan was elected in 1981. He had an attempted assasination 69 days after his term in office started. He recovered quickly and had an average approval rating. -
The Creation of E-Mail/Living in the Information Age
E-Mail The information age brought forth the invention of the e-mail. A way to use the internet to deliver information in minutes what took possibly weeks through conventional mail. -
Operation Desert Storm
Desert Storm Planned to protect Saudi Arabia from Iraqi forces that invaded Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm was an overall success for the united states. Saddam Heussein invaded Kuwait for oil reserves. But was deafeated with heavy casualties to their side. -
The End of the Cold War
The Cold War Ends The end of the cold war comes as a shock to the U.S. who's new generation was brought up to fear and detest communsism. The Cold War ends after Russia splits from the Soviet Union.
