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Jamestown
This was the first english settlement in america. On the journey over to the U.S alot of people died -
missouri comprimise
The United states admitted Missouri as a state in the union that prohibits slavery. -
election of 1860
abraham lincoln was elected. he eventually freed the slaves. -
Spanish-American war
War between spain and america because of american intervention in the cuban war of independence -
Open door policy
This policy gave all nations equal trading rights in china, called for fair competition. -
Boxer rebellion
Rebellion bt chinese boxers to remove all foreign influence. -
Platt amendement
Withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War -
Roosevelt Corollary
This was an addition to the monroe doctrine. Said u.s. would use force to protect its interest in latin america -
Great migration
20 year period where african americans migrated from the rural south to northern cities. -
Panama Canal
Panama gave the rights of the canal to the U.S. under the presidency of Roosevelt. Finished the canal in 1914. -
WWI
The first fighting erupted in europe. U.S remained nuetral for three years before entering the war in 1917 -
U.S. enters WWI
U.S enters the war for a few reasons. first was german submarine warfare on u.s ships, also the zimmerman telegram -
14 Points
Presented by president Wilson. It was a peace plan for the united states with the goal to eliminate war causes. -
18th amendment
This was the amendment thaanned the use of alcohol. Many broke the law and the amendment didn't last long. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty for the punishment of germany for the holocaust. some of Germanys consequences were they had to pay reperations and couldn't have an army. -
Harlem renaissance
This was an explosion of african american intelectual and cultural life. Langston Hughes was a very good and famous african american poet. -
Scopes trial
Teacher from tenessee was tried for teaching the theory of evolution. this trial sparked a national debate over evolution. -
Cold war
uneasy peace after WWII because of the rivalry between U.S. and soviet union. -
Berlin Airlift
the soviets blockaded west berlin so the U.S flew in supplies. -
Marshall Plan
This was the huge U.S financial aid package to help rebuild europes economy. -
U2 incident
Francis Gary Powers was shot down trying to spy on soviets. -
Korean war
This war divided korea into north and south. North being communtist, south being democratic. -
Eisenhower
His plan "massive retaliation" stated u.s. would use an all out nuclear attack on soviets if they tried to attack. -
julias and ethel rosenburg
U.S citezens that gave nuclear weopon secrets to soviets -
Sputnik
The first thing launched into space by soviets. -
JFK
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." -
Berlin Wall
barrier between east and west berlin. -
Cuban missile crisis
JFK demanded removal of nuclear missiles in cuba. -
JFK assasination
JFK was shot while riding in his convertible in dallas texas. -
Articles of confederation
Formed a government that wasnt too strong like england's central government. -
NATO
Alliance of the U.S. and western european countries. Wanted to prevent soviet invasion of west europe. -
Warsaw Pact
Alliance between soviets and east european countries. -
Communist takeover in China
The leader of this takeover was Mao Zedong. This increased fear in u.s. because of the fear of communist world domination -
Treaty of Paris 1898
Spain lost control of cuba and puerto rico
