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Columbus Barracks in the Spanish-American War and World War I
In 1898, the Spanish-American War led to construction of new buildings to accommodate more recruits in residence. The Store House/Arsenal (Main Building), was remodeled to house 500 new recruits. A new barracks, officers' houses, reception center, mess building, drill hall, new guardhouse and bandstand were added. -
first labor day
Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day. He thought American workers should be recognized with their own day. He proposed his idea to New York's Central Labor Union early in 1882 -
haymarkt riot
a striker protesting outside the McCormick Harvester Company in Chicago was killed by the police. On 4 May in the city’s Haymar-ket Square, a small crowd of socialist and anarchist demonstrators who had gathered to protest the killing was dispersing when a bomb was thrown at the police, killing one officer and wounding several others -
First federal labor relations law passed only for railroad companies
The Act, passed in 1888 and amended in 1934 and 1936, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration and mediation for strikes as a means of resolving labor disputes. Its provisions were originally enforced under the Board of Mediation, but were later enforced under a National Mediation Board. -
U.S. Intervention in Mexico and Camp Willis,
President Woodrow Wilson ordered two U.S. military interventions during the Mexican Revolution. At Veracruz in 1914, the president sought to influence the conflict by controlling the flow of foreign supplies to Mexico's chief port. In 1916, Wilson ordered the Punitive Expedition in response to Francisco "Pancho" Villa's raid in New Mexico. The invasion, led by General John Pershing, failed to locate Villa and increased anti-U.S. sentiment in Mexico. -
United states enters ww1
in 1914 germany invaed germany which started the first world war. the u,s eclare neutral at first. then in 1917 the u.s got involved -
Prohibition of alchol in the U.S
after the estruction of ww1 saught any chance of political curroption. religious groups an others saw how alchol affecte people an they wanted it illgal. the ratifaction of the 18th amenment outlawed all alcohol -
women get right to vote
throughout history women have beem discriminated against. susan b anthony drafted the 19th amenment which eventully gave women the right to vote. this affecte the country forever -
the great epression starts
The Great Depression began in August of 1929, when the United States economy first went into an economic recession. Although the country spent two months with declining GDP, it was not until the Wall Street Crash of October, 1929 that the effects of a declining economy were felt, and a major worldwide economic downturn ensued. The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, -
stock market crash
after the economic boost in the 1920's, many people thought the stock market was gona sy goo forever.stocks were being sold at crazt prices. the stock market finnaly crashed taking all the finansial markets with it -
Holocaust ends
the Germans and their collaborators had murdered six million European Jews as part of a systematic plan of genocide—the Holocaust. When Allied troops entered the concentration camps, they discovered piles of corpses, bones, and human ashes—testimony to Nazi mass murder. -
iron curtiain
Winston Churchill gives “Iron Curtain” speech in Missouri. tensions rise between United States and Soviet Union. iron curtian was a metphore saying that the soviet union is cut off from othe countries -
cold war conflits
russia an the u.s state to sopport its allie aroun the world. Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century resulted in mutual suspicions, heightened tensions and a series of international incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of disaster. -
veitnam war
this was a war fought between comunist countries an non comunist countries. the it starte out with just sount vientam an nort vietnam. however frace aided noth veitnam an the u.s is allies with france so we helped. -
formation of the warsaw pact
The soviet union and its allies made this pack as a result of united nations being formed. was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance -
Highway act
President Eisenhower signs Interstate Highway Act. leading to massive government investment in road building and disinvestment in American downtowns and public transportation. This would cyhange transportaton in the united states -
creation of the berlin wall
The berlin wall was made in the dead of the night and no one new it was being built. its prpose was to keep east germans from fleeing to the west. it was torn down in 1989. -
the gulf war
for a few year iraq was fightin with kawait over oil rights in the middle east. iraq troops eventually invaed kawait. presient bush sent troops to help urging others to o the same -
NATO formed
creation of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). expands both globalization and outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs abroad. this would create better realionships with other countries -
9/11
on the moning of september 11 2001 19 men hijacked four commercial airlines. 3000 people died. the twin towers collapsed within two hours of being hit. -
Invasion of iraq
President George W. Bush orders invasion of Iraq. this would lead to a major war and thousands of u.s soldiers were killed. We are still in this war today.
