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President William McKinley had a strong desire to expand the United States into the Pacific. He wanted to have strong economic integration and establish the United States as a pacific power. Many natives were against this action, but on April 30, 1900, the Hawaiian organic act was passed and Hawaii officially became a US territory. -
This global conflict primarily took place in Europe, where the central powers fought against the Allied powers over imperialism etc. The war is marked by its many casualties and devastating trench warfare. It was one of the first wars to introduce chemical, weapons, tanks, and airplanes is remarked as one of the deadliest conflicts in global history. This war also brought on significant changes in general roles due to the women taking on more responsibilities because the men were at war.
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The Wall Street stock market crash, triggered a long era known as the Great Depression. Is believed that it is caused by excessive speculation, overvalued stocks, and a lack of regulatory oversight. There was widespread bank failures, and a sharp decline in economic activity. -
This six year long global conflict included the Allied powers versus the Axis powers and started due to the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. This is the deadliest war in history resulting in almost 70,000,000 deaths one of the major events during this war is the holocaust which was a genocide of Jewish people by Nazi Germany. The war ended in the Allied powers victory leading to the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan, after the drop of the atomic bombs
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The United Nations consist of around 50 countries and was founded on the basis to prevent future wars and promote peace, security, and social progress. As of today, 193 member states are in the United Nations -
This landmark Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, and it effectively turned over the “separate but equal,“ doctrine and made a pivotal move in the civil rights movement. It determined that segregated schools violated the 14th amendment and in that segregated facilities were inherently unequal. -
In hopes of winning Texas during his next election, President Kennedy made his way throughout the state delivering speeches in hopes of bringing Democratic citizens together. As he made his way through Dallas, Lee Harvey Oswald successfully, assassinated the president and was arrested less than an hour later. Lyndon B. Johnson would take the oath of office in a crowded Air Force One as they flew back to Washington DC where President Kennedy would die only 30 minutes later. -
The civil rights act is a piece of legislation that prohibited discrimination based on religion, sex, race, or national origin in any public setting, including employment. It was most significant during this time for African-Americans and other non-white citizens. While it is not a complete fix, in most areas of American life, it had a significant impact on people of color, specifically African Americans. -
President, Dwight D Eisenhower, pledge to support South Vietnam as America entered the Vietnam war. This was due to the fact that President Dwight Eisenhower wanted to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia and limit the Soviet power. He was afraid of the domino theory that if one south east Asian country fell to communism others would follow. -
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the, if not the leader of the civil rights movement in North America. He stood up for what he believed in, which was that all human lives are equal and everyone should be treated as such. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee, which then caused major outbreaks of racial violence across the country. Although he had been assassinated, he had survived one other assassination attempt 10 years before he passed. -
The Apollo 11 mission span eight days ending on July 24, 1969 when the first humans were to land on the moon. During this time the US was in a space race with The Soviet Union to establish New tech technologies, and a drive for dominance. As the commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong is the first man to ever walk on the surface of the moon. -
During President Nixon‘s 1972 reelection campaign, members of a group associated with his election, broke in and planted listening devices into the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which in turn resulted in burglary and illegal wire taping. To avoid being impeached, Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974.
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Sandra Day O’Connor was the very first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. She was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981 and served until 2006. Before joining the Supreme Court, O’Connor served as a judge in the Arizona court of appeals and also served as Arizona’s assistant Attorney General in the Arizona Senate. -
The Cold War, the 45 year long battle between capitalism and communism, ended in 1991 after the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany, which was succeeded by the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991. The Soviet Union was the primary cause of the war by a combination of economic turmoil and political unrest. -
In mid December 19 98, Bill Clinton, was accused of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, and sexual assault. He received two articles of impeachment, including lying under oath and the obstruction of justice. -
The presidential election between Bush and Gore is one of the tightest elections the US has ever seen. It was by such a close margin that the state law required a recount, resulting in a month-long series of legal battles. President Bush ended up winning Florida by a margin of 0.009%,which in turn led to him winning the election 5 to 4.