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American protestores not happy about taxes imposed by the British destroyed tea on a boat in Boston
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writing the US constitution
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Supreme court case which helped define the boundries between Constitutionally seperate executive and judicial branches of government
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Supreme court case ruling African Americans couldn't be US citizens
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The pro slavery south(confederacy) fought and lost against the anti slavery north(union)
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ended slavery, made all races equal, and allowed anyone to vote
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'Seperate but equal' the supreme court ruled that segregation in public facilities
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The ninetenth amendment granted women equal voting rights
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The markets fell exponentionally after nine years of solid growth from post war optimism
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During the great Depression; relief for the poor, recovery of the economy and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat
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The suprise attack by the Japanese on the US Pacific fleet
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the US backed south Korea against the communist backed north Korea
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Nine African American students who were refused entry to a segregated high school by the governor of Arkansas, but then granted access by president Eisenhower. It led to the desegregation of all schools
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Supreme court case which ruled segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
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The US backed south Vietnam against the communist north backed by china and the soviet union. The conflict ended in a humiliating loss for the US with the North winning and billions of dollars wasted and tens of thousands of US troops died
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During the cold war the USSR planted nuclear missiles on Cuba to deter the US from invading it Cuba. This lead to a blockade of Cuba and very nearly a nuclear war.
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march for jobs and freedon by mostly black workers. Included Martin Luther king's speech
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Civil rights legislation which outlawed discrimination based upon; race, colour, religion, sex or national origin
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The Nixon government was found guilty of various breaches of the law including breaking into the Democrat convention and taping phones of various political players
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Supreme court case over the right to abortion
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The American embassy in Iran was captured during the Iranian revolution and the diplomats were taken hostage and held for 444 days before being released
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Reegan's government was involved in a scandal to sell weapons to iran to try to gain the release of hostages
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Upon Iraq invading Kuwait a coalition of forces lead by the US liberated Kuwait following a short ground invasion after persistent bombing
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The president Bill Clinton was impeached on a charge of perjury, and one of the obstruction of justice. he was latter equitted of the charges.
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The terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked four planes crashing two into the world trade centres in Manhattan, one into the Pentagon and the last crashed in Pennyslvania after the passengers overthrew the hijackers who were flying towards Washington DC
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An act designed to help defend the US against terrorism
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The department was created as a direct result of the 9/11 terror attacks to protect the US against any future terrorist threats.
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The US along with the UK and Australia invaded Iraq on the premis they beleived they had weapons of mass destruction and posed a threat to world peace
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The costliest hurricane in natural disaster causing over a hundred billion dollars in damage as well as killing over eighteen hundred people
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a bill which outlined plans to increase benefits and public spending to increase jobs and standards of living
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A faction of the Republican party with views that tax should be lowered
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Supreme court case where it was decided whether a lobbying group should be able to have a commercial about a political opponent
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Obama care designe to offer basic healthcare for free instead of based on insurance
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Protestors camped out in Wall street and outside other major institutions complaining about the unequal spread of wealth in society
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The Senate and House of representative failed to agree on funding for Obamacare leading to the shutdown of non essential parts of the US government for 16 days