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Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
Medical Examination: 1892
On Ellis Island there were more than 12 million migrants that needed to be examined to be able to live in the United States. They has to go through medical inspection, mental inspection, legal inspection, and "detention" until they were able to enter the US and become a citizen. -
Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
Watershed:
The Spanish American War was the start of the Watershed. It had started the Americans "imperial movement" -
Industrialization and Progressivism (1877-1920)
Ida Tarbell:
Wrote a book called The History of the Standard Oil Company to show governments how big businesses need to be controlled. She warned that their power can get out of hand. -
Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
Causes of the First World War:
There was tension in Europe caused by Britain and Germany both wanting to have the most powerful Navy. The alliance systems set up to settle disputes also failed and caused bigger problems. Nationlism and imperialism also had a big part in the war. -
Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
President Woodrow Wilsons 14-point program:
Wilson proposed a 14 point program that would help world peace. In this, he called for the abolition of secret treaties, a reduction in armaments, an adjustment in colonial claims in the interests of both native peoples and colonists, and freedom of the seas. -
Foreign Affair from Imperialism to Post WWI (1898-1930)
Post World War I events:
The German ecomony was unstable, wiping out the personal savings of the middle class, and putting unemployment at an all time high. -
Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
"Black Tuesday"
The stock market crashed. Everyone who had money in the bank lost it, people lost their homes, cars, and othert things. Unemployment was high. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
Isolationism:
people were leaning more and more towards isolationism because of the Great Depression and the amount of people lost in WWI. Isolationism would mean to not get involved with other countries in their disputes. -
Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
The New Deal:
Roosevelt has asked people to put their money back into the bank to get the ecomony going again, they did, and it helped. Then he had came up with organizations such as WPA, PWA, TVA, etc. these organizations helped bring back amployment, and the ecomony. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
World War 2:
This war involved more than 30 countries. It was caused by Hitler wanting control, and he waas allied with Japan, who on December 7th, 1941, atacked Pearl Harbor. -
Prosperity, Depression, and the New Deal (1919-1941)
Pearl harbor:
President Roosevelt met with Winston Churchill and agreed to issue the Atlantic Charter, which began the formation of the Allied Powers. May 27, 1941, he declared an Unlimited National Emergency. then on December 7th there was an attack on Pearl Harbor. -
From Isolationism to World War (1930-1945)
DDay:
Allies had stormed Normandy to retake control. The allies picked Normandy because it could not be easily accessed by axis forces. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Nonviolent Protest:
The minority groups were fighting for their rights to be equal. They did so through nonviolent protest, so no one would be injured. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Japan Surrenders:
japan surrendered. This is finally the end of WWII. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Marshall Plan:
After WWII there was much assistance needed becaus eof the amount of casualties. The Marshall Plan was created to ensure assistance to the European economy. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Brown vs Board of education:
This was a supreme court case that was looking at the conflicts with segregation in schools. It was later determined that integration in schols was needed and for the better. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Civil Rights Movement:
To get the peoples' rights, the minorities participated in boycotts, sit ins, and marches. They eventually got their rights. -
The Cold War (1945-1991)
Warsaw Pact:
This was created 6 years after NATO. Like NATO, it focused on creating a defense among its member nations to avoid enemy attacks. -
Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Rosa Parks, Racial Tensions:
Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat to a white man after work. -
United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
Post Cold War:
There weremany advances in military technology. The passing of the Cold War world by no means implies an end to American involvement in whatever world is to follow; it only means that the nature and the extent of that involvement are not yet clear. -
United States and the Post-Cold War World (1991 to present)
Twin Tower Attack:
Nineteen men trained by Al Queda. They hijacked four large passenger aircraft with the intention of crashing them into major landmarks in the United States. Their intension was to have as many deaths and destructions as possible.
