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Beginning of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War refers to the war between Great Britain and France that eventually became the world-wide conflict of the Seven Years War. The war was fought primarily along the frontiers of America between the British ruled Virginia to Nova Scotia (all small province above Maine). -
The First Shot at Lexington (American Revolution)
The AR began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America as result of the political American Revolution based on constant conflict with the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to the Stamp Act of 1765. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act under the Presidency of Andrew Jackson. -
California Gold Rush
When gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, the first to hear about it were the people in Oregon, Hawaii and Latin America, who immediately began flocking to the State. Combined, the news of gold brought some 300,000 people to California is the hopes of getting rich-quick. -
American Civil War
This was the civil war that took place on our own soil. The Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ("the Confederacy"); the other twenty-five states supported the federal government ("the Union"). After four years of warfare, mostly within the Southern states, the Confederacy surrendered and slavery was outlawed nationwide. -
Great Depression Begin's
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression. It was the longest, most widespead and deepest economic depression of the 20th century. The stock market crash of October 29, 1929 is known as Black Tuesday. -
World War 1 Begins
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started a chain reaction of mini-wars that quickly exploded into a huge conflict. These daisy chains of support lead to a massive, multi-nation war. How unfortunate it is that honoring treaties could indirectly kill so many…New technologies like machine guns, poison gas, submarines, airplanes and tanks were used for the first time consistently in World War 1. -
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Cold War
This was a state of political conflict, military tension and economic competition betwwen the Soviet Union and and the Western World. -
Beginning of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war fought between the Communist Vietnamese and American’s during the Cold War period in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. U.S. military advisors arrived beginning in 1950. -
Berlin Wall Falls
On August 12th, 1961 East German Soldiers constructed a wall of barbed wire and concreted along the border of East and West Berlin. With help from the United States, East Germany experienced a rapid economic boost and with hard work grew, people lived well. The other side was not so fortunate and experience almost the opposite. The wall fell on the evening on November 9, 1989.
