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industialization
was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, -
Roaring 20's
The Roaning Twenties is aterm sometimes used to refer to and the United Kindom,characterizing the deades distinctive cultural adge in New York City,Chicago,Paris,Berlin,London,Los Angeles and many other major cities during a period of sustained economic properity. -
imperialism:East India Company collapses due to Sepoy Rebellion; British Raj begins
This is important because the British Raj was a very significant ruling system of India. LKDJLKGJ Also, the East India Company, a major company at the time, collapsed because of the Enfield rifles that they produced. -
civil war
The American Civil War, also known as the War Between the States.The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the extension of slavery into the western territories. -
civil war:Bull Run (Manassas), 1st battle
Gen. McDowell leads 30,000 men against Gen. Johnston's 22,000 Southern troops in an attempt to crush the rebels and go "On to Richmond." South scores victory as Union troops flee back to Washington in disarray. McDowell replaced by Gen. McClellan -
civil war:Peninsular Campaign (Yorktown, Seven Days' Battle, Fair Oaks)
After continual prodding by Lincoln, McClellan decides to attack Richmond via the South. He moves his large army down the Potomac, marches on Richmond, and then assumes a defensive position rather than pushing for victory. Gen. Lee takes command of Southern troops -
civil war:Antietam
Heavily outnumbered, Lee's troops face McClellan in bloody fighting. Over 23,000 casualties (more than all previous American wars combined). Lee retreats to Virginia -
reconstruction
the first convers the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the civil war.the second sense focuses on the tranformation of the southern unite state. -
reconstruction:13 amendment
After one unsuccessful vote and extensive legislative maneuvering by the Lincoln administration, the House followed suit on January 31, 1865. The measure was swiftly ratified by nearly all Northern states, along with a sufficient number of border and "reconstructed" Southern states, to cause it to be adopted before the end of the year. -
gilded age:Tammany Hall
ammany Hall was one of the corrupt political machines in New York City. The political machines were tightly organized groups of politicians under a top politician who was the boss. -
reconstrustion;14 amendment
The amendment was bitterly contested, particularly by Southern states, which were forced to ratify it in order for them to regain representation in Congress. The Fourteenth Amendment, particularly its first section, is one of the most litigated parts of the Constitution -
imperialism:uez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Seas
his is important because the Suez canal is such an important trading route that connects two bodies of water that before were impractical to travel through one to another. The land around the water is filled with trading ports, leaving the Suez canal to be highly desired by many countries and empires. -
gilded age
United States History the Galded Age is aperiod approximately spanning the final three decade of the nineteenth from the and of the reconstrction era in the 1870 to 1900, -
industrialization:The First Transcontinental Railroad
the famous Golden Spike was driven into the ground to complete The First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah. The project was authorized by President Abraham Lincoln under the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. -
industrialization:
The telephone was developed while Bell was trying to improve the telegraph. At the time, the telegraph was only able to send out one message at a time. -
reconstruction: abraham lincoln
In 1863 to 1865, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson took a moderate position designed to bring the South back to normal as soon as possible, while the Radical Republicans. -
imperialism:Berlin Conference convenes to discuss terms for African colonization
The Berlin Conference is significant because it marks when King Leopold II decided to carve up Africa so that Belgium expanded as well as the rest of the European nations. They did not consider cultural or linguistic boundaries when they chose which land to conquer, so this caused wars amongst the people of Africa later in the future. -
gilded age:American Federation of Labor
A labor union that focused their goals on the economic reforms. By 1901 they were the largest (1 million members) and most successful labor union in the country. -
industrialization:The Automobile
Karl Benz was granted a patent for an automobile powered by a gasoline engine. While he is credited with the invention of the modern automobile, several other German engineers worked on building automobiles at the same time. -
industrialization:Homestead Strike
Homestead, Pennsylvania. It was a labor lockout and strike which resulted in a day-long battle between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Carnegie Steel Company. -
gilded age:Pullman Strike
3,000 pullman workers went on a strike without the authorization from their union and Eugene V. Debs was the leader and he wanted to make things better. -
imperialism
the wake of gainful victory in the Spanish–American War, Columbia—the National personification of the U.S.—preens herself with an Easter bonnet in the form of a warship -
world war l:Battle of Hill 60
The allies fought to capture hill 60 due to the fact that it was an important location for allied communication -
world war l:The allies begin to evacuate Gallipoli
As a result of failed allied attacks and high casualities the allies decide to retreat from Gallipoli -
world war l:Battle of the Somme
he battle of somme was a battle fought by the british and french armies against the german army. This was one of the largest and bloodiest battles of WW1. -
world warl:Battle of Passchendaele
n this battle, troops under british command attacked the imperial german army. The battle was fought for control of the village of Passchendaele. -
roaring 20's:Scopes Trial
A young biology teacher named John Scopes challenged the state's ban on teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in public schools. William Jennings Bryan argued against Scopes saying evolution cannot be taught because it is not in the Bible. -
roaring 20's:Trial of Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during a 1920 armed robbery armed in South Braintree, Mass. After a controversial trial and a series of appeals, the two Italian immigrants were executed on August 23, 1927. -
roaring 20's:St. Valentines Day Massacre
Four men (believed to be part of Al Capone's gang) entered a warehouse claimed by opposing gang 'Moran Gang' on Valentine's Day. The newcomers opened fire on the Moran's and killed seven. -
great depression
the great depression had devastating effect in country rich and poor.i was severe worldwide economic depression. -
great depression:Black Tuesday
Stock market crashed This day is better known as "Black Thursday," a record-breaking crash on the New York Stock Exchange begins several weeks of market panics. Many investors lose vast sums of money -
great5 depression:New President
Franklin D. Roosevelt took officeMore than 11,000 of the nation’s 25,000 banks had closedRoosevelt announces a three-day “bank holiday” to prevent a third run on banks and to shore up the banking systemUnemployment reached its highest level, at 25%The Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) was established to put young men to work in federal and state parks -
World War l
The same strategic considerations also ensured that the combatants would strike at each other's colonies,thus spreading the fighting far more widely than in the pre-colonial era. -
World War ll
The between the Axis and the Allies, begining on 1939 with the German invasion of Poland,and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8,1945,and of Japan on Aug14,1945 -
great depresion:The Effects of The Great Depression
The Great Depression ended when World War two broke out in Europe. Many new systems were put ineffect to help bring the economy out of ruins. People were left homeless and moneyless. But jobs were on the rise. -
world war ll:pearld harbor
they wanted to seize the oil fields of the dutch east indies,wich would bring the united states into the war.they decided to attack the united state first and louched a surprise attack on the u.s. pacific fleet -
world war ll:Japan lauched
the war production board was places in charge of production.essential goods were reserved for the military -
world war ll:sicily and mainland
they advange across france but faced a german counter-attack at the battle of the bulge.the counter attack failed and the western allies advanced into germanynfrom the west as soviet armies advanced from the east. -
cold war:Forming of NATO
In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). -
civil rights movements:Brown vs. Board of Education
Approved by Earl Warren. The Brown vs. Board of Education case helped the challenge to segregated pulic schools to all grades -
vietman war
The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the war as a way to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of a wider containment strategy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism. -
cold war:Bay of pigs
The Bay Of Pigs invasion refers to the CIA sponsored American attack of the Cuban government in order to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was a tricky plan to execute as US was not in war with Cuba then. Though the US planned to appear “not being involved” in this attack and declared about their non-intention to intervene in Cuban affairs, Cuba had already approached the UN with the facts about the US training mercenaries for this planned invasion. -
civil rights movement
The process was long and tenuous in many countries, and many of these movements did not fully achieve their goals, although the efforts of these movements did lead to improvements in the legal rights of previously oppressed groups of people. -
civil rights movements:Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
A bombing occurred at the Sixteenth Street BaptistChurch in Birmingham. The church had been the SCLC's headquarters earlier that spring. Four African American girls were killed. -
vietman war:1st major battle of vietnam war
Two and a half thousand Vietcong troops attack Song Be, a South Vietnamese provincial capital -
vietman war:133000 US troops come home
Only 133,000 U.S. servicemen remain in South Vietnam. Two thirds of America's troops have gone in two years -
cold war
The Cold War was the geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between two world superpowers. -
cold war:Dissolution of the USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 by declaration of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. This declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union following the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
