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American Revolution
The American revolutionary era began in 1763, Americans protested the idea that the Parliament could pass tax laws upon them without any of their own elected representatives in the government. The American War broke out and the Americans won establishing their independence and the Declaration of Indepde -
Washington's Farewell Address
It was a letter written to "The People of the United States," from George Washington. Many people believed the United States wouldn't be the same without Washington. But he decided his service was no longer necessary, and believed he was never qualified to be president and, if he accomplished anything during his presidency, it was as a result of their support and efforts to help the country survive and prosper. The letter was a letter to a "parting friend." -
Barbary Wars
The Barbary Wars were a series of naval conflicts between the young United States of America and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the early 1800's. To the 'Western' point of view, these North African countries on the "Barbary" coast engaged in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to British ships. it was passed in 1807 and repealed in 1809. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the fairly new nation called the United States of America, and on the other side the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its North American colonies in Canada. In the U.S., the war was seen as a victory due to the belief that the mighty British Empire had been held off. While the issue of the impressment of American sailors by the British was not dealt with in the treaty, the British no longer employed that recruitment tactic after the war. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine proclaimed that the Americas should be free from future European colonization and free from European interference in sovereign countries' affairs. It further stated the United States' intention to stay neutral in European wars and in wars between European powers and their colonies but to consider any new colonies or interference with independent countries in the Americas as hostile acts toward the United States. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States, and the United States alone, was granted by God the will and the right to settle the rest of North America. It led to many people migrating to the west and pushed Native Americans away. -
U.S. Mexican War
A conflict that occurred as the result of Mexican resentment over the US annexation of Texas and a border dispute, the Mexican-American War represents the only major military dispute between the two nations. The war was fought primarily in northeastern and central Mexico and resulted in a decisive American victory. As a result of the war, Mexico was forced to cede its northern and western provinces, which today comprise a significant portion of the western United States. -
Spanish-American-Cuban War
It was a conflict between the United States and Spain that intervened with Cuba which lead to Cuba's Indepence. American attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War. -
Annexation of Hawaii
America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power. U.S. didn't want foreign countries to take Hawaii and claimed it as one of the 50 states in the United States. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an amendment to the Monroe Doctrine which stated that the United States reserved the right to stabilize the economies of Central American, South American and Caribbean nations who were unable to pay off their international debts. This was done to prevent European nations from intervening in the United States' "sphere of influence." -
World War I
World War I was a global war that was centered in Europe. It involved the world's great powers and caused imperialistic behaviors. -
Isolationism
The policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities. -
World War II
Was a global war followed from World War I, which resulted with Germany devastated and poor. A strong leader rose from Germany, Hitler, that lead the war and killed off many Jews. The great worlds powers got involved. Atomic bombs were being used to stop Japan and many people died during the time period of World War II. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. That didn't shed blood. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest moment the U.S. would've fought the Soviet Union. The reason the Cold War started was because the Soviet Union and the U.S. wanted to see who was more powerful. It started during WW2 on Aug. 6 1945 after Truman ordered the drop of the atomic bomb. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by the U.S. President Harry Truman in a speech on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. It was possible that it was the start of Cold War, and the start of the containment policy to stop Soviet expansion. -
Marshall Plan
It was the American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948. The goals of the United States were to rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict between the North and South whether to become a communist or democratic country during the Cold War era. America helped South Vietnam try to win against the North so communism wouldn't spread. -
Détente
Détente was a foreign policy between the Soviet Union and The U.S. to "thaw out" or "un-freeze," which comes from the term détente, the geo-political tensions between the countries. The foreign policy was created during the Cold War. -
Carter's emphasis on foreign policy
President Carter's main foreign policy theme was a moral awareness of human rights abuses worldwide and a commitment to fight political and economic repression. Under President Carter, U.S. foreign policy began to make the shift back to its idealist side and this was evident in Carter’s emphasis on human rights. -
Engagement
This was the name given to the policy of the Reagan Administration towards the apatheid regime in South Africa in the early 1980s. It was promoted as an alternative to the economic sanctions and divestment from Souther Africa demanded by the UN General Assembly and the international anti-apatheid movement. -
September 11, 2001
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001. It caused national panic in the country. -
War in Iraq
The Iraq War was an armed conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first was an invasion of Ba'athist Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom, and assisted by smaller forces from several other countries, starting on 20 March 2003. It was followed by a longer phase of fighting, in which an insurgency emerged to oppose Coalition forces and the newly formed Iraqi government. The U.S. completed its withdrawal of military personnel in December 2011.
