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Also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government.
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The United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France. It was made up of the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north.
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It made the Union go against the Confederate States Of America. It resulted in the death of more than 620,000, with millions more injured.
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John Wilkes Booth shoot Lincoln in a theatre. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert Lee surrendered his massive army.
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Many new threats followed the incident. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan.
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It was led by Adolf Hitler. Many Jews were killed in a mass killing.
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It involved more than 30 countries. Resulted in 50 million civilian and military deaths.
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Fears were spread that Nazi scientists were using energy to produce a bomb capable of major destruction. People decided the President must be informed of the dangers.
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A long, costly war filled with conflict. It put the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies.
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Assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas. Many were injured and it was never decided who actually commited the crime.
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Neil Armstrongand Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the people on Apollo 11. Armstrong then said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” This became a very famous saying.
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A terrorist attack in New York City. Planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one hit the Pentagon and a third planes passengers took back over the hijacked plane.
