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The American Revolution
political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
US constituation
the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish the rules and separate powers of the three branches of the federal government, legislature, executive and a judiciary branch -
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WW1
a global war centred in Europe. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous increases in the lethality of weapons. -
US joins WW1
Primarily to submarine warfare and the Zimmerman note, President Wilson asked Congress for permission to go to war, congress officially said "LETS GO!!!" THE USA was to join into the war and help put an end t the fighting. -
Stock market crash
sudden grand decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, causing a significant loss in the amount paper money is worth -
21st amendment repeals 18th
The 21st amendment repealed the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition on alcohol -
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Holocaust
the mass murder (A.K.A. genocide) of approximately six million Jews during World War II -
Dust bowl
Named after the "Black Sunday" black blizzards where dust would be kicked up and create very bad lands for crops. Forcing people to go without food and makeing being a farmer hard. -
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WW2
A.K.A. Second World War, Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it resulted in 50 million-75 million fatalities. These deaths makeing WWII the deadliest conflict in human history -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japanese fight jets planned a sneak attack on Americas navy, successfully destroying most of our battle ships. Bringing us into World War 2. -
US joins WW2
At the begining of the war the US did not join instantly. Just like in WWI we didnt join untill we had a reason to, we joined the day after the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, this gave us the spark to bring ourselfs into the war and is what made the US join WWII -
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Korean war
Between North and South Korea, this war took place due to Noth Korea invadeing the south as their way of trying to take over all of Korea under a single and powerfull rule. -
Brown v.s board
On may 17, 1954 the supreme court deemed the separation of public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Montgomery bus boycott
On December 20, 1956 a U.S civil rights movement took place at a bus station in Montgomery Alabama, a campaign against the policy of racial segregation lasted till December first 1955. -
Spuctnik
On 4 October 1957 Russia launched a space probe. Causing a space race between America and Russia, which in turn created new kinds of technology. -
The bay of pigs
On 17 April 1961 the bay of pigs was an unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba. A counter revolutionary military presence was trained and funded by the us. -
Cuban missile crisis
known as the October crisis in Cuba, in October 1962. It was one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict -
JFK assasination
On November 22, 1963, the 35th president was assassinated in Dallas Texas. Creating thousands of conspiracy theories -
24th amendment no poll tax
24th Amendment: no poll tax:
January 23, 1964Prior to the ratification of this amendment, the poll tax was meant mainly to place another obstacle in the way of southern minorities & the lower class to keep them from voting. If only the wealthy & middle class can afford to vote, change is not as likely to occur. -
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Vietnam war
Vietnam War:
1964-1975Communist North Vietnam & Viet Cong fought to spread communism to South Vietnam. For some extremely ironic reason, the U.S. had a problem with South Vietnam wanting to choose their own government. -
fall of saigon
Fall of Saigon:
April 30th, 1975This event marked the end of the Vietnam War. The People’s National Army of Vietnam & the NLF captured Saigon, capital of South Vietnam, on Apr. 30, 1975. -
1st gulf war
1st Gulf War: 1990-1991A.K.A. Operation Desert Storm; basically, the U.S. opposed Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait & were backed by a legion of nations across the globe. This war goes by several titles including The Persian Gulf War & Gulf War I. The result was a decisive victory of the Coalition forces led by the U.S. -
9/11
9/11: 2001Anti-American terrorist group Al-Qaeda organized a seizing of American civilian planes & crashed them. -
Invasion of iraq
Invasion of Iraq (2nd Gulf War): March 20th, 2003Believed by many to be the start of the War in Iraq, this invasion lasted from March 19th to May 1st of 2003. Many opposed this invasion of -
Barrack obama is first black president
Barrack Obama: January 20th, 2009In 2008, the U.S. elected its first African-American president in Barack Obama. His election not only broke down a racial barrier, but also inspired generations of people that they could become anything they believed in.
