Surrender of lord cornwallis

the appomattox

  • Period: to

    The Industrial Revolution

    The change from hand productions to machinery. Lots of fossill fuels were used in this process.
  • Period: to

    the reconstruction

    This was the time after the civil war which was when the North and South came to many conclusions. They modified laws and made agreemeents to grow politically
  • the appomattox

    the appomattox
  • Period: to

    Imperialism- Spanish American War

    Yellow journalismand the rough riders.Also remerber the Maine.
  • Period: to

    the Panama Canal

    this took the Americans a decade to build and consrtuct. It was a very big accomplishment because instaed of having to travel around the South American tip, they could cut right through Panama
  • Period: to

    World War 1

    very big war. Lead to many other conflicts and eventually another war.
  • Period: to

    American involvement in WW1

    ends the U.S. involvment in ww1. 48,000 people dead.
  • Period: to

    The Great Depression

    the greatest economic struggle America has been faced with. The Value of the dollar went down.
  • Period: to

    ww2

    very big war. Caused many deaths and finacial problems within America.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    causes America to join the war. kills many men
  • Period: to

    American Involvement in ww2

    America helps win the war. Germany and Soviet Union surrender.
  • Period: to

    cold war

    this was the time where nuclear weapons were being made and the space race begins with Russia and America
  • Period: to

    korean war

    Poilitical division of Korea. There were many dissagremnets and killing.
  • Period: to

    The gulf War

    A war that helpped Kuwait because Iraq invaded Kuwait and burned their oil fields. After the burning of Kuwait then we invaded Iraq
  • 911

    911
    People from Afghanistan hijaked 2 planes and crashed them into the 2 twin towers causing many people to die and lead to problems with Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Period: to

    Operation Enduring Freedom

    An operation to get our freedom back to to get revenge. Also known as the "War on Terror'
  • Period: to

    Operation Iraq Freedom

    U.S. had troops in Iraq for 8 years to control Iraq.