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The Great Depression and the New Deal
The stock market crashes (aka black tuesday). Buisnesses decided to cut back the hours and money of their workers. -
Appomatox
General Lee surrendered his remaining troops to General Grant at the McLean House. Confederates were surrouonded by the union. -
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1865-2003
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The Reconsturction
Happened after civil war. Introduced a new set of significant challenges. -
The Industrial Revolution
Transition to new manufactoring buissness. The turning point in U.S. history. -
Acquisition of Hawaii
The planters staged an uprising to overthrow the queen. At the same time they gave an apeal to the U.S. armed forces for protection. -
Spanish American War
A U.S. victory. The war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia. -
Creation of the Panama Canal
Offers a unique water source.The state of Panama is seperated through the Panama Canal from Columbie. -
World War I
This War started on July 1914. War lasted four years. Soliers fought mostly in trenches. More than ten participants in this bloody war. -
Prohibition/Roaring 20's
people were upset because alcohol was not sold in bars. This caused very upset villigers and caused people to sell alcohol illegally. -
Pearl Harbor
Attacked by the empire of Japan. Pearl Harbor was originally an extensive deep embayment called Wai Nomi (meaning, “pearl water”). -
World War II
The empire of Japan aimed to dominate East Asia and was already at war with the Republic of China in 1937, but the world war is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom. World War II altered the political alignment and social structure of the world -
The Korean War
A war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). It was primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
The vietnam 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 their wider strategy of containment, which aimed to stop the spread of communism. The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam under communist rule. -
The Gulf War
The war was marked by the beginning of live news on the front lines of the fight, with the primacy of the U.S. network CNN, The war has also earned the nickname Video Game War after the daily broadcast images on board the U.S. bombers during Operation Desert Storm.[ -
The Cold War
A sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States. The name "Cold War" was made by the English writer George Orwell, after the dropping of the first atomic bombs in 1945 -
September 11, 2001
Two cordinate planes that crashed directed by Islamic terrorist. This was the day that brought the U.S. together as one. -
Enduring Operation Freedom
The operation was originally called "Operation Infinite Justice" (often misquoted as "Operation Ultimate Justice"), but as similar phrases have been used by adherents of several religions as an exclusive description of God. It is believed to have been changed to avoid offense to Muslims, who are the majority religion in Afghanistan.[ -
Operation Iraqi FReedom
Prior to the war, the governments of the United States and the United Kingdom claimed that Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) posed a threat to their security and that of their coalition/regional allies. After investigation following the invasion, the U.S.‑led Iraq Survey Group concluded that Iraq had ended its nuclear, chemical and biological programs in 1991 -
Invasion of Iraq
U.S. invades Iraq. This invasion lasted 10 years.
