U.S. History: VHS Summer: Meagan Diaz

Railroad Creation

Aug 3, 1830

http://www.ushistory.org/us/36.asp
Railroads were introduced to America in the 1830's, and not soon after did americans dream of putting railroads across the entire continent, connection the two oceans. In the beginning traveling by railroad was not very safe. The breaking system was not reliable, and the workers were not comfortable and near open flames most of the day.

Sand Creek Massacre

Nov 9, 1864

http://www.ushistory.org/us/40a.asp
The villege of Sand Creek was home to about 800 Cheyenne Indians. Their chief Black Kettle was checking to see the treaty with America was still in place that they would not have any violence and keep their lands, the U.S. said yes. That very next morning Colonel John Chivington ordered a goup to "Kill and scalp all, big and little," even after Black Kettle put up an American flag to show friendship and avoid conflict, it was ignored and several died.

1877-2011

Period: Aug 3, 1877 to Aug 3, 2011

Throuhgout this timeline are events and ideas that shaped our world today. Some are not very recent, where as others happened only a few short years ago. This is the beginning of our trip down memory lane.

Chinese Exclusion Act

May 6, 1882

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act
The Chinese Exlusion Act was signed by president Chester A. Arthur. This law prohibited immigration of all Chinese laborers. China and Japan were the only two ethnicities to be excluded form America.

Hawaiian Annexation

Jan 17, 1893

http://www.ushistory.org/us/44b.asp
The annexation of Hawaii had to be done by taking their queen off of the throne, and America refused to help after she was overthrown. America's new greed for lands created a economic downfall for Hawaii so that they would have to give up power to the U.S.. They created the McKinley Tariff to weaken their sugar cane business which was a vital source of income for the islands.

World War 1

Jul 28, 1914

http://www.ushistory.org/us/45.asp
World War One was a tragic war that began because of the murder of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The war lasted four years, and there were two oposing forces, the central and the triple alliance.

Creating the Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

http://www.ushistory.org/us/45d.asp
The Treaty of Versailles was created with the idea to punish the Germans, who the League of Nations thought was responsible for causing the war. This ultiamtly led to World War Two, definetly caused by Gernamn Adolf Hitler. The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the as

The Great Depression

Oct 24, 1929

http://www.ushistory.org/us/48.asp
The Great Depression began with the stock market crash. It ultimatly caused the whole of America to go into poverty and loose the sum of its money.

Stock Market Crash

Oct 28, 1929

http://www.ushistory.org/us/48a.asp
The stock market crash was the opening act to the great depression. People who put their life savings into banks suddenly had nothing but what was in their pockets.

U.S. getting invloved in World War 2

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.ushistory.org/us/51.asp
A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies, including France and Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States.
America didn't want to get invloved in World War 2, but were practically forced to when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Once America declared war we helps fight with the allies against the axis.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.ushistory.org/us/50.asp
This is the day the Japanese bombed an American naval base in Hawaii. It also led to Americas involvment in World War 2.

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp
The Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused terrible death in Japan. The bomb killed 80 thousand people immediatly and are still killing people today from the left over radiation.

The Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

http://www.ushistory.org/us/55.asp
The Vietnam War was the longest war in American History. The United States didn't suceed in Vietnam either due to lack of public support. Many American lives were lost on a war that most Americans believed we shouldn't have been fighting in the first place.

Rosa Parks Arrested

Dec 1, 1955

http://www.ushistory.org/us/54b.asp
Rosa Parks, and elderly black woman, refused to give up her seat on a bus and was arrested for not giving her seat to a white. Her one simple act led to a wave of black rights movements.

Feminism (Greatly recognized and fought for now)

Jan 1, 1960

http://www.ushistory.org/us/57b.asp
the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
Women in America were fighting for equal rights, in forms of control over their own lives. It started with the abliity to use birth control, and then get abortions and then equal rights as men altogether.

Kennedy's Election

Nov 8, 1960

http://www.ushistory.org/us/56.asp
President Kennedy promised improved times to Americans. His good-looks, age, and ideal family help cast him into his presidency. Through it he tried making America a better place to live for everybody, no matter race or gender. His plans were cut short by a bullet.

Sending a man To the moon

Jul 20, 1969

http://www.ushistory.org/us/56b.asp
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC.
John F. Kennedy suggested as a joke /challenge to put a man on the moon, and that got scientists and NASA thinking. Soon they had a man on the moon placing the American flag on it.

The Internet

Jan 1, 1970

http://www.ushistory.org/us/60d.asp
The Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. More than 190 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. According to Internet Live Stats, as of August 07, 2015 there was an estimated 3,179,035,200 Internet users worldwide.
The internet is a beautiful thing that allows people to communicate at great distances and learn new things. The internet was first created for military purposes.

Reagan's Election

Nov 4, 1980

http://www.ushistory.org/us/59.asp
Reagan did many things for America including ending the cold war. Though he did fund terrorists and ignor the AIDS problem that was growing in America.

End of The Cold War

Jan 1, 1991

http://www.ushistory.org/us/59e.asp

Clinton's Election

Nov 4, 1992

http://www.ushistory.org/us/60c.asp
Bill Clinton did several things for America including creating the lowest unemployment reat in thrity years. He lost his next election due to his bad reputation in the press with two affairs, drug use, and congress attempting an impeachment.