John f. kennedy, white house color photo portrait

US History 2 VHS Summer-Hazel

By HazelM
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    US History 2

    The period of time between when reconstruction ended and Globalization. Made by Hazel for VHS in the summer of 2023.
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    The Gilded Age

    The era in US history between Reconstruction and the Progressive Era. This era caused great economic growth and gave America its first billionaires.
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    Rush of Immigrants

    The time period in American history when a large amount of immigrants came and the government passed laws against them.
  • Native Slaughter

    Native Slaughter

    The time in US History when soldiers slaughtered Native Americans and forced them onto reservations.
  • American Imperialism

    American Imperialism

    The end of the Spanish-American war when America acquired many new territories. This led to America wanting more.
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    WWI

    The war that was caused after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. The US entered on April 6, 1917.
  • The Lusitania

    The Lusitania

    The time when a ship called the RMS Lusitania was sunken by German U-Boats for carrying ammunition. The ship also had 300 Americans on board and was one of the things that delved the US into WWI.
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    The Roaring Twenties

    A time period when America's economy stayed high and many new cultural phenomena were born. All of it was caused by the automobile, black migration, and prohibition.
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    The Great Depression

    When the stock markets crashed and many people were left hungry on the streets. Happened in places other than America too.
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    WWII

    The war that was fought against the Axis powers. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Allied powers were America, Russia, and Britain.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The attack that resulted in America joining WWII. Japan bombed a harbor in Hawaii that had a US naval base.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    The day that the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    Bombing of Nagasaki

    The day that the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
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    Cold War

    A large series of events that were conflicts between the US, the USSR, and their allies. Mostly an information war.
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    The Berlin Airlift

    The time period when the Soviet government blocked off transport of goods to Berlin through land, so the British and US used the air. Major cause of the Cold War.
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    Korean War

    The war that was waged between the North and South sides of Korea, the US siding with the South and the USSR siding with the North. Major cause of the Cold War.
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    Vietnam War

    The war that was waged between North and South Vietnam. The second longest conflict that the US has taken part in and the beginning of a losing streak for America.
  • "I Have a Dream" Speech

    "I Have a Dream" Speech

    The famous speech delivered by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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    Stonewall Riots

    The riots that took place after the police raided the popular gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in NYC for having no alcohol license. The inn, however, had been a target of the law for many years and people thought that it might have been bigger than it seemed, so they rioted.
  • Reaganomics

    Reaganomics

    The policies signed by ex-president Reagan that caused great economic reform.
  • The internet

    The internet

    This is considered the day that the internet was invented. Led to globalization.
  • Globalization

    Globalization

    The beginning of when the world started to become more connected on an economic and cultural level.
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    Clinton Expansion

    The time period during ex-president Clinton's presidency where there was a large amount of growth in the US economy.