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US History 2
This timeline will act as a visual representation of what I have learned throughout my US history 2 unit. -
Chinese exclusion act
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=47
I think this event is important to include on the timeline as It was a directly racist policy that was blocking people from coming to America based entirely on the ground of their being "too many Chinese immigrants" or the fear of "genetic impurity" by nativist groups. It is also important to remember events like this so we do not repeat them, like many believe we were with the travel ban. -
Massacre of Wounded Knee
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/wounded-knee
The battle of wounded knee was a battle between Native Americans and US army troops, which resulted in the massacre of the Native Americans of wounded knee, who were mostly women and children. -
Panama Canal Built
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Canal
After the acquisition of land on Panama through a lot of money and the guaranteed independence of panama, America was able to begin construction on the Panama Canal, making trade by sea much quicker, as you no longer had to sail down all of central/south America -
America becomes industrial superpower
https://historyofmassachusetts.org/industrial-revolution-america/
By this time period, America had become the best industrial super power at the time -
US joins WWI
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/america-enters-world-war-i
The US joined World War one near the end of the war, with many saying our involvement didn't really change the war, however American troops proved to be a major help with the British and French war effort -
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The roaring 20's
https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties
The roaring twenties were a time of cultural significance in America, as it was just that, the start of a more urban culture for America, with people frequenting jazz clubs, partying the night away, and women dressing and dancing how they want because of the flapper movement -
The League of Nations is founded
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/league-of-nations
At the end of World War 1, an international committee was formed with the goal being to make sure another horrific war like WW1 doesn't happen again -
Stock Market crash of 1929
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash
While the stock market crash itself cannot be attributed to the Great Depression, it is hard to argue that the crash was not one of the main "writing on the wall" as to what was to come, as well as causing mass hysteria all around the US -
US joins WW2
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/america-goes-war-take-closer-look
After the attack of pearl harbor, America joined WW2 and helped the allies take on the axis power -
Attack on Pear Harbor
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/america-goes-war-take-closer-look
Pearl Harbor was attack by a group of Japanese pilots as a sneak attack as a response to the support we were giving the allies in the war, although we weren't entirely involved yet, as well as Japan trying to expand it's conquest of he pacific -
UN founded
https://www.un.org/en/sections/history/history-united-nations/
After the events of WW2, another group, similar to the League of nations, to have people talk problems out, instead go having another world war. -
Remembering those lost in world war 2
https://www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/usmcwarmemorial.htm
Shortly after the end of world war 2 many places around America had began building monuments to remember those who were lost, this ideal is still held to this day -
Communism VS Capitalism
https://www.history.com/topics/russia/communism-timeline
The ideologies of capitalism and Communism were directly at each other's throat's following WW2, leading to many of the conflicts to come in the Cold War -
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. marches with thousands on washington
https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/march-washington-jobs-and-freedom
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr marches onto Washington where he will give his famous "I have a dream speech" -
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Vietnam war
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war
The Vietnam war was a war that America originally only acted as a council force for, but would eventually get involved as the fear of communism spreading in South Asia was too much for peace. -
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Women fight to change Gender Norms
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/03/12/the-1960s-a-decade-of-change-for-women
Since the 60s, women and sympathizers of their cause have fought to change the way American society looks at gender norms, we saw precursors of this in the flapper movement but now we are starting to see actual organized demonstrations. -
Americanization spreads with the first foreign McDonald's opening
https://newsismybusiness.com/mcdonalds-years-location/
The first two foreign based McDonalds were located in Canada and Puerto Rico, showing the first signs of the spread of American culture we see today -
Fall of communism (in regards to the Soviet Union)
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet-union
After the ideas of Glasglow were implemented by Gorbachev, the tight vice light grip the Soviet Union had on it's people and it's satellite nations, the soviet union fell -
Lawenski-Clinton scandal
https://www.history.com/topics/1990s/monica-lewinsky
The Lawenski-Clinton Scandal is important as it not only led to the public questioning if a president can be impeached based on a breach of character, as well as showing us how brutal a witch hunting campaign can be -
Anti globalization protests in Washington
https://www.britannica.com/event/Seattle-WTO-protests-of-1999
In 1999 a group of like minded individuals who are against the ideas of globalization gathered peacefully in the streets, but were met by armored police and pepper spray, contrary to the peaceful demonstration
