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The New Tycoons: John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller became a captain of the industry and a house holdname. He founded the Standard Oil Company, which became the largest business in the land. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded age began after the civil war and was inspired by mark twains book titled," The gilded Age". The gilded age represents rapid economic and population growth. -
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US History: VHS Summer : Ciara Gonzalez
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Rise of Immigration
The rise of immigration was at its highest through 1880-1920. "Old immigration" brought many Irish and German immigrants to the new world. Though there was much resentment towards allowing immigrants to the new world due to their poverty, disease and more -
Chinese Execlusion Act
The Chinese execlusion act was signed by president chester A. Aurthor on May 6, 1882. This act was assembled to decline all chinese laborors into the new land -
Closing the frontier
There was a jurastic difference with the east an the west settlers. The west in which the natives resided, was more of a rural area with farms cattle. The east in which he whites resided was more industialized with factories and railroads. The transcontinental railroad became the new conflit as it ran through the west making the indians very upset with this. From then on, new battles began. -
Battle of Wounded knee
The army demanded all weapons, and tried to arrest sitting bull but he refused. This conflit ended in the shooting of sitting bull and many more men and women and children. This massacre was marked to be the last battle between the native americans and the united states army. -
Battle of Manila Bay
priop to building the canal, Admaral george Dewey declared war. The american navy was ready to strike as they prepared to fire on spanish ships. After releasing fire the spanish were in disaster. The philippines stayed under spanish control until the army had been recruited. -
Seeking empire
the first half of the 19th century was spent on defining borders in america, but the 20th century became a time of expantion. A time where the US had interviened with other nations and prepared to take claim of them. Broadening the spectrum for the U.S. This was also called Manifest Destiny. -
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance Brought new music, making jazz very popular. It gave many a common interest and though there was still racism, it gave an opportunity to blend between whites and African Americans.
The automobile, by ford was created and became affordable. It helped many new coming developments such as roads and jobs.Women began smoking and drinking. Something only acceptable for men, but as the time passed women’s social rights grew.
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The treaty of Versailles
world war I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, acting as a peace treaty. This was a settlement between Germany and the allied powers. This led up to the formation of the league of nations. http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/p/Versailles-Treaty.htm -
League of Nations
The Leauge of nations is described as, "an association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. It was powerless to stop Italian, German, and Japanese expansionism leading to World War II and was replaced by the United Nations in 1945." by the oxford dictionary. The act was proposed in 1918 by president Wilson.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/ -
stock market crash
The stock market crash became the start of the great depression. This brought, "black Thursday", a huge sell-a-thon, but it fell through on October 29 and this came with much despair Causing suicidal rates and devastation all around America.http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression http://www.ushistory.org/us/48a.asp -
WWII
World war 2 brought many new developments in technology and groundwork. The main combatants were the axis leaders and the allies. One of the axis leaders was Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt lead the allies. The allies had won. http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii -
Pearl Harbor
Japan flew over Hawaii's American naval base dropping numerous bombs, "almost 3,000 Americans were killed. Six battleships were destroyed or rendered unseaworthy, and most of the ground planes were ravaged as well." http://www.ushistory.org/us/50e.asp -
the cold war
The cold war was a result to military and political arguments. this war developed between the USSR and the USA. The cold war ended in 1991. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history -
Civil Rights Movement
"Rapid expansion of civil liberties and rights in America occurred during the last half of the 20th century. So much so that one could say the birth of a new nation came as a result of the many protests held during that time and the legislation passed. " http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2876.html -
Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis Brought an awareness to nuclear war. It Forced great powers to reconsider nuclear war and Brought the world closer to a third world war. The end led to better communication between two countries. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis -
MLK "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr was a leader of the civil rights movement. he delivered his "i have a dream" speech that motivated many then, and now. He gave this unplanned speech at lincon memorial around a crowd of people that day on august 28. http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/civilrightsstruggle1/tp/Major-Civil-Rights-Speeches-And-Writings.htm -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan swept into office in 1980 with a sizeable victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter. Tax cuts and military spending were the hallmark of his administration. He cut taxes, increased defense spending, negotiated a nuclear arms reduction agreement with the Soviets and is credited with helping to bring a quicker end to the Cold War. http://www.ushistory.org/us/59.asp -
Information age
Computers had became popular at the end of the 1980s. The internet was developed during the 1970s and remained under government control until 1984. Early 1990 the world wide web was created and soon came new forms of communication like email. http://www.ushistory.org/us/60d.asp -
Globalization
The goal of globalization is, to increase wealth and goods. Globalization allows us to have better communication and economic understanding internationally. Basically its all about trades and benefits. -
U.S Impact
The U.S has had an enormous impact on many things. We have had a strong military that has gone in and helped expand the U.S with places such as Hawaii. When it comes to globalization we have founded many companies that are now located in multiple other countries as well. We have impacted the world culturally by creating all technologies that are used in multiple countries, we took something that wasn’t in many places but soon let it dominate our world, Akin to technologies.
