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The Battle At Sand Creek
This battle was between the Native Americans and the Settlers, many Indians were slaughtered while American men raped and pillaged their tribes village. -
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This timeline will have effents of history listed from 1877 to present time 2011. -
The Reconstruction
This was the period of time in the U.S. Right after the Civil War ended and there was distruction all over the North and South. So during this time all the citizens did was help rebuild and restore America to its glory. -
The Battle of Wounded Knee
This was once again another massacre which many Indians were slaughtered at, and the American military men just raped and pilaged their tribes village. -
The Panic of 1893
This was short after the Rebuild Era. During this time the Economy nearly doubled in size, and new technology was being introduced left and right. If you could not produce a new technology then you either went bankrupt, or someone who was a hungry successful industrialist would bring you up to the top. -
The First World War
The first World War was casue becasue of the assasination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/45.asp -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression began with the Stock Market crash, on Black Tuesday. The reason for it crashing was becasue there was stocks being bought but no money was being payed for. The people could buy the stock and pay a part of it and pay the reast of it off when they make more money off of the stock. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/48.asp -
Pearl Harbor
On this day an American Naval base located in Hawaii was suprise attacked by a fleet of Japanese kamakazi airplanes. They destroyed the whole Naval fleet located there and killed alomost every person in the base. This attack made America join the second world war and fight against Japan. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/50.asp -
Holocaust
This was when Hitler and his Nazis took Jew, pysicaly and mentaly challened people, gypsies, and anyone else that would ruin the perfect race, and put them in concentration camps. In these camps they would be forced into hard labor, and then killed for no reason or just for fun. They were gassed to death, shot and even durned. 6 Million people died during this horible event in our history. Link: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 -
The Vietnam War
This war was the longest war in the history of the United States of America. Despite the decades of resolve, the billions and billions of dollars, the 60,000 American lives, the U.S. Failed to achieve its goal and its objective. We could not stop the communist Vietcong from taking the South. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/55.asp -
Black Power Movement
This movement was influenced by the none other Malcom X. This movement rejected the policy of nonviolence at all costs and even believed integration was not even a desirable short-term goal. They called for an establishment of a Nation of African Americans. They were dependent and wanted no help from white. Link:http://www.ushistory.org/us/54.asp -
Feminist Movement
This was casue by woman feeling like they were not getting treated the way they deserved to be treated. During the 1950's many women felt discouraged and like they were not getting the rights they deserved becasue they were told to be house wifes. But that all changed in the 60's women marched and protested against sexism and women demanded to be able to work, vote and be free people like men. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/57.asp -
Watergate Scandal
On this day Men broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters to steal information and files. It was said the Nixon liked ot record the conversations he had and many of the conversations were about the Scandal. He refused to give up the tapes becasue they did have the truth on them, so then he resigned as president. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/56.asp -
The Reagan Years
When the economy hit rock botton they needed help and Ronald Reagan was there to help. He had a clear idea, to cut taxes and military spending needs to be cut down. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/59.asp -
New World Order
With the Soviet Union out of the picture many Americans wanted a change. This would be based on democracy, free-market capitalism and the western lifestyle. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/60.asp -
The Internet
The internet was a new thing to the people of American and they didn't understand what it was used for. This service was like a phone, it allowed you to communicate with people around the country with a thing called Email, or Electronic Mail. The internet has changed the way people like in the 21st century and will change the way peopple live forever. Link: http://www.ushistory.org/us/60d.asp -
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This ended economic barriers with Canada and Mexio, which then allowed more prosperity and the ability to trade between more and more countries.
