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J.P Morgan
He was an american finacier, banker and an art colecter. Morgan did the finacing creation for the federal steel company, also did many other steel companies. He died in Rome, Italy in 1913 at the age of 75, where then he left his company and money to his son.
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John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937
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John D. Rockefeller
He was Americas first billionare. He always had the vision of being the worlds richest person. He was born in 1839 in Moravia a small town in Western New York. After working for a low company he saved his money to open his own business. -
Colonel John M. Chivington
He attacked a group on indian unexpectally. John had promised that the land would not be desturbed do to the treaty. Chivington ignored the gesture that was given to then and he avoided it and told all his troops to "Kill and scalp big and little", where they killed over 400 Indians mostly women and there children. -
General Custer/Little Big Horn
General Custer had fount a small village on the banks of Little Big Horn. Where then he had got himself very confident that he told his troops to attack. What Custer did not know wat that the Indian tribe he came upon were the Main Sioux and Chyenne, with in hours the whole seventh calvary including General Custer were massacured.
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US History: VHS Summer: Kalene Robertson
This timeline is going to show events from 1877-2011. These events will be something that had an inpact on the world. -
Rosa Parks
She was the young lady who was asked to give up her seat to a white man. When she refused to give her seat up the bus driver had called the police. Rosa then was put in jail for not giving her seat up. -
J.P Morgan April-17-1837 March-31-1913
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Sinking of The Lusitania
The Lusitania was attacked but the German. Where the Germans felt that they have warned the U.S. The ship was torpedoed sending 1,198 passengers flying into the water.
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Zimmerman telgram
The German Minister sent a mesage from Mexico telling the U.S that they should enter the war. In promise that Mexico a return of Texas, and Arizona. The Mexican government turned down the offer. -
The Red Scare
World War I had ended. Once the war was over the focoused on opening up businesses. The U.S sent troops to Russia hoping that the reds would out do the white Russians.
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Flappers 1920
After a long time of struggle women were finally alowed to vote. At young ages many women wanted to just have fun. Many young women held steady jobs. They werent all work and no play. By the night time they where hitting clubs and listening to jazz enjoying themselves.
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Reactions to a troubled world
Later in the 1930's there was trouble trying to avoid the war at all cost but it was coming for them and it was coming hard. Hitler and Mussolini became very close and helped each other out with everything. They had formed Rome-Berlin axis then where they had sent there troops in.
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Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack whih gave Roosevelt no choice but to enter into World War two. All the people just getting back up on there feet from having the Great Depresion. Before they could just bout be done this situation happens.
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Wartime Strategy
Japan had the full support of Hitler on there side. Where Roosevelt had to face a two-oceaned war.The American had more lead with weapons. The U.S decided on making a blockad where they would attack hitlers troops at there weakest momment.
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D-Day
Germany was being bombarded by British and American troops and air crafts hour after hour. Where Hitler still refued to give up and he had hid behind the atlantic wall. They decided to try and distract them the best they could with shooting in one direction where the Germans would keep an eye on that side while the U.S and Britain went to the other.
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Seperate no longer
Across the world each state was making rules according to the races. Each race had to use different bathrooms, water fountains, restraunts, buses, and ect. In the south each school was treated different when they where supose to be treated equal.
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Long Hot Summers
Many people felt that the police where un-fair and very agressive where they were very forceful. Blacks where tired of being turned down for jobs just so they where giving to the whites over the blacks. Watts took it inti his own control and set building on fire where then he was arrested.
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Martain Luther King
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Reagan Years
Voters turned to Ronald Reagan for a new change and begining. Where he had promised a change in taxes anf other things that needed to be changed. It is the first time that thing s have been changed sense Franklin Roosevelt.
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Life in the 80's
This is when all the shows and new electronics began to come out. Popular shows like mtv, nickelodeon, espn and many more. T.V became a very big hit to many. Mtv helped many music stars post there music videos.
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A new mellenium
"Americans began to think of themselves as peacekeepers of the world." Many voters where put down for voting against George Bush. This was the point in time when young people where carrying photos of those who where killed in the huge masacre.
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A baby boomer in the white house
As the growth began to go on the fame came off the president very slowly. "Despite allegations of smoking marijuana, having extramarital affairs, and dodging the draft, Bill Clinton came out of his 1992 Presidential campaign victorious." Clinton and Bush where to tottaly different people. There was a close call when Clinton was being shoot at and police had to take him down.
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