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This timeline is a visual project required for the online summer US History course. It will include events that I learn about ranging from 1877 to 2011. -
The Great Upheaval
http://www.ushistory.org/us/37a.aspRailroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia were upset about their company's desicion to cut their pay for the second time in less than eight months. Workers tried as hard as they could to prevent the trains from reaching their destination and they succeeded. Only one train reached its destination. This strike created a domino effect to other railroad companies like Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads. The Great Upheaval was the first mass strike that included workers from all over the country -
Immigration
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/business/immigrants-played-role-in-majority-of-us-technical-patents-study-finds.html dictionary.reference.com defines immigration as: "The act of coming to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence." -
American Imperialism
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=22933dictionary.reference.com defines imperialism as "the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies." -
US in Panama
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Panama.aspx The US intervened in Panama because they wanted to create a canal that would provide easy access from the west coast to the east coast. Although panama has control over the canal, the US can still operate it. -
World War I
http://www.firstworldwar.com/ The US entered WWI in April, 1917 and was in it until it was over in November 1918. The US largely contributed to the allied forces with their endless army (thanks to the draft) and support from back home. The treaty of Versailles ended the war. There had been so much civilan damage that it took most European countries years to recover. -
Discovering King Tut's Tomb
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/kingtut.htmAfter King Tut's tomb was found by Howard Carter and his men, the world of ancient Egyptians became a more known about era. The discovery acted like a window into the past showing cultural and physical differences that present day men had not known of before. Because of the discovery in 1922, more people throughout the world can see into the past lives of the ancient Egyptians. -
Great Depression
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/about.htm The Great depression started when the stocks crashed, on what is known as "Black Tuesday". Many americans were left without jobs or money as the economy continued to struggle. The economy began to get better in 1933 but it took at least a decade for the US to fully recover. -
The Holocaust
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 The Holocaust was a period of time in Europe, specifically Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, when the Nazis, lead by Adolf Hitler, killed millions of people. The groups that were targeted were Jews, Homosexuals, Handicaps, Gypsies ect. The horrors that happened in the concentration camps still haunt families today. -
Pearl Harbor
http://www.pearlharboroahu.com/ The Attack on Pearl Harbor started the US participation in WWII. The Japanesse bombed Pearl Harbor so that the US could not use their naval fleets to invade Japan. Poor communication between the Navy, Army, the commanders in Hawaii, and the Commanders in Washington is what made the suprise attack possible. This also sparked the "relocation centers" for Japanesse citizens in the US. They were like concentration camps. -
Berlin Airlift
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/
The Berlin Airlift was one of the first events during the Cold War. America was just trying to deliver supplies to the people in Berlin but they were blocked. The US did manage to get around it, in a symbolic way, destroying communism. -
Civil Rights Movement
http://learningtogive.org/papers/paper13.html The Civil Rights Movement began around 1954 when the governement began to integrate schools in the south. The point of the Civil Rights Movement was to allow blacks to have the same rights as whites. The main leaders in the Civil rights movement were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. -
The Vietnam War
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
The Vietnam war was the longest war in american history, (20 years) and cost close to 55,000 US lives. It was mostly fought in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The US citizens were very divided on whether this war was productive or not. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx
The Cuban Missile Crisis was short but important. If not for the secret compromise between the US and the USSR, our whole world could have gone into a nuclear battle. -
Feminism
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/ATLAS_EN/html/the_feminist_movement_in_the_u.html
Feminism- "the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men." -
Reagan's Presidency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan
President Reagan brough reasurrance to american's troubled minds. He ended the long lasting Cold War and restored the US to it's former strength. He started a new beginning for america. -
End of the Cold War
http://www.coldwar.org/
Communist governments began to resign all throughout Europe. The Berlin wall was torn down and the soviet union collapsed. -
Clinton's Presidency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williamjclinton
Bill Clinton served as a president in 1993-2001. Clinton was very popular with the people. He had one of the highest approval ratings out of all the presidents. He did a lot of good for the US, like providing them millions of jobs and inproving the economy. He got in a lot of trouble for having an affair with an intern. -
Americanization
http://www.theglobalist.com/printStoryId.aspx?StoryId=6561
"To absorb or assimilate into American culture" -
Globalization
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/about/history.jsp
"Globalization is an elimination of barriers to trade, communication, and cultural exchange. The theory behind gloablization is that worldwide openness will promote the inherent wealth of all nations." -
BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bp-oil-spillThe BP Oil Spill was one of the largest accidental oil spills in the history of the world. Extremely tragic for the animals, vegetation, and surrounding land, the oil spill didn't only cause havoc and saddness. Because of the oil spill, scientists were able to learn better ways to prevent and protect from future oil spills. The oil spill is an example of how we can learn from the past.
