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An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. Practiced by the US.
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A theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. Practiced by the Soviet Union.
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A group called the 'Colorado Volunteers' surrounded Sand Creek, and despite Black Kettle's sign of friendship with the American flag, the volunteers descended on the village, brutally scalping and disemboweling around 400 people, mostly women and children. -
Officer Custer confidently ordered his troops to attack the village on the little big horn river not realizing it was the main Lakota and Cheyenne encampment and was met with a large warrior force of about 1200-1500 that decimated him and men under his command. -
This is a compilation of events and key ideas over the period of 1877-2011/ the present. This will help to understand the history of America and the things that lead to the country being the way it is today.
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After the Ohio Railroad Company cut pay for their employees, workers started a strike and would not allow trains to leave until their pay was restored. This strike sparked a great upheaval all over the country. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act passed by Congress barred all Chinese immigrants from entry into America due to racial prejudice. -
A German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania ship carrying 4 million rounds of ammunition, killing almost 1200 passengers. This act by the Germans gave President Wilson a large incentive to join the war with the British.
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In April 1917, congress declares war on Germany and joined what is now considered one of the most horrific conflicts in US history.
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The Wall Street Crash was the end of the 'roaring twenties' and the start of the Great Depression when the stock market and the American economy collapsed in a matter of 8 days.
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Franklin Roosevelt was voted into office as president of the US, promising "a new deal for the American people."
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In the first act of Japanese aggression towards the US, Japanese planes dropped bombs on pearl harbor in Hawaii, killing 3,000 Americans and destroying 6 battleships.
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The US dropped the first used atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan in order to end the second world war. Over 70,000 Japanese citizens were vapourised and an additional 100,000 suffered burns or radiation poisoning from the blast.
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The allied powers of the West flew supplies into west Berlin to overcome the Berlin blockade placed by Stalin. this was an act of peaceful strength from the US and belittled Stalin.
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Rosa Parks remained in her seat when asked to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest began the Civil Rights movement and triggered a boycott of all Montgomery buses by the SCLC and 99% of the black people in the town.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro formed an alliance with Khrushchev of the soviet union, and the USSR provided Cuba with missiles because they were close to America so the US president ordered a quarantine of the island to keep the missiles from being placed in Cuba.
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A Texas mother brought a case to Texas officials that her constitutional rights were violated by inhibiting her freedom to get an abortion. The case went to the supreme court and led to the official legalization of abortion in the US.
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New Soviet leader, Gorbachev, implemented new policies, glasnost and perestroika, hoping to improve the sluggish economy. However, the new freedom these granted led to Eastern European countries and Soviet states overthrowing their communist dictators, knocking down the Berlin Wall, and declaring their independence.
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Participating in the defense of Saudi Arabia, the US deployed American troops in case of an Iraqi attack and without Soviet intervention, condemned Iraq and formed a coalition against Saddam Hussein.
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The 1990s were dubbed the Information Age where computers, emails, and the world wide web became accessible to everyone.
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Two students entered Columbine High School in Colorado armed with guns. They killed 13 people before committing suicide.
https://www.ushistory.org/us/60e.asp