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Mining boom
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The mining boom was californias big break, it was either stike gold or big bust. thousands of people flocked in hpe of finding rishes. this is important and relates because it was a big part to californias history and was a reason why the western side of america started to fill up. -
U boats are used and get their first kills
link On 22 September, U-9 sank the British warships HMS Aboukir, HMS Cressy and HMS Hogue in a single hour. This event is signifigant because the u-boats were the key to world war 1 to the germans, it was new technology and ways to destroy boats. it relates because this event would utimitly lead the US to war. -
custer gets a new weapon
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The gatling cannon was general custers new weapon of choice. a rapid firing machine gun like weapon that could fire more bullets way faster than any gun, this weapon could supress a whole army with just two men and made fighting more efficient so custer could focus more men on different tasks, this is important to the lession we learned because it changed war but would eventuly lead custer on a bad road. -
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Einstein Proposes His Theory of Relativity: Module 1
website I Chose to do module 1 on einsteins discovery of relativity because its a really historical event and has to do alot with history, i thought it did good job at representing module 1.
Einstiens discovery of relativity was important because it changed alot of history and sience and how we thought we understoood things. "instein discovered that the speed of light is constant" He changed our view of science. -
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
link This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war. This even is signifigant and relates because without this one event war would never had broken out it relates because it caused WW1! -
Newcomers: Module 2
website This event relates good to module 2 because it is when allo of the immigrants came to america and tried making a living and a life, it realtes because it has to do with the imigration of 1880 to 1920. most of these immigrants had to deal with eole not welcoming them. but eventully most of the imigrants became part of society. -
Stock market crash
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, this is signifigant becaus this caused alot f changes to scosiety -
Great depression strikes
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, this event relates becuse it is what the whole 1930s were about, it brought changes to society that would last forever. -
The Manahatten Project
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The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the US to produce the first atomic bomb during World War II. This was signifigant because it was key to ending the war and defeat hitler. it relates to what we were learnig about because the atomic bomb was key to the second world war -
Pearl Harbor Attack
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The attack on Pearl Harbor called Hawaii Operation by the Japanese. the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. This event was signifigant because it was the first attack on the US and would led the US to war and eventuly win the war. it relates because this event was key to World War 2 -
BLACK PANTHER PARTY STARTED
linkThe Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an African-American revolutionary leftist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982. The Black Panther Party achieved national and international notoriety through its involvement in the Black Power movement and U.S. politics of the 1960s and 1970s -
Cuban Missle crisis
linkwas a thirteen-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side and the United States on the other; the crisis occurred in October 1962, during the Cold War. In August 1962, after some unsuccessful operations by the US to overthrow the Cuban regime -
tet offensive
linkThe Tet Offensive was a military campaign during the Vietnam War that was launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the United States, and their allies. The purpose of the offensive was to utilize the element of surprise and strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam, during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.[9] -
MLK assasinated
linkAt 6:01 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 1968, while he was standing on the motel's second floor balcony, King was struck by a single .30 bullet fired from a Remington 760 Gamemaster.[13] The bullet entered through his right cheek, breaking his jaw, neck and several vertebrae as it travelled down, severing the jugular vein and major arteries in the process before lodging in his shoulder. -
womns right march
link focused mainly on suffrage and overturning legal obstacles to gender equality (i.e. voting rights, property rights), second-wave feminism broadened the debate to a wide range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace -
iran hostage crisis
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The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 -
Reagan assassination attempt
linkThe Reagan assassination attempt occurred on Monday, March 30, 1981, just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. Reagan suffered a punctured lung and heavy internal bleeding, but prompt medical attention allowed him to recover quickly. -
Iran–Contra affair
linkalso referred to as Irangate, Contragate or the Iran-Contra scandal, was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986. During the Reagan administration, senior Reagan administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo.[1] Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further f -
operation desert storm
[link](http:// http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War)The Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a UN-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
lewinsky scandel
linkMonica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having an "improper relationship"[1] with while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. The affair and its repercussions (which included Clinton's impeachment) became known as the Lewinsky scandal.
