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The Sand Creek Massacre
Sand Creek
The massacre was an attack on the Cheyenne Indians by a 700-man militia, where the Indians tried resolving it peacefully by waving an American Flag. However, their gesture was ignored and the militia attacked killing nearly 400 Cheyenne Indians many of them woman and children. This attack caused a back-and-forth retaliation, which would continue for at least a decade. -
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1877 - 2011
The end of Colonial America to present times. This timespan will show events which occurred in the last decade and a half. -
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Railroad Strike
The continuous fight between bosses and workers over pay and working condition caused The Great Upheaval in 1877 because there was an 10% pay cut. So all the workers refused to let any railway cars leave the station. National Guard units were sent make sure the cars would get to their destinations; however, many of themselves were railway workers and they began talking to the strikers. Federal tr -
Transcontinental Railroad: The 5 Golden Spikes
Transcontinental, Railroad, Golden Spike, Railway Act Union Pacific Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad, South Pacific Railroad, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, & Great Northern Railway built up the five railroads of the First Transcontinental Railroad. In 1862, Congress approved the Pacific Railway Act, which would be later on ratified and the railways were built between 1866 until 1893. -
Segregation
Remember Segregation
With the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896, segregation was allowed as long as it “separate but equal”. However, this goal was unattainable and the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 this decision was overruled. They finally accepted the fact that “separate facilities are inherently unequal”. This led into the slow, but demanding process of integration, starting with the youth. -
Imperialism of the U.S.
Exapnsion of the U.S.
America’ pursuit of Manifest Destiny did not slow with the acquisition of the West, they continued to Alaska, Hawaii, and Spain controlled islands and countries. They continued into conflict creating the Spanish-American War and having the Treaty of Paris to end it all and leave each country content. America acquired new land, Cuba was free to rule itself, and Spain was paid 20$ million -
Isolationism
Isolationism
Isolationism is a foreign policy. It is the practice of isolating a country, internally, from the affairs of other countries. Its purpose is to advance the country without need of trade or agreements from other countries. There are other foreign policies similar to isolationism, non-interventionism and protectionism. -
Paris Peace Conference
PPC of 1919
The conference took place between 1919 and 1920 in Versailles, France. During the conference was the creation of the Covenant of League of Nations. They wanted to control and maintain world peace. Also the Treaty of Versailles, the Treaty of Neuilly, and the Treaty of Saint-German were drafted and signed. -
Prohibition
Repeal of Prohibition
Eighteenth Amendment in 1919, made creation, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal. There were some positives but the negatives outweighed them. The drinks became stronger due to no regulation. Some of the alcohol caused blindness or death. The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed on account of the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933. Prohibition had ended. -
Social Security
SSA 1935
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on January 17, 1935. A small aunt would be deducted from each paycheck and their employers would add some as well. This would go towards their retirement automatically. Then retired workers of 65 or older would be paid an on going income. It created a brighter future for these hardworking Americans. -
Japanese Relocation
J-A Internment
In 1922, the US reserved the right to deny Japanese immigrants US citizenship. In 1942, President Roosevelt issued the Japanese-American internment with the Executive Order 9066. Almost 122,000 Japanese (70,000 US citizens) were relocated to “War Relocation Camps”. In 1988, over 1.6 billion was dispersed to those people or their descendants as reparations. -
The Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the codename for the process of creation of two atomic bombs. This project created 130,000 jobs and cost over 2 billion dollars. The Bombs were dropped first on Hiroshima, then Nagasaki, Japan. Each bomb instantly killed almost 80,000 people, with another 100,000 deaths from radiation sickness and injury. -
Sexism
Sexism
Sexism is the term used to employ prejudice or discrimination based on sex or gender. In 1875, women were finally defined as persons due to the Minor v. Heppersett case. The 1960s set a large acknowledgment to many US females through Betty Friedman’s novel, The Feminine Mystique of the idea of sexism and feminism. This led to extensive Woman’s Rights. Today, sexism is viewed on both sides. However, sexism towards men is less com... -
Expansion of American Culture
Expansion
The expansion of American culture is closely referred to as Americanization. This is used to explain America’s influence on the world through the language to popular culture, including clothes, food, and entertainment. -
Peace Corps
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps was created by John F. Kennedy through the Executive Order 10924 issued March 1st, 1961. The Peace Corps is an American volunteer program. The Corps was announced to the public the following day on March 2nd. Its goal is to “promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps”. -
JFK Assassination
JFK Murder
John F. Kennedy was assassinated November 22nd, 1963 half passed noon in Dallas, Texas. President Kennedy’s death is continually remembered as an unforgettable event. Many believe his death was associated with a cover-up from the government. This is because Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, supposedly work alone to commit the murder and also Oswald murder claimed he worked alone. Kennedy’s assassination is an on going, widespread.. -
Materialism
1980s Materialism
Definition: focus on possessions through devotion to material wealth and possessions at the expense of spiritual or intellectual values. This was a large issue in the 1990s where material wealth started to grow. Madonna’s song “Material Girl” portrays the image perfectly. -
The Dawn of the Information Age
Info. Age
Although, the creation of the Internet occurred in the early 1980s, it only became accessible to the general public early 1990s. This created a boom for an information era soon to become a household commodity. The age quickly advanced through all areas within two decades of its release to the public. Its impact affects most the world daily. -
Clinton's Impeachment
Clinton - Impeachment
Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 due to multiple statements implicating sexual involvement with a secretary of the White House. These reports became famous as the Clinton Sex Scandals. These accounts discredited the President and gave him a negative image. The House of Representatives impeached him December 19th 1998.
