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The American Age

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Reconstruction (63) 65-77 John E and Drew P 14th Amendment- adopted July 9, 1868, addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws 15 th Amendment- adopted March 30, 1870 prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote Jim Crow laws- state and local laws passed during 1865- 1876 which had adopted segregation

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More Reconstruction John E and Drew P Klu-Klux-Klan Also Known as The Klan And Hooded order Also Known as The Klan And Hooded order Known for wearing white hoods robes and masks Lynched Freedmen (or killed them on the spot for an accused crime without a trail) Founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee by confederate veterans Carpetbaggers Moved to the south during reconstruction Carried their property in carpet bags Bought up broke southern plantations for a low price They made a lot of money off of these plantations Scalawags Poor white southerners that gained political power after the civil war Supported Radical republican Reconstruction and with the carpetbaggers controlled a lot of southern politics

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Gilded Age1877-1898 Dorell T and Spencer V Economic growth - Industry increased (factories, jobs) Robber barons or industrialists? - Mafias existed throughout big cities Labor unions - Imported Chinese for work New immigrants - Chinese, Russian, Irish New Technologies - Railroads, explosives, Laborers building the railroads. Immigrants coming to the Ellis Island

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Imperialism 1898-1914 Michael D and Joe S Alfred Thayer Mahan -United States Navy flag officer, and historian Spanish-American War-a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States A Spaniard (left) and American (right) arguing over whos war it is Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan at 72 years old

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Imperialism 1898-1914 Michael D and Joe S Panama Canal-48 mile canal in Panama connects Atlantic to Pacific Great White Fleet-Nickname For U.S. Navy fleet who circumnavigated the globe Sphere of Influence-region that a state or organization has significant control A newspaper cartoon highlighting the United States' influence in Latin America following the Monroe Doctrine. A picture of the Great White Fleet Construction of the Panama Canal

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World War I 1914-1919 Lusitania British ship destroyed by German submarine in 1915 Ferried goods and people from England to US Central Powers vs. Allies First allies: France, Great Britain, and Russia (Triple Entente) First Central powers: Germany, Austria, and Hungary New weapons of warfare 1914, machine gun warfare, eventually Germans made them on planes in 1916 1918, poisonous gas for surprise attacks

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World War I (continued) 14 points and Versailles 14 points- Woodrow Wilsons plan to ensure world peace January 19, 1918 speech was made by Wilson Treaty of Versailles ended war in 1919 Central Powers vs. Allies First allies: France, Great Britain, and Russia (Triple Entente) First Central powers: Germany, Austria, and Hungary

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Jazz Age 1920-1929 Womens Suffrage Harlem Renaissance Flappers Speakeasies Bootleggers

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Great Depression 1929-1939 Tiernan and Ryan B Buying on margin buying a portion of stock Could become rich over night (1920) Stock market crash People left after losing money (1929) prices dropped substantially Hoovervilles Shanty towns on outskirts on major cities

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Great Depression 1929-1939 Tiernan and Ryan B Unemployment People panicked and withdrew money Banks foreclosed Businesses laid off workers or workers went bankrupt Dust Bowl Dust storms destroyed crops Farmers could not pay debt Banks foreclosed on small farmers

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World War II 1939 1945 Cole and Michael Axis of Evil- Germany, Italy, and Japan Two Front War- another name for the war War at Home- the war of the civilians New Weapons of War-Jet/Rocket aircrafts and heavy tanks Atomic Age-the U.S. dropped the bombs on Japan(the Fat Man,Little Boy, and Ehola Gay) German Flag Heavy Metal Tank Jet air craft

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Cold War 1947-1990 Superpowers Domino Theory Space Race Cuban Missile Crisis Glasnost

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Cold War 1947-1990 Robbie O and Ryan Du Superpowers U.S.A. was capitalist superpower Russia was communist superpower Each saw the other as a threat to keeping their global power Domino Theory If one state in the U.S.A. fell to communism, then the rest would follow Space Race U.S. and Russia competed for space superiority 1. Get someone into space 2. Get someone on the moon Cuban Missile Crisis Cuba/Russia threatened to use nuclear missiles against U.S. October Crisis or Caribbean Crisis Fidel Castro- Prime Minister of Cuba Glasnost openness Gave the Russian people more freedom and rights Decreased censoring in the media People can speak up against the government

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Gulf War 1991 Drew H and Connor H Saddam Hussein Dictator of Iraq accused of owning weapons of mass destruction Invaded Kuwait in 1990 George H. Bush Defended Kuwait when Saddam Hussein invaded

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Gulf War 1991 Drew H and Connor H Global dependence on oil The reason many people thought the Gulf Wars were for Kuwait Iraqs wealthy neighbor invaded by Saddam Hussein Operation Iraqi Freedom The invasion of Iraq to force Saddam Hussein out of power

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9/11 & Global War on Terror Noah P and Brighton L Al Queda Global Islamist organization Civilian and Military targets Part of 9/11 attacks Global Terrorism Terror as means of corruption Religious, political, and ideological targets 9/11 Flights AA 11 and AA 175 hijacked by 19 terrorists Crashed into the twin towers 2,996 died The U.S.A. united after 9/11 Symbolizes terrorist attacks

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9/11 and Global War on Terror Noah P and Brighton L Iraq War March 20 2003 United States invaded Iraq Started because of illegally possessing weapons Afghanistan War Started after 9/11 Breakdown of political government Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda leadership U.S. soldiers in Iraq Shows all the deaths that occurred