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United States History 1865-2003

United States History 1865-2003. The American Age. Reconstruction (’63) ’65-’77 Cameron S. and Cameron C. 13 th , 14 th and 15 th Amendments- 13 th -No form of human slavery 14 th -No state may do anything without consoling its citizens 15 th -Gave colored men he right to vote

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United States History 1865-2003

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  1. United States History 1865-2003 The American Age

  2. Reconstruction (’63) ’65-’77Cameron S. and Cameron C. • 13th, 14thand 15th Amendments- • 13th-No form of human slavery • 14th-No state may do anything without consoling its citizens • 15th-Gave colored men he right to vote • Jim Crow Laws- Laws about colored people about what they and what places they could go and what they could do

  3. Reconstruction (cont.) • KKK- a secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress black people • Scalawags- People who were southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the American Civil War • Carpetbaggers- A northerner who went to the south and tried to become a republican politician especially during Reconstruction times

  4. Gilded Age1877-1898 (Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner)Patrick H and Ryan D • Economic growth-American economy nearly doubled in size from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 to the Panic of 1893 • Robber barons or industrialists?-Wealthy and powerful 19th-century American businessmen; John Jacob Astor, Andrew Carnegie, William A. Clark • Labor unions-The Gilded Age was a period of horrific labor violence, as industrialists and workers literally fought over control of the workplace • New immigration-During the Gilded Age, approximately 10 million immigrants came to the United States in what is known as the new immigration • New Technologies-The United States became a world leader in applied technology

  5. PicturesPatrick H and Ryan D

  6. Imperialism 1898-1914Hayden Y and Kyle B • Alfred Thayer Mahan – a naval strategist, historian, and advocate of an extremely powerful U.S. Navy • Spanish-American War- What happened when America got involved with the Cuban Revolution from Spain • Panama Canal- Canal between the Atlantic through the Caribbean to the Pacific

  7. Imperialism (cont.)Hayden Y and Kyle B • Great White Fleet- United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe • Sphere of Influence- a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political power relating to the interests of powers outside the sphere is the state that controls it.

  8. World War I 1914-1919Sean F. and Adam M. • Lusitania- A ship destroyed by the Germans that killed 128 Americans, when the Americans were neutral in the war. This Increased tension between America and Germany. • Central Powers vs. Allies- A ship destroyed by the Germans that killed 128 Americans, when the Americans were neutral in the war. This Increased tension between America and Germany. • New weapons of warfare- Some were Zeppelins, tanks, planes, etc. • 14 Points & Versaille-1918-A statement made by Woodrow Wilson that World War 1 was being fought for peace in Europe. • Return to Normalcy- How people returned to their regular life after the war.

  9. Jazz Age 1920-1929 • Women’s Suffrage • Harlem Renaissance • Flappers • Speakeasies • Bootleggers

  10. Great Depression 1929-1939Tiernan 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

  11. 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

  12. World War II 1939 – 1945Cole and Michael German Flag • 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) Heavy Metal Tank Jet air craft

  13. 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

  14. Gulf War 1991 • Saddam Hussein- president of Iraq during Gulf War • George H. Bush- president of USA during the war • Global dependence on oil- the reliance for oil by the world

  15. Gulf War 1991 Continued • Kuwait- state in Arab near Saudi Arabia and Iraq where Americans are stationed • Operation Iraqi Freedom- the war between Iraq and America during the time

  16. 9/11 & Global War on TerrorNoah 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 Symbolizes terrorist attacks The U.S.A. united after 9/11

  17. 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 Shows all the deaths that occurred U.S. soldiers in Iraq

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