United States History 1865-2003The American Age

Reconstruction (’63) ’65-’77Cameron S. and Cameron C.

13th, 14th and 15th Amendments-13th-No form of human slavery14th-No state may do anything

without consoling its citizens15th-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

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 WarCarpetbaggers- A northerner who

went to the south and tried to become a republican politician especially during Reconstruction times

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

PicturesPatrick H and Ryan D

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

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.

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.

Jazz Age 1920-1929Women’s SuffrageHarlem RenaissanceFlappersSpeakeasiesBootleggers

Great Depression 1929-1939Tiernan

and Ryan BBuying on margin buying a portion of stock Could become rich over night (1920)

Stock market crashPeople left after losing money (1929)prices dropped substantially

Hoovervilles Shanty towns on outskirts on major cities

Great Depression 1929-1939 Tiernan

and Ryan BUnemployment

People panicked and withdrew moneyBanks foreclosed Businesses laid off workers or workers went

bankruptDust Bowl

Dust storms destroyed crops Farmers could not pay debtBanks foreclosed on small farmers

World War II 1939 – 1945Cole and Michael

Axis of Evil- Germany, Italy, and JapanTwo Front War- another name for the warWar at Home- the war of the civilians New Weapons of War-Jet/Rocket aircrafts and

heavy tanksAtomic 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

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

Gulf War 1991Saddam Hussein- president of Iraq during

Gulf WarGeorge H. Bush- president of USA during the

warGlobal dependence on oil- the reliance for oil

by the world

Gulf War 1991 ContinuedKuwait- state in Arab near Saudi Arabia and

Iraq where Americans are stationedOperation Iraqi Freedom- the war between

Iraq and America during the time

9/11 & Global War on TerrorNoah P and Brighton L

Al QuedaGlobal Islamist organization Civilian and Military targetsPart of 9/11 attacks

Global TerrorismTerror as means of corruptionReligious, political, and ideological targets

9/11Flights AA 11 and AA 175 hijacked by 19 terrorists Crashed into the twin towers2,996 died

The U.S.A. united after 9/11

Symbolizes terrorist attacks

9/11 and Global War on Terror Noah P and Brighton L

Iraq WarMarch 20 2003 United States invaded IraqStarted because of illegally possessing

weaponsAfghanistan War

Started after 9/11Breakdown of political governmentOsama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda leadership

U.S. soldiers in Iraq

Shows all the deaths that occurred