Hansen's U.s. History Review

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1776

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Declaration of Independence signed

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1787

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U.S. Constitution written

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1861-1865

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American Civil War
issues include slavery and states rights

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1898

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Spanish-American War
U.S. became a world power as a result of winning the war

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1914-1918

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World War I
U.S. joined in 1917

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1929

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Stock market crash
led to the Great Depression

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1939-1945

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World War II
U.S. joined in 1941 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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George Washington

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Leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
First President of the U.S.

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Thomas Jefferson

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wrote the Declaration of Independence
3rd U.S. President

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Theodore Roosevelt

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President in the early 1900s that led the U.S. into a position as a world power

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W.E.B. DuBois

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Founder of the NAACP
leader of reform movement for African-Americans
Ideas conflicted with Booker T. Washington

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Susan B. Anthony

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reform leader for women's rights

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Clarence Darrow

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Defended John Scopes during the 1925 Monkey Trial
Defended the right to teach evolution in school
lost the case

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Woodrow Wilson

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President during World War I
Had a role in the peacemaking after WWII
Created the Fourteen Points plan and the League of Nations

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William Jennings Bryan

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ran for President three times
Prosecuter in the Scopes Monkey Trial
Won the trial but admitted on the stand that he didn't believe the bible was literal

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Henry Ford

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manufacturer of one of the first automobiles
created the assembly line
cars produced inexpensively

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Charles Lindbergh

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In 1927, became the first pilot to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean

"Spirit of St. Louis"

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President of the U.S. from 1932-1945.

"New Deal"-provided social programs to help economic recovery
led the U.S. during WWII
Died in office in 1945

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Adolf Hitler

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Fascist dictator of Germany during WWII

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Winston Churchill

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Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII

Coined the phrase "Iron Curtain"

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Harry Truman

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VP uder FDR
President 1945-1952
decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
led U.S. through the beginning of the Cold War

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Joseph Stalin

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Communist leader of the Soviet Union

Expanded the Soviet Union after WWII

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Civil Rights leader who used non violent techniques

Efforts led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Nullication Crisis

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Souther states declared federal laws null and void

brought up issue of who has ultimate power-state or national government

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Spanish-American War

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War between the U.S. and Spain over Cuba

US battleship Maine exploded and blamed on Spain

US won and gained Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines

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World War I

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War between Allies (Britain, France, Russia, & U.S) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Ottoman Empire)
Started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

Germany had to take full blame for the war

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Stock Market Crash

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Oct. 29th 1929
New York Stock Exchange crashed
Marked the beginning of the Great Depression

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World War II

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1939-1945
Began when Hitler invaded Poland
U.S. joined when Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan
U.S. fought a two front war in Europe and the Pacific

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Red Scare

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period of anticommunist sentiment and hysteria in the U.S. during the 1920s
Fear of communist ideas spreading
Distrust of immigrants

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Prohibition

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18th Amendment
Made the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverage illegal.

Many people ignored the law
led to the rise of the mafia
Repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1932

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New Deal

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Franklin Roosevelt's program for helping the U.S. recover from the Great Depression.
Programs to provide jobs, regulate banks, and other government regulations

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Pearl Harbor

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Dec. 7th, 1941
Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii

Brought the U.S. into WWII

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Holocaust

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systematic persecution, relocation, and execution of over 10,000,000 people by the Nazi German government

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Battle of Midway

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1942
Turning point in the Allied war effort in the Pacific

Stopped Japanese aggression and began U.S. offensive

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D-Day

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June 6th, 1944

turning point of the war in Europe

Allied troops stormed the beaches of Northern France

Beginning of offensive action that led to German surrender in May 1945

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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August 6th & 9th, 1945
Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs
Ended World War II
Forced Japan to surrender

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Truman Doctrine

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1947
Truman's statement that the U.S. would help countries fight Communist takeover

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Marshall Plan

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U.S. plan to give economic aid to European countries to rebuild their economies after WWII

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Korean War

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1950-1953
When North Korea invaded South Korea, the U.S. and the U.N. sent troops to help South Korea resist Communist takeover
Ended in a stalemate

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Vietnam War

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U.S. aided South Vietnam to stop Communism takeover

ended in stalemate and the withdrawal of U.S. forces by 1975

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Sputnik

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1957
world's first satalite, lauched by th Soviet Union

led to Space Race between U.S. & Soviet Union

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Brown v. Board of Education

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1954
Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896-separate but equal)
ordered the desegregation of public schools

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Civil Rights Movement

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1950s & 1960s organized campaign by individuals and groups to extend basic civil and personal rights to minorites

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New Deal

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Franklin Roosevelt's program for helping the U.S. recover from the Great Depression.
Programs to provide jobs, regulate banks, and other government regulations

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Pearl Harbor

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Dec. 7th, 1941
Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii

Brought the U.S. into WWII

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Holocaust

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systematic persecution, relocation, and execution of over 10,000,000 people by the Nazi German government

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Battle of Midway

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1942
Turning point in the Allied war effort in the Pacific

Stopped Japanese aggression and began U.S. offensive

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D-Day

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June 6th, 1944

turning point of the war in Europe

Allied troops stormed the beaches of Northern France

Beginning of offensive action that led to German surrender in May 1945

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Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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August 6th & 9th, 1945
Japanese cities destroyed by U.S. atomic bombs
Ended World War II
Forced Japan to surrender

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Truman Doctrine

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1947
Truman's statement that the U.S. would help countries fight Communist takeover

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Marshall Plan

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U.S. plan to give economic aid to European countries to rebuild their economies after WWII

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Korean War

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1950-1953
When North Korea invaded South Korea, the U.S. and the U.N. sent troops to help South Korea resist Communist takeover
Ended in a stalemate

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Vietnam War

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U.S. aided South Vietnam to stop Communism takeover

ended in stalemate and the withdrawal of U.S. forces by 1975

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Sputnik

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1957
world's first satalite, lauched by th Soviet Union

led to Space Race between U.S. & Soviet Union

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Brown v. Board of Education

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1954
Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896-separate but equal)
ordered the desegregation of public schools

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Civil Rights Movement

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1950s & 1960s organized campaign by individuals and groups to extend basic civil and personal rights to minorites