1. United States of America History Places of interest

2. 15 000- 12000 BC. – first inhabitants came from Siberia 1492 – first Columbus‘ voyage to New World => the beginning of the European colonization 1565 - first permanent European settlement, St Augustine (Florida) by Spanish 1620 – Pilgrim fathers founded Plymouth Colony

4. 17th – 18th century – hundrends of thousands of Africans was brought over and sold into slavery ( cotton, tobacco) 1763 – France lost its territory to English because of Seven Years War 1773 – Boston Tea Party 1776 - Declaration of Independece endorsed by Congress ( on July 4)

6. 1789 – George Washington 1860 – 1865 The Civil War – 1863 Battle of Gettysburg – 1865 assasination of president Lincoln

7. World War I 1917-1918, US intervenes in WWI 1920 – women got the right to vote 1929 – 1933 – the Wall Street stock market crash 1933 – president Franklin D. ROOSEVELT launched „New Deal“

8. World War II December 1941 - Japanese warplanes attacked US fleet at Pearl Harbour, Germany declares war on US 1945 – US dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrended

10. 1950 – 1953 – US forces played leading role against North Korea in Korean War 1963 – president John F Kennedy assasinated in Dallas

11. 11th September 2001 - Co-ordinated suicide attacks on various high- profile targets Iraq War The 2008-09 financial crisis sent schockwaves throughout the world 2008 – first black president of the US -> Barack Obama

13. WHITE HOUSE

14. Denali National Park

15. Las Vegas Strip

16. Florida Keys

17. Kilaulea

18. Niagara Falls

19. Golden Gate Bridge

20. Yellowstone

21. Manhattan

22. Grand Canyon