1. The American Age

2. Reconstruction (’63) ’65-’77 Jack R and Kyrle P http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_reconstruct.html Jim Crow laws - Laws of segregation that discriminate against African Americans KKK - Created by Nathan Bedford Forrest - Never meant to be a hate group Carpetbaggers - People from the north, who are seeking economic gain - Play a significant role in creating government in the south

3. Scalawags - White southerner working for the government during the reconstruction 13 th, 14 th, 15 th Amendment - 13 th is slavery being abolished - 14 th is the constitution being ratified - 15 th is the right that citizens could vote

4. Gilded Age 1877-1898 Timmy P – EX.CR. Economic growth Railroads made economy skyrocket Robber barons or industrialists? Term applied to wealthy and powerful 19th-century Business Men Labor unions Problems workers dealt with New immigration Over 10 million New Technologies Railroads Coal Mining

5. Imperialism 1898-1914 Jason P and Grady K Alfred Thayer Mahan Most important strategist Spanish-American War Conflict in the late 1800’s Between the U.S. and Spain Sphere of Influence Area of territory in which political or economical influence is wielded by one nation Spanish American War

6. Imperialism 1898-1914 Jason P and Grady K Panama Canal- 77.1-kilometer ship canal in Panama. connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Great White Fleet- AKA the U.S. Navy battle fleet Sixteen battleships divided into 2 parts Great White Fleet Panama Canal

7. World War I 1914-1919 Gabe M and JJ H New weapons of warfare-Military technology led to important innovations in weaponry, grenades, poison gas, and artillery, along with the submarine, warplane and the tank. Return to Normalcy-was United States presidential candidate Warren G. Harding’s campaign promise in the election of 1920 to return to the way of life before World War I. Example of Submarine, Warplane, and a Tank. Political Cartoon explaining how the war started.

8. World War I 1914-1919 Gabe M and JJ H Lusitania-a British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband and briefly the world's biggest ship. In 1915 it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, the latter disaster of which killed 1,200 people Central Powers vs. Allies-a British ocean liner, holder of the Blue Riband and briefly the world's biggest ship. In 1915 it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, the latter disaster of which killed 1,200 people 14 Points & Versaille, 1918- a 1918 statement by United States President Woodrow Wilson that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points speech. Lusitania arriving in New York on her maiden voyage.

9. The Jazz Age Luke R and Logan S Woman’s Suffrage: Women didn’t have as many rights as men. Harlem Renaissance: African-Americans flourished in arts and literature Flappers: Women who were intent on enjoying themselves

10. The Jazz Age Luke R and Logan S ● Speakeasies: illegal liquor stores or nightclubs Speakeasies ● Bootleggers: Products of prohibition; sellers of illegal alcohol

11. Great Depression 1929-1939 Bradley H and Joey L Buying on Margin: Hoovervilles: -Villages of houses for the unemployment. Dust Bowl: - A series of dust storms and a drought in the Great Plains

12. Great Depression(continued) Bradley H and Joey L Stock Market Crash - Oct. 29, 1929 - Affected business and industry - Caused banks to go bankrupt and close Unemployment - Reached as high as 25% - Interest rates lowered in the 1920`s

13. World War II 1939 – 1945 Timmy P and Andrew B Axis of Evil President George Bush’s axis of evil includes Iran, Iraq, and North Korea Two Front War Fighting takes place on two geographically separate fronts War at Home Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor New Weapons of War Weaponry, Logistical support and also Medicine Atomic Age Detonation of first bomb in Trinity

14. Superpowers: Nations that influence political decisions Domino Theory: The theory that a communist victory in one nation would start a chain reaction of communism in other Nations Space Race: A race between the U.S. and Russia to be the first in space Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space

15. Cold War Will K, Brandon E and Chris McD Cuban Missile Crisis: Supplied Cuba with nuclear weapons and aimed them at the U.S. U.S. sends ships to Cuba to prevent a nuclear war Glasnost: Means openness, this also changed international, relations, economic affairs, and internal affairs Ended the Cold War

16. Gulf War 1991 Dante C and Henry B Saddam Hussein 5 th president of Iraq Invaded Kuwait to add it to Iraq U.S. led a round clock missile attack Died by execution on December 30 2006 George H.W. Bush 41 st president of America Invasion of Kuwait would drive oil prices Led a round clock missile attack

17. Global dependence on oil Oil most widely used energy source Most oil was found in the middle east where Kuwait is Operation Iraqi Freedom U.S. invading Iraq W.M.D. Kuwait Small country next to Iraq Has some of the rich oil fields in the world