1. Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

2. History of the USA

3. Why are these dates important? 1492 1620 1773 1776 1781 1861-1865 1607 1941 1963 1965-1975 2001 1929

4. Christopher Columbus 1492 Sailing under the Spanish flag Discovered America Italian Famous explorer Ships – Niňa, Pinta, Santa Maria

5. Jamestown, Virginia 1607 2 groups of English people made the dangerous journey across the Atlantic First colony in Jamestown Fought with the Indians Pocahontas, died in England, married J. Rolfe

6. Pilgrim Fathers 1620 101 English men, women and children arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts Strong ideas about religion – they didn´t agree with the Church of England Ship Mayflower They thought that all men were equal and so they didn´t have slaves They were ill and hungry, Indians helped them, corn Thanksgiving Day, on the 4th Thursday of November

7. The War of Independence 1770 – 13 colonies, all governed by Britain High taxes – angry people 1773 – 342 boxes of tea thrown into the sea at Boston – Boston Tea Party 1775 – Britain at war with its American colonies George Washington – the leader of American army

8. Declaration of Independence 1776 Thomas Jefferson July 4 Founding Fathers 1781 – the Americans won the war 1788 – G. Washington – the first president

9. The Civil War Differences between the North and the South 600,000 people died South – slaves North – slaves were not allowed 1860 – Abraham Lincoln, president North won the war 1865 – Lincoln was shot at the theatre

10. The Wild West Cowboys – not so romantic job like in films 1869 – railway line from the East met the line from the West in Utah 2 million Native Americans in the 15th century The Europeans brought diseases which killed Indians, they fought and killed Indians too 1900 – less than 250,000 Native Americans 1890 – indian wars ended with the Battle of Wounden Knee, many Sioux people died, reservations

11. Great Depression 1929 – the stock market crash Time of prosperity changed into a time of hardship Americans were frustrated 1932 – a new president, Franklin Roosevelt, came up with a plan called the New Deal to improve the situation 1939 – American economy started to boom

12. The Second World War 1941 – Japanese bombed the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1945 – Harry Truman, the new president, had to decide if an atomic bomb should be used against Japan Japan surrendered 1939 – Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Roosevelt about an atomic bomb danger in Germany, Oppenheimer, a leader of the project, started with experiments 2 bombs – Fat Man, Little Boy

13. Black Americans About 10 % of the Americans – black A lot of prejudice against black people Ku Klux Klan – went out to beat and murder black people Until 1954 – had to go to separate schools, problems in buses, restaurants Martin Luther King 1964 - Nobel Peace Prize 1968 - murdered in Memphis

14. Martin Luther King´s speech „I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.“ 1963, Washington

15. What do you know about JFK Cold War Korean War Vietnam War Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Black Friday New Deal Founding Fathers ?

16. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.