The American Revolution
What event is considered the start of the american revolution?
April 19th 1775, The battles of Lexington and Concord in massachusetts
When did the civil war start and end?
Started- April 12th 1861 Ended- April 9th 1865
What caused the great depression?
overproduction in agriculture and manufacturing, bank failures, and severe flaws in the money supply
What was the brown v. board of education desicion?
Racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional
Why did the cold war start?
Clash of two opposing political and economic systems
Who authored the decleration of indepencce?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the primary cause of the civil war?
Slavery
What was the "dust bowl"?
a severe decade long drought hit the great plains
What was the montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa parks refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger
What was the "iron cutian"
An ideological and physical boundary that divided europe
Who led the american colonial armies during the war?
George Washington
What was the Emancipation proclamation?
Presidential directive that declared the freedom of enslaved people
What were "hoovervilles"?
Unemployed people who lost their homes
What did the civil rights act of 1964 acheive?
Officially outlawed discrimination
What was the policy of "containment"?
Stop the spread of communism
What battle is considered the turning point of the war?
The battles of saratoga in 1777
Which battle is considered the turning point of the war?
The battle of gettysburg
How high was the unemployment rate?
25%
What was the purpose of the voting rights act of 1965?
Prevent black americans from voting
What was the Cuban missile crisis?
Closet the cold war came to escalating into a direct nuclear war
What treaty officially ended the american revolutionary war?
The signing of the treaty of paris on september 3, 1783
What was the deadliest aspect of the civil war?
Disease
What ended the great depression?
World war 2
How did the movement tactics shift overtime?
Black power movement
introduced economic and political reforms