"US History: VHS Summer: Brandon Campbell

Slave Codes

Jun 29, 1712

Slave codes were laws which each US state, or colony, enacted which defined the status of slaves and the rights of masters. Such codes gave slave-owners absolute power over their human property.

The Massacre at Sand Creek

Nov 29, 1864

The demand for native lands grew to the point where the solution would not be civilized. The Sand Creek Massacre was when a 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne people. The brutality was extreme.

1877-20101

Period: Jun 29, 1877 to Jun 29, 2011

STRIKE, STRIKE!

Jul 16, 1877

[On July 16, 1877, workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia drove all the engines into the roundhouse and professed that not one train would leave until the owners improved their pay.](On July 16, 1877, workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia drove all the engines into the roundhouse and professed that not one train would leave until the owners improved their pay.)

CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT

Jun 29, 1882

In 1882, Congress passed the CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT which barred the chinese. then Japanese immigration was restricted by executive agreement. These two ethnic groups were the only ones to be restricted.

The Spanish-American War

Jul 2, 1898

Treaty of ParisThe Spanish American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. It ended with the Americans defeating the Spaniards.The treaty of paris settled it all.

The Great War!

Jul 11, 1914

The start of the Great War was in 1914! The whole continent was basically at war! World War I was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances.

World War I

Jul 11, 1914

The causes of World War 1 were factors such as the conflicts and hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well.

Rallying the Country!

Jul 11, 1914

public informationOnce Congress declared war, President Wilson quickly created the COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION. They used every tactic they could to raise American consciousness.

MONEY, MONEY!

Jul 11, 1914

the total costWorld War I was the most expensive endeavor by the United States up to that point in history. The total cost to the American public amounted to over $110 billion.

Holocaust!!!!

Jul 12, 1933

The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

World War ll

Jul 12, 1933

World War ll increased racial tension. It also created some serious riots! World War II was a long and bloody war that lasted for six years. Officially beginning on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, World War II lasted until both the Germans and the Japanese had surrendered to the Allies in 1945.

Germanyyyyy!!!!

May 16, 1945

Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered close to two out of every three Jews in Europe. Hundreds of Jewish communities in Europe, some centuries old, disappeared forever in the massive crime we now call the Holocaust.

Women after War!

Jul 16, 1945

Over six million women were employed in heavy manufacturing jobs during world war two. They took up jobs such as riveting aircraft cowls, welding personnel carriers and building military equipment that until the war had been entirely male-dominated jobs. Rosie the Riveters were largely responsible for keeping the American economy moving forward during world war two.

Superpower Relations!

Jul 16, 1962

USSR and USA were allies against Nazi Germany. They were on the brink of war in 1962!

Reagan & Gorbachev

Jul 19, 1989

USA spent huge amounts of money to win the the "Arms Race!" This race was important to us because we wanted to continue to be the superpower of the world!

End of the Cold War!

Jul 19, 1989

In 1989 President Bush and Gorbachev declared the Cold War to be over. Both sides agreed to work toward a treaty dealing with long-range nuclear weapons and conventional arms in 1990. Gorbachev and Bush also agreed that another summit would take place in June 1990, in Washington, D.C.

The fall of Communism!

Jul 19, 1990

After the Berlin Wall collapsed free party elections were held in March. Many things led to the fall of communism. An oppressed people will always want to breathe free. Any government that systematically oppresses its citizens into submission and obedience will eventually see a backlash against the ruling regime. This is what the leaders in the U.S.S.R. faced that culminated into them voting their Communist government out of existence in 1991.

Communist Roles are being let go!

Jul 19, 1991

Bulgaria and Albania slowly let go of the communist role. Due to what it was doing to their countries.

Clintonnnnnnnn!

Jul 19, 1993

Clinton signs the Brady Bill, imposing a waiting period and background checks for purchasing handguns. This was a very important bill in American History.

Women during War!

Jul 16, 2011

how women adapted during warPropaganda images showed how women adapted during war. It was a way to show that America was still in control and the women were doing there best to keep things settled and come at home while the men were away.