Dates to know - summer Flashcards
when did Columbus sail the ocean blue
1492
what happened in 1588
the spanish armada was defeated by the english, leading to england becoming the world power
when did the english settlement happen at jamestown, va
1607
what happened in 1619
the first slaves arrived in virginia
what happened in 1620
the pilgrims landed at plymouth rock, ma
when did the american colonists declare independence from britain
1776
what happened in 1789
the french revolution (first mention of terrorism from the reign of terror)
when did the louisiana purchase from napoleons france that effectively doubled the size of us, as well as when the world reached its first billion people. (thomas jefferson was the president) take place?
1803
what happened in the 1830s
Cyrus McCormack invented reaper, trains made transportation and communication easier and Samuel Morse invented the telegraph
what happened in the 1860s
Civil War Lincoln was 16th president of the US; Industrial Revolution
when was the transcontinental railroad finished and the suez canal formally opened to traffic
1869
what happened in 1896
plessy v ferguson - supreme court ruling “separate but equal” declared
when was the spanish war when america won and acquired the philippians, cuba, puerto rico and guam
1898
when did the great war take place aka ww1
1914-1918
what happened in 1917
Bolshevik Revolution led by Lenin to overthrow the Romanov Dynasty. Beginning of Communism that lasted until 1991
when did women in a america receive suffrage
1920
what happened in 1929
black tuesday - stock market crashes starting a worldwide depression
when did ww2 take place
1939 - 1945
when was the founding of the peoples republic of china - communist country happen
1949
what happened in 1950-1953
korean war. north korea and south korea are split
when was the Brown v. Board of Education–Supreme Court ruling that shot down Plessy v Ferguson ruling of “seperate but equal.” Beginning of integration in the US.
1954
what happened in the 1960s
vietnam war. domino theory. civil right movement in the us
what happened in 1989
on november 9 the berlin wall fell
when did the ussr fall and desert storm in the middle east
1991
what happened in 2001
september 11 - us declared war on terrorism
what happened in 2008
Unprecedented event–half of the world’s population lives in an urban setting
