POLITICAL leaders
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THEME
- America is a great country, and has grown and expanded form their mistakes
- America has had success, and downfalls
POLITICAL leaders
woodrow wilson
he wanted to the league of nations 1913-1921
Franklin D. rosevelt
he ended the great depression, by salting WWII 1933-1945
RONALD REAGAN
he ended the cold war, and increased military spending 1981-1989
george w bush
led us into Afghanistan to hunt down Al-Queda.(Osama Bin-Laden) 2001-2008
Military CONflicts
WWI Cause
- sinking of lustania
- attack on 3 merchant ships
- zimmerman telegram
- Asasination of Archiduke Ferdinand
WWI Ends
- germany got overwhelmed when allied powers attacked
- we signed an armistice with the Central Powers
- WWI listed from 1914-1918
WWII cause
pearl harbor occurred as well as hitler trying to take over europe.
wwii ends in pacific
In the pacific we dropped 2 atomic bombs on japan. 1939-1945
WWII ends in europe
Allied powers invade germany, Normandy beach. 1939-1945
Cold War
war over government, communism and capitalists.
cold war ends
- soviet union fell to communism
- gorbeche was open for capitalism to help his country
- lasted 1947-1991
Iraq war Causes
- supposevly had weapons of mass destruction
- terrorism
Iraq war ends
U.S. Senate voted down a resolution to formally end the war. 2003-2011
CIVIL RIGHTS
movement for blacks,woman,gays,disabled etc.
inequality for blacks
blacks were segregated even after laws were passed for equality.
Racism after laws
organizations were formed to antagonize blacks.
civil right leaders
- Martin Luther King JR.
- Malcom X
- Rosa Parks
- Mamie Till
civil rights are passed
obama became president, the first african american president.
womans suffrage
wanted to get the right to vote, wanted equality.
woman fought for their rights
woman got the right to vote in 1920
Industrialization
tanks
heavy firepower vehicles, very durable.1913-1921
space race
money was put towards space stations, and space shuttles 1957-1969
Anti missle DEFENSE system
- invented 2002
- kills off incoming missiles
ATTACK HelicopterS
- invented in 1960
- going into iraq we made helicopters more agile, and put more firepower
conclusion
- America has had successes
- golden age, industrial revolution,
- invention of the atomic bomb, and so on
CONCLUSION
- America has had downfalls
- The Great Depression, Assassination of presidents
- The Recession, and presidency Scandals
