America through history

President Wilson: 1913-1921
Led US into WW1
Entered WW1 after sinking of Lusitania
Wrote The14 Points after war
Endorsed League of Nations

President Franklin Roosevelt

• President for 12 yrs (1933-1945)
• Entered WW2 after Pearl Harbor
• Formed United Nations for world peace
• Felt future peace depended on US/Russia relationship

President Truman

President Reagan (1981-1989)

connections

• Wilson brought us into WW1, which set the stage for WW2 
• Roosevelt was the president during WW2 - which led to the Cold War
• President Truman sent troops to Korean War, which was caused by Cold War
• Reagan was president during the height of the Cold War

Slavery ended 1865
After almost 100 years and the Civil War slavery ended, Black men were officially guaranteed the right to vote 1870

Barack Obama (2008-present)
First black president

Emmet Till
Lynched for whistling at a white girl in Montgomery, Alabama (1955)

Jackie Robinson (1957)
First African American to play in a major league baseball game

Connection
Slavery, Emmett Till, Jackie Robinson, and Barack Obama all have to do with equal rights for all

WW1 (1914-1918)

War World II (1939-1945)
US wanted to stay isolated from the war
Entered after Pearl Harbor

Cold War (1945-1991)
Between US and USSR

Started after WW2 with restructuring of Europe
Communism vs
Anti-Communism

Korean War (1950-1953)

Connection

• Problems after WW1 led to WW2
• Cold War started after WW2 over restructuring of Europe & political beliefs
• US entered Korean War to stop spread of Communism

Gilded Age (1870's -- 1890's) period of time that meant "coated with a thin layer of gold" some Americans worried that American society was holding back problems, others worried that industrialist and wealth men were enriching themselves

Progressive Era (1890-1920)

Great Depression (1929-1939)

Government shut down
(2014)
all non-essential services shut down like Natural Parks, Congress was unable come to an agreement on the what the budget should be to pay employees and fund programs for the new year, the government effectively shut down at midnight on Oct. 1

Connection

• Gilded Age: coated with gold government holding back problems
• Progressive era: government made reforms in business  
• Great Depression: government didn't want to get involved but then had to  
• Government shut down: disagreement about enconomy shut government down
• Government changes between becoming involved or not in the economy