| War or
Action: |
Racism |
Political Policy |
Social Changes |
Economy |
Monuments |
Civil
War |
- Black Codes or Jim Crow laws
- Feared Rebellion
- 40 acres and a mule
|
- 13th Amendment
- 14th Amendment
- 15th Amendment
|
- 4 million slaves freed
- Southern Elite forced into manual labor
- North had superior attitude over south
|
- South devestated by war destruction
- Southern farming damaged
- Northern economy booming
|
- Lincoln Memorial
- Personal Statues
|
World War II |
- Immigration
and Naturalization Act of 1952 is signed
- Racial
segregation ruled unconstitutional in public schools by U.S. Supreme Court
|
- Federal
Highway Act is signed
- Explorer
1, first U.S. satellite, successfully orbits Earth
- Alaska
and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states
|
- Television
- Rock 'n Roll
- Strong Family Life
- Integration started
|
- Consumer demand increases
- Purchasing frenzy
- Greater efficientsy
|
|
Vietnam Conflict |
- Blacks and Whites did not get along well.
- Black and White people were very segregated form each
other.
|
- Students for Democratic Society
- Anti-drug laws
- Anti-segregation laws
|
- Peace movement
- Unprotected sex with multiple partners
|
|
- Vietnam Wall
- Memorial Plaque Project
|
September 11th |
- White/Black relationships improved
- White/Arab relationships worsen
- Less discrimination is mixed-race
neighborhoods of large cities
|
- Airline security increased
- Office of Homeland Security established
-
|
- Increased demand for securtiy systems
- People afraid to fly
- American flag displayed everywhere
|
- International companies figure in cost for
increased security
|
- Web sites
- Mourners' quilt
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