AMERICAN HISTORY revision American History Timeline • Do you remember what these dates refer to? American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC 1 000
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AMERICAN HISTORY revision American History Timeline • Do you remember what these dates refer to? American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC 1 000 AD until 16th c. 1492 1499 American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC first people crossed over on a “land bridge” from Asia to Alaska 1 000 AD until 16th c. 1492 1499 American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC first people crossed over on a “land bridge” from Asia to Alaska 1 000 AD until 16th c. 1492 1499 The Vikings: from the British Isles to Greenland -> to Labrador -> Newfoundland American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC first people crossed over on a “land bridge” from Asia to Alaska 1 000 AD The Vikings: from the British Isles to Greenland -> to Labrador -> Newfoundland until 16th c. Native Americans: California – hunter-gatherers, northwest – villages 1492 1499 American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC first people crossed over on a “land bridge” from Asia to Alaska 1 000 AD The Vikings: from the British Isles to Greenland -> to Labrador -> Newfoundland until 16th c. Native Americans: California – hunter-gatherers, northwest – villages 1492 1499 Christopher Columbus reached Cuba and Haiti - native people “Indians” American history up to 17th century 12 000 BC first people crossed over on a “land bridge” from Asia to Alaska 1 000 AD The Vikings: from the British Isles to Greenland -> to Labrador -> Newfoundland until 16th c. Native Americans: California – hunter-gatherers, northwest – villages 1492 Christopher Columbus reached Cuba and Haiti - native people “Indians” 1499 Amerigo Vespucci – claimed this land wasn’t India, but a new continent From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 1620 1621 until 18th c. 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 1620 1621 until 18th c. 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 1620 1621 until 18th c. 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 until 18th c. 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. eastern coast: British, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish 13 colonies under English rule were established 1773 July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. eastern coast: British, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish 13 colonies under English rule were established 1773 Boston Tea Party July 4th 1776 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. eastern coast: British, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish 13 colonies under English rule were established 1773 Boston Tea Party July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence 1775 – 1783 1789 From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. eastern coast: British, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish 13 colonies under English rule were established 1773 Boston Tea Party July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence 1775 – 1783 1789 the War of Independence – Founding Fathers From colonies to an independent country 1607 1619 the first English colony was founded in Virginia at Jamestown the first African slaves were brought to Virginia 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers – Mayflower 1621 the first Thanksgiving until 18th c. eastern coast: British, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish 13 colonies under English rule were established 1773 Boston Tea Party July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence 1775 – 1783 the War of Independence – Founding Fathers 1789 George Washington, the Constitution 19th century 19th c. 1861 – 1865 1898 19th century 19th c. 1861 – 1865 1898 expansion, territorial wars (Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Arizona...) 19th century 19th c. 1861 – 1865 1898 expansion, territorial wars (Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Arizona...) the Civil War – War between the North and the South 19th century 19th c. 1861 – 1865 1898 expansion, territorial wars (Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Arizona...) the Civil War – War between the North and the South war against Spain – gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines First half of 20th century 1917 1919 – 1929 1929 - 1941 1941 – 1945 First half of 20th century 1917 1919 – 1929 1929 - 1941 1941 – 1945 USA entered World War I – president Wilson First half of 20th century 1917 USA entered World War I – president Wilson 1919 – 1929 the Roaring Twenties 1929 - 1941 1941 – 1945 First half of 20th century 1917 USA entered World War I – president Wilson 1919 – 1929 the Roaring Twenties 1929 - 1941 the Wall Street crash -> the Great Depression 1941 – 1945 First half of 20th century 1917 USA entered World War I – president Wilson 1919 – 1929 the Roaring Twenties 1929 - 1941 the Wall Street crash -> the Great Depression 1941 – 1945 World War II (president F. D. Roosevelt) – Pearl Harbour – atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 1955 – 1975 1950s, 1960s 1963 1969 1991 Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 1955 – 1975 1950s, 1960s 1963 1969 1991 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 1955 – 1975 1950s, 1960s 1963 1969 1991 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War 1955 – 1975 the Vietnam War 1950s, 1960s 1963 1969 1991 Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War 1955 – 1975 the Vietnam War 1950s, 1960s civil rights movements – African Americans, homosexuals, Chicanos, women 1963 1969 1991 Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War 1955 – 1975 the Vietnam War 1950s, 1960s civil rights movements – African Americans, homosexuals, Chicanos, women 1963 1969 1991 the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. –> segregation made illegal Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War 1955 – 1975 the Vietnam War 1950s, 1960s civil rights movements – African Americans, homosexuals, Chicanos, women 1963 the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. –> segregation made illegal 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon - "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." 1991 Second half of 20th century 1945 – 1991 1950 – 1953 the Cold War – superpowers: USA vs. Soviet Union, Space Race the Korean War 1955 – 1975 the Vietnam War 1950s, 1960s civil rights movements – African Americans, homosexuals, Chicanos, women 1963 the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. –> segregation made illegal 1969 Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon - "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." 1991 the First Gulf War The USA in 21st century Sept 11th 2001 2003–2011 2008 The USA in 21st century Sept 11th terrorist attack on WTC, Pentagon -> The USA PATRIOT Act 2001 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) -> War on Terror 2003–2011 2008 The USA in 21st century Sept 11th terrorist attack on WTC, Pentagon -> The USA PATRIOT Act 2001 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) -> War on Terror 2003–2011 the Second Gulf War (Iraq War) 2008 The USA in 21st century Sept 11th terrorist attack on WTC, Pentagon -> The USA PATRIOT Act 2001 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) -> War on Terror 2003–2011 the Second Gulf War (Iraq War) 2008 Barack Obama – first African American president (re-elected in 2012) American History in Pictures • What dates and events do these pictures refer to? 1492 Christopher Columbus reached Cuba and Haiti - native people “Indians” obr. 1 1773 Boston Tea Party obr. 2 1861 – 1865 the Civil War – War between the North and the South obr. 3 1929 - 1941 the Wall Street crash -> the Great Depression obr. 4 1963 the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. –> segregation made illegal obr. 5 2008 Barack Obama – first African American president (re-elected in 2012) obr. 6 Zdroje: O'CALLAGHAN, D. An illustrated history of the USA. Harlow: Longman, c1990, 144 s. ISBN 05-827-4921-2. obr. 1 JENSEN Derek. Columbus-ohio-christopher-columbus-statue-2006-tight. [fotografie]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2006 [cit. 2014-1022]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Columbus-ohio-christopher-columbus-statue-2006-tight.jpg. Formát: 898 × 1,781 obr. 2 CHENG Howard. Boston tea party. [obrázek]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2005 [cit. 2014-10-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_tea_party.jpg. Formát: 1,562 × 983 obr. 3 UNKNOWN. Maryland, Antietam, President Lincoln on the Battlefield - NARA - 533297. [fotografie]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2011 [cit. 2014-10-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland,_Antietam,_President_Lincoln_on_the_Battlefield_-_NARA_-_533297.jpg. Formát: 3,000 × 2,382 obr. 4 PEEL Mike. New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street. [fotografie]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2014 [cit. 2014-10-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_York_Stock_Exchange,_Wall_Street.jpg. Formát: 3,456 × 5,184 obr. 5 BURTON P. S. Martin Luther King Jr NYWTS 4. [fotografie]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2010 [cit. 2014-10-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS_4.jpg. Formát: 2,059 × 2,764 obr. 6 SOUZA Pete. Barack Obama meets Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room. [fotografie]. commons.wikimedia [online]. 2009 [cit. 2014-10-22]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_meets_Combatant_Commanders_in_the_Cabinet_Room.jpg. Formát: 4,500 × 3,000