The United States of America (2)
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"The United States
of America (2)
L'essentiel du cours
Key dates
The jirst British colon y, Virginia, starts importing African slaves.
The Am ërican ê/iifî War
The industrial 'Union States' in the North Led by Abraham
Lincolnfought the 'Confederate States' in the South.
The
southern states did not want to abo/ish s/avery and so
intended to secede from the United States.
ln 1862, Lincoln proclaimed the abolition of slavery.
ln 1865, The fast slaves werefreed.
Harlem Renaissance An artistic movemen _t_w_h_i-ch-en_c_o_u-ra_g_e_d_t_h_e_d_e-ve-·1-op_m_e-nt-of !v":r..~__,.-..,..=:==,_~~...-::::::=•~ •- ', 'black literature, theatre, art and music, especia/ly jazz.
The Marshall Plan
President Truman developed the Marshall Plan to help
Europe regain economic hea/th and prevent the spread of
communism: the USA gave Western European countries
signijicantjinancial aid to rebuild their economy .
The Vietnam War The US governm _e_n_t_s-en_t_A_m-er-ic_a_n_t_ro_o_p_s_t_o_in-tervene
in the Vietnam conflict because they feared the spread
of communism.
Although they were we/1 equipped, the
American forces were unable to take contro/ and suffered
their first military defeat.
The anti -war movement inspired
by protest singers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez
gave birth to 'Flower Power' which became a worldwide
counterculture movement.
Woodstock ---------- The mostfamous rock festival ever.
A three -day event during
the hippie era with nomes like Jimmy Hendrix, Janis /op/in,
Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
lt was emblematic
of the American counterculture du ring the tension over the
Vietnam War and the racial conjlicts of the 1960s.
9/11 -~---,,-..,. ----,,----.- Te rr or i s t s used planes to destroy the World Trade.
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Liens utiles
- Louisiana Purchase TreatyIn 1803 the United States purchased a vast interior region of North America from France for $15 million.
- Geography of the United States
- George Washington I INTRODUCTION George Washington (1732-1799), first president of the United States (1789-1797) and one of the most important leaders in United States history.
- The United States of Amer ica (1)
- The Emancipation ProclamationIssued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, this famous document, printed here in its entirety, granted freedom to more than 3 million United States slaves.