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| Flashcards | 106 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | Nature Studies |
| Level | Primary School |
| Created / Updated | 12.09.2014 / 13.09.2014 |
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Eastter
spring Sunday
celebrates Christion belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ
Christmas Day
25th of December
birth of the Christ Child
New Years Day
January 1
begins a night before
Thanksgiving Day
celebrate on the 4th in November
became a national holiday during civil war
4th of July
Independence day
nations birthday
signing of the Declaration of Independence
Martin Luther King Day
assassination in 1968
national day
clergyman
President´s Day
until mid 1970s
22th of Febrauary, Washington´s B-Day
Memorial Day
4th of May
honors the dead
Memorial Day
4th of May
honors the dead
Labor Day
first Monday of September
honors all nations working people
columbus day
october 12 1492
second monday in october
veterans day
originally valled armistice day
honor americans who had severed in WWI
Valentins Day
february 14 th
named after christian martyr
halloween
october 31
hallows day
national holiday
st patricks day
march 17
Native Americans
first American immigrants from Asia
1492: Colombus th-ought he found India -> India
The Golden Door
1840-60 great wave of immigrants to America
Statue of Liberty a sign of their homeland-to-be
unwilling immigrants
500000 slaves : Africans were shipped to America
1865: abolition of slavery
language and nationality
wide range of people living in America
nowadays 27 million spanish speaking people in america
limits to newcomers
1924: Johnson-Reed Immigration Act
limits on how many people were allowed to immigrate
a new system
1865: shake up old immigration patterns
US allows more immigrant than any other country
675000 immigrants each year
illegal immigrants
1990: nearly 900000 people got legal status due to new law
5 million without permission
the legacy
immigrants enrich american culture
american people have been noted for their willingness to take risk
regional variety
shaped by immigrants and culture
East: concerned what happens with europe
west: concernet what happens in Australia
new england
smalles region
first settlers: english protestants
middle antlantic
muscle: heavy industry
many different cultures
the south
civil war (1861-65) devasted the south economically and socially
slavery really big issue
the midwest
cultural crossroad
the regions hub is Chicago, Illinois
the southwest
Grand Canyon
Mexican heritage coninue to have a strong influence
the west
scientific beauty
Silicon Valley
Hollywood
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