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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | Nature Studies |
| Level | Primary School |
| Created / Updated | 12.09.2014 / 13.09.2014 |
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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
The frontier spirit
border beween settlement and wilderness
self-reliance
strong sense of equality
Yellow Stone
first national park 1872
The colonial Era
first colony founded at jamestown 1607
city upon a hill
a new nation
Bill of Rights 10 amendements
Jefferson became 3rd president
all eviated fear of excessive central power by diciding government into legislative, executive and judical
slavery and civil war
Lincoln: slavery discussion: Emancipation Proclamation 1863
all men are created equal useless for slaves
from 1861-65
the late 19th century
1865: assassination of Lincoln
after civil war: leading industrial power
first transcontinal railroad
the progressive movement
economist movement
improve settlement houses with poor health services
law forbid child labor, limited working hours
war and peace
WWI America first neutral, than interfere
Treaty of Versailles : 1919
1920: Age of Prohibition ( Alcohol)
Great Depression
1932: bank and business failed
industrial production was cut half
Rossevelt: new laws to recover economy
WWI
Pearl Habour: In Hawaii, attacked by the Japanese
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Germany surrendered on the 5th of May 1945
The Cold War
John F. Kennedy as the oresident
after WWII to control Germany
Apollo 11: first landing on the moon
Decades of Change
presidency has alternated between Democrats and Republican
Reagans policy: optimism for the future
the constitution
divided national government: legislative, executive and judicial
substantial independence from other
Bill of Rights
guarantee freedom of speech, relogion and press
right to own firearms
legislative branch
the congress
federal laws
executive branch
chief ist the president
can veto any bill passed by congress
judical branch
haded by the US supreme court
meets in washington
the court of last resort
often the surpreme court has the last word
prayers in school violated prohibition against esablishing a religion
political parties and elections
2 main parties: democrats(jefferson) and republicans(lincoln)
Anation of farmers
1775: 95% was engaged in farming, today less than 2 %
government´s role
government pays farmers to plant fewer crops
feciency payments for the difference bewetween target price and actual price paid
the long view
american agriculture a notable success story
gen food
the american style of mass production
industrial expansion: manufactures adopted the factory system which gathered many workers together in oneolace
firearms
instrustrial nation
after 1890 : period of rapid expansion
1913: assembly line by Ford
postindustrial economy
greatest productive capacity after WWII
made in USA: seal of high quality
