- •A new world
- •Explorers from Europe
- •Virginian Beginnings
- •Colonial Life in America
- •The Roots of Revolution
- •Fighting for Independence
- •A new nation
- •Years of Growth
- •West to the Pacific
- •North and South
- •The Civil War
- •Reconstruction
- •Years of growth
- •Farming the Great Plains
- •The Amerindians’ Last Stand
- •Inventors and Industries
- •The Golden Door
- •Reformers and Progressives
- •An American Empire
- •Twentieth century americans
- •The Roaring Twenties
- •Crash and Depression
- •Roosevelt’s New Deal
- •The Arsenal of Democracy
- •Prosperity and Problems
- •Black Americans
- •Superpower
- •A Balance of Terror
- •The Vietnam Years
- •America’s Back Yard
- •An End to Cold War?
- •The American Century
- •The land and its features
- •Mountains and Valleys of the Pacific Region
- •Mountains, Plateaus, and Basins of the Interior West
- •Interior Lowlands
- •Appalachian Mountains
- •Piedmont and Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains
- •Climates and ecosystems
- •The Humid East
- •The Dry Interior West
- •The Pacific Region
- •Water features
- •Groundwater
- •Environmental hazards
- •The Horse in Motion – 1878
- •The Birth of a Nation – 1915
- •Soviet Montage – 1920s
- •The Jazz Singer – 1927
- •Was Mickey Mouse originally a Mouse?
- •How did Mickey Mouse get his name?
- •The most important movies in the evolution of American Cinema
- •Culture Specifics in American Movies
- •Influences of American Movies on the Rest of the World
- •The faces of poverty in the us
- •Introduction:
- •1. What is poverty?
- •2. Life in trailers, motels and cars
- •3. Hunger in america
- •Virginian Beginnings
- •Virginia a poor man could hope for a farm of his own
- •Independence.
- •Independence .
- •Important part in the war.
- •1783, Britain officially recognized her former
- •It. But others say that his policies of giving voters
- •1805 Four countries claimed to own Oregon — Russia,
- •In November 1806, Pike and his men reached the
Prosperity and Problems
2nd WW made US profit, good wages in factories; most prosperous people in the world
many Americans were still poor – president Kennedy (Democrats) tried to help them with government money and food, and to help blacks
1963 – Kennedy was shot dead while driving through Dallas
new President Johnson wanted to continue (set up health care system, aid to education) but he involved the country in Vietnam war – huge costs forced him to give up his plans
Richard Nixon – believed that poor people were already getting enough governmental aid and should overcome hardship by own efforts
re-elected because he got out US soldiers from Vietnam – huge sense of relief in US
after his triumph he was in trouble – “Watergate Affair” – he was spying his political opponents to discredit them – a tape recorder from his office proved it, he resigned as President to avoid imprisonment
Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter – weren’t able to control inflation caused by oil-price increase
Ronald Reagan (Republican, former actor) – wanted to make Americans depend more on self- help, not government’s; developed powerful missiles and weapons
criticized, but his policy helped people to find jobs, make better profits and become well-off
popular, re-elected by one of biggest majorities in US history
Black Americans
segregation began to vanish during WW2 – black workers in wartime factories working alongside whites earned more money, all positions in army opened to qualified blacks
“Civil Rights Movements” – struggle for equal treatment
Supreme court decided that were illegal and ordered that black children should be allowed to attend any school – protests – President Eisenhower sent troops to enforce this decision
struggle for equal rights in education went on for more than 30 yrs
1955 – Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to give up her seat in a bus as she was supposed to do – arrested, but blacks supported her
National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) persuaded the judge to release Mrs. Parks from jail; led by M. L. King, they “boycotted” public transport
1963 – demonstration of Civil Right Movement in Washington to demand full racial equality (time of King’s speech “I have a dream…”)
from Kennedy’s initiative Civil Rights Act was passed but racial difficulties still deep-rooted
riots in Chicago, Detroit, NY, Washington, after King was murdered – blacks decided that voting was more effective way to improve their positions (idea to elect blacks)
by 1985 – more than 5 000 black officials
Jesse Jackson announced candidacy for presidential election of 1988 – many blacks and whites voted for him; situation has greatly improved
Superpower
Cold War and Korea
Russians and Americans fought in the war as allies – but both feared one country could drop atomic bombs on another at any time – friendship was over, “Cold war” – without weapons
President Truman feared Russia would convert world into communism
Germany was divided in 4 parts after war, each occupied by 1 ally country – later divided in 2 parts, one controlled by communist and one by allies
“Truman Doctrine” - to stop the spread of Soviet influence, Truman started the policy of sending money and supplies to post-war countries
Marshall Plan – help for Europe to prosper with food, fuel, machines, raw materials
Soviet Union refused it – a way how US interfere in home affairs of other countries
1945 – after Japan surrendered, Korea was divided (north occupied by Soviets, south by US)
after the occupation both governments claimed the right to rule all of the country, Truman sent soldiers to fight for South Korea, he wanted to unite all Korea and establish a government friendly to the US
war ended after 2 yrs because the death of Stalin and president’s Eisenhower hint that Americans might have atomic weapons
1949 – non-communist part of Europe feared that Soviets might overrun them (especially when Russia took control in Czechoslovakia)
US invited most of European nations to set up North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – alliance of nations who support each other against threats from Russians and set up combined army forces