Mercia

A country that is located in the continent North America. It has fifty states, seven regions, and Washington D.C. as its capital.

ERLIN WALL
The Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany. It divided East and West Germany.

uban Missile Crisis

It was a thirteen day, military and political standoff in

1962 with U.S.S.R. and Cuba on one side and the U.S. on the other. First, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba, which then led to the U.S. blockading Cuba, which finally led to the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. agreeing on a peace agreement.

Day
On June 6, 1944, Allied troops invaded Normandy to push the Germans in there out. The invasion into France by the Allied troops succeded.

llis Island
The main processing point for immigrants coming to the U.S.A. from Europe. Ellis Island was located in New York.

lappe rs
The daring women of the 1920s. They were very different than the women before the 1920s.

reat Plains
A huge area of flat land, with little trees and rainfall and frequent dust storms. It spreads from the Rocky Mountains to the Missouri River and the Rio Grande to Canada, totaling 501,900 square miles.

olocau st
The mass murder of Jews by the Nazis of Germany. It was the systematic approach, or Final Solution, to exterminate the Jews. About six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.

mperialism
It is an idea in where stronger nations take over weaker nations and make it their territory. Imperialism also is a strong nation putting economic or political dominance on a weaker nation.

im Crow Laws
These laws made black and whites segregated in almost all aspects of life. It made segregation legal.

orean War
The Korean War was fought between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the U.S. against the U.S.S.R., China, and North Korea.The war ended in a draw.

abor Unions
An organized group of workers that worked to protect and progress their rights and interests. The most known was the AFL labor union.

artin Luther King Jr.

An African American who fought for civil rights using passive resistance. He said his I Have A Dream speech at the March On Washington.

ew Deal
Franklins programs to get rid of the Great Depression.Some examples of these programs were the Social Security Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

ver There
A song written by George M. Cohan in 1917. Its purpose was to persuade people to join World War 1.

earl Harbor
An Americna military base in Hawaii. It was bombed by Japanese aircraft, which led to the U.S. involvement in World War Two.

uot as
They limit the amount of people who immigrate to the U.S. For example, there is the Immigration Act of 1924.

ay Kroc
The man who franchised McDonalds. He created the famous
arches of McDonalds.

herman Antitrust Act

This act was passed in 1898 by Congress. It prohibited trusts and monopolieswith big businesses.

reaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of World War One. It made Germanty take
full blame for the war, made them have decreased military and decreased land.

nited Nations
It was created for the purpose of World Peace and making sure there would be no possible future wars. It was founded in 1945 after World War Two, replacing the failed League of Nations.

ietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between the U.S. and Vietnam.This war hosted tactics like Guerilla Warfare.

arsaw Pact

It was an alliance between eight communist states between eight communist states during the Cold War. It wa signed in Warsaw under the urging of the U.S.S.R.

enophobi a
An unreasonable fear against foreign or strange things. For example, the U.S. has xenophobia against the Communists, which created the Red Scare.

ellow Journalism
Writing that exaggerates important events to appeal to the readers. It was used during the Spanish-American War.

immerman Telegram
The telegram was sent to Mexico by German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman. It offered an alliance against the U.S. if war broke out. This was one of the reasons why the U.S. went into World War One.