Domestic+and+International+Conflicts

**__Domestic and International Conflicts__ =(**


 * American Revolution, 1773:
 * started with the French and Indian War --> Britain owed a lot of war debt and wanted the colonists to pay part of their debts (the British were already being taxed byt the government and they all thought that the colonists had a much easier better life than they did)
 * colonists were unhappy about the taxes they received and started to revolt and start like little groups and go against Britain --> the more colonists revolted the more taxes Britain placed on them to teach them a lesson
 * Boston Massacre
 * March 5, 1770
 * 5 colonists died, colonists teased the British soldiers and started to assault them, British were defending themselves and so they "accidentally" killed colonists
 * went to court, John Adams defended British --> British found guilty for man slaughter
 * went to war with Britain to declare independence from Britain, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation created
 * at first Americans looked like their losing, but then the victory in Saratoga gave the Americans more hope and encouragement to fight in the war and this also helped them gain an ally which was France
 * with France's help, the Americans had an advantage over Britain --> alliance of France also made Spain help America out too
 * March 15, 1781: General Cornwallis (British side) arrived in Yorktown, he was planning on a surprise attack on the Americans, but in the end they ended up being surrounded by Americans, Spanish, and French by land and water. Cornwallis had no choice but to surrender
 * Treaty of Paris (September 3, 1783): America is its own independent nation, Spanish have Florida
 * Shay's Rebellion, 1780s:
 * Hamilton became the secretary of treasury and passed a tariff --> the farmers were all angered about this because they were all still in debt from the Revolutionary War and now the government was demanding more money from them --> Daniel Shay and the other farmers formed a group and attacked --> this showed that America needed a new government
 * The Quasi War, 1797:
 * This was a war between America and France and from this war America developed a close relationship with Britain. This demonstrated that even though America no longer relied on Britain, but it can still take care of itself.
 * War of 1812, 1812:
 * This war began in Europe and later on became an international war between the Americans and the British. This was was ended with a treaty stating that Americans can import their goods to Britain again. This renewed America and Britain's relationship with each other.
 * Mexican-American War, 1846:
 * This was a war between America and Mexico and Mexico ended up losing to America. From this America gained more land for itself to expand, but it also brought more conflicts about slavery.
 * Mexican Cession: America gained huge amounts of land from this. With this huge piece of land, America was able to expand westward.
 * Bleeding Kansas, 1855:
 * This was the conflict between pro-slavery and antislavery people who lived in Kansas. Kansas was the main/turning point in America to decide whether the rest of the nation would have slavery or not. Knowing this piece of news, both groups quickly moved to determine the state's future. Because these two groups had such a major dislike for each other, they created a lot of violence in Kansas, hence the name "Bleeding Kansas".
 * John Brown's Raid, 1859:
 * John Brown and his group raided towns in Kansas and their actions shocked many Americans. This caused even more tensions between the North and the South.
 * Civil War, 1861-1865:
 * The South seceded from America and created their own nation called the Confederacy. The North wanted to reunite the nation again and so this war started to regain the South back. After a long battle, the war finally ended in 1865 and it brought an end to slavery. This became the beginning of Reconstruction in the South to better its society so that it's just like the North's society. This war may have ended slavery, but African Americans still suffered from discrimination and injustices, but this was their first step in gaining their equal rights.
 * Taos Indian Revolt, 1847:
 * The Indians rebelled against America because threatened as Americans moved westward and didn't want the Americans to expand to their lands. This created a conflict for western expansion for Americans.
 * Pullman Strike, 1893-1894:
 * This was a strike that the workers had against the low wages and high rents. They were very angered by their poor condition and so they revolted to achieve better conditions. This happened during the time of the growing economical changes in the nation.
 * Spanish-American War, 1898:
 * Cuba and other Spanish island wanted to break free from Spain's control and become their own independent nation, but Spain wouldn't let them. America stepped in to help these islands out and during this war, America's goal changed. Instead of helping, America wanted to gain control of these islands as well. This was all due to the idea of imperialism. In the end, America got Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
 * The Philippine War, 1900:
 * Because the Philippines were under America's rule, they were unhappy and wanted to be their own independent nation. Under America's control, they were forced to live under economic and industrial changes in their homeland and were forced to live like Americans. They finally had enough of this and wanted to break free from America and so they rebelled. In the end, the Philippines won and became their own independent nation.
 * Boxer Rebellion, 1900:
 * There was a rebellion in China and after getting back the diplomats back safe, America convinced the other nations to agree to the Open Door Notes so that it would allow American trade with China with no interventions from other nations and each and one of them had equal access to China's trade.
 * Panamanian Revolt, 1903:
 * America was involved in this revolt and it helped America build the Panama Canal there. With the Panama Canal, it can link the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean and it made trader easier and faster.
 * Intervention in Nicaragua, 1909:
 * This was to help expand American investments to other smaller countries around the world. American troops stayed there for more than a decade so that it seemed like Nicaragua belonged to America.
 * Lusitania, 1915:
 * This was an American cruise ship that was destroyed by the Germans and it caused America to step into World War I. This was the event that triggered America's involvement in World War I. Before America was indirectly involved, but then when the Lusitania was sunk, it gave America a real, solid reason to go into the war.
 * World War I, 1917:
 * This was the first World War that happened in the world and that America had joined into. This world war actually happened in Europe between the European countries and at first America didn't want to get involved because this wasn't their problem. But because America had strong economic and historical ties with Britain, it started to help Britain bit by bit. Later on because the Germans sunk Lusitania, America had a real reason to join into the war. This war provided a great economical and political opportunities to the nation, but it also led into social instability.
 * Race Riots, 1917:
 * Race Riots started to happen in America where the whites attacked the blacks. Many blacks began moving to the North and the whites didn't want the blacks to take their opportunities away from them and so they attacked them, but the blacks also fought back and this gave a never ending conflict and fight between the two races. This demonstrated that there's a change in the blacks' attitudes.
 * Boston Police Strike, 1919:
 * The Boston police went on strike and this caused chaos in Boston. There was so much crime that the governor had to call the National Guard for help. Eventually every police in Boston was replaced with new ones. This showed the social instability of the postwar society.
 * Bonus Marchers, 1941:
 * When the Great Depression happened, a huge amount of World War I veterans marched to Washington D.C. demanding the government to pay their bonuses because they feared that the government would have no more money and their bonuses would be useless. There, they were attacked by the police and didn't get their money.
 * Pearl Harbor, 1941:
 * Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and this caused America to join World War II. This incident was just like the Lusitania incident back in World War I because it triggered America into joining the war. At first America states that it will remain neutral from the war, but slowly it was helping the Allies indirectly. When the Pearl Harbor was bombed, this gave America a real reason to join into the war.
 * World War II, 1941:
 * This started because Hitler wanted to regain power for Germany and he kept on expanding to the point that the Allies believed that he was getting too powerful and needed to stop him before it's too late. America joined into this war because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In the end, the Allies and America won the war, but it produced two powerful nations, America and the Soviet Union. Both of them were powerful and they competed to be number one. This tension between these two nations turned into a cold war.
 * Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945:
 * America dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war in Japan. Many believed that America dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because it wanted to end the war sooner and prevent any more deaths. But many people also believed that the main reason that they dropped the bomb was because America wanted to intimidate the Soviet Union and show that they were still powerful. This just created more tensions between the two nations and caused a lot of death in Japan.
 * The Cold War, 1947:
 * This was a war between America and the Soviet Union that used no violence but through their actions. These two nations weren't really into war with one another, but their actions showed that they were in an war. America wanted to contain communism from spreading while the Soviet Union wanted to spread it.
 * Korean War, 1950:
 * The Korean War was actually a war between North Korea and South Korea but it also became a war between America and the Soviet Union. Korea split into two because one wanted communism while the other part didn't want it. The Soviet Union supported North Korea because it wanted to help them spread communism while America helped South Korea to prevent communism's influence. This was also part of the cold war between America and the Soviet Union. In the end, South Korea won and it proved that America was powerful and could prevent communism from spreading.
 * Echo Park, 1950
 * Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955
 * Hungarian Revolution, 1956
 * March to Washington, 1963
 * Watts Riots, 1964
 * Vietnam War, 1964
 * People's Park, 1969
 * Wounded Knee, 1972
 * Stonewall Riot, 1969
 * Christmas Bombing, 1972
 * Fall of the USSR, 1991
 * Invasion of Kuwait, 1990