Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA revision part 2 (20 th century) - gap filling and listening comprehension

World War I President Woodrow Wilson kept the USA out of war for three years – position of a neutral trader the USA declared war on Germany in 1917 – submarine warfare America took part as a victorious country in the negotiations in Versailles

Prohibition ( ) 18 th Amendment: sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol for consumption are banned nationally Illegal production and distribution of alcohol AlCapone earned fortune on illegal alcohol sales (Chicago) Repeal of Prohibition

Great Depression Black Thursday (October 24, 1929 ), the stock market crash in New York destroyed the dreams of a rich society high rate of unemployment, poverty, breadlines, etc. President F.D. Roosevelt: the First and Second New Deal

World War II President Roosevelt did not want to enter any political alliances On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor and the United States entered the war on the side of the Allies

World War II just before the US Navy entered Japan, the Manhattan Project was completed: atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, the Japanese city Hiroshima was bombed and three days later another attack flattened Nagasaki

Cold War conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s – shape of the post-war world; nuclear weapons, espionage, space race NATO member states Other allies of the USA Warsaw Pact member states Socialist country allied with the USSR

Cold War Conflicts: Korean War ( ) United States soldiers fought on the side of South Korea against the North Korean and Chinese troops General McArthur President Eisenhower did a lot to end the conflict – in 1953 cease-fire was signed watch: read:

Cold War Conflicts: Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) in 1962, the Soviet Union installed nuclear weapons on the island J.F. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade around Cuba and there was a threat of nuclear war Kennedy’s negotiation with Khrushchev was successful and the missiles were sent back to the Soviet Union; America promised to respect Castro and his regime at Cuba

Cold War Conflicts: Vietnam War ( ) communist North Vietnam × South Vietnam all American attempts to help the South Vietnam proved to be in vain the cease-fire agreement was signed in 1973 and in 1975 Vietnam was united the war was massively opposed in the US and seen as purposeless More info:

The Watergate scandal in 1974, the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate building were broken into it was proved that President Richard Nixon was involved in the scandal and he had to resign from his office

End of Cold War Ronald Reagan was successful in bringing about an end to the Cold War in 1987, he and Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty at the White House – weapons of mass destruction under control

Gulf War ( ) George Bush had to handle the crisis in the Persian Gulf in 1990 the Iraqi army led by Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait – oil in 1991 Iraq was driven out of Kuwait by the US and allied soldiers

Terrorism on September 11, 2001 the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed by terrorists the United States responded to the attacks by launching a War on Terrorism

Iraq War in March 20, 2003 the USA (supported by the UK) invaded Iraq weapons of mass destruction - oil the invasion led to the quick defeat of the Iraqi military, and the capture and execution of Saddam Hussein

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.