APUSH Turning Points in History – Flaherty

Event: Treaty of Paris Significance: End of the French and Indian War Related Events: A. Pontiac's Rebellion B. Proclamation of 1763 C. End of Salutary Neglect

Event: Declaration of Independence Significance: Beginning of the Am. Revolution Related Events: A. Thomas Paine - "Common Sense" B. Second Continental Congress C. Thomas Jefferson

Event: George Washington is elected President Significance: 1st President of the United States Related Events: A. establishes precedents - 2 terms, cabinet, Mr. President, etc..... B. Bill of Rights - 1791 C. Farewell Address

Event: Revolution of 1800 Significance: 1st peaceful transition of power Related Events: A. Jeffersonian democracy B. Midnight Judges C. Marshall Court

Event: Marbury v. Madison Significance: establishes the principal of judicial review Related Events: A. Midnight judges B. Louisiana Purchase C. Lewis and Clark Expedition D. Tripolitan Wars

Event: Treaty of Ghent Significance: end of the War of 1812 Related Events: A. War Hawks B. Battle of New Orleans C. Hartford Convention D. Nascent Nationalism E. American System - Henry Clay F. Era of Good Feelings

Event: Treaty of Guadelupe-Hildalgo Significance: End of the Mexican War A. California Gold Rush - 1849 B. Compromise of 1850 - C. Uncle Tom's Cabin D. Gadsden Purchase E. Kansas-Nebraska Act - Bleeding Kansas

Event: Attack on Fort Sumter Significance: Beginning of the Civil War A. Election of 1860 B. South Carolina secedes - Secession Crisis C. 13th Amendment

Event: Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House Significance: end of the Civil War A. Lincoln is assassinated B. Presidential Reconstruction v. Congressional Reconstruction C. Tenure of Office Act - Johnson is impeached

Event: Compromise of 1877 Significance: end of military occupation of the South/Reconstruction A. Election of 1876 - Hayes v. Tilden B. Redeemer Governments C. Great Railroad Strike of 1877

Event: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Significance: Beginning of World War I A. Sinking of the Lusitania and USW B. Zimmerman Telegram C. Russian Revolution

Event: Paris Peace Conference Significance: Treaty of Versailles A. Wilson's 14 Pts. or "Peace Without Victory" B. League of Nations C. 18th/19th Amendment

Event: Stock Market Crash Significance: ushered in the Great Depression A. Hoovervilles, bank runs and the Bonus Army B. Dust Bowl C. New Deal

Event: Pearl Harbor Significance: The U.S. enters World War I A. "Day that will live in infamy!" B. D-Day C. Battle of the Bulge

Significance:End of World War II Event: Germany and Japan surrender A. A-bombs are dropped on Japan B. Yalta and Potsdam Conferences C. Creation of the United Nations D. Holocaust

Event: Brown v. Board of Ed. of Topeka, Kansas Significance: Leads to the end of segregation in schools A. Civil Rights Movement B. Martin Luther King, Jr. - non-violence; civil disobedience - S.C.L.C. and S.N.C.C. C. Malcolm X/Black Power/Black Panthers

Event: Election of John F. Kennedy Significance: A. Televised debates B. New Frontier C. Flexible Response/Cuban Missiles Crisis/Bay of Pigs/Berlin Wall D. Assassination of JFK

Event: Gulf of Tonkin Incident Significance: leads to the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War A. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution B. Attack on Pleiku C. Tet Offensive D. 24th Amendment E. March on Washinton/Civil Rights Act of 1964/Freedom Summer F. Johnson is elected President

Event:Tet Offensive Significance: Johnson decides not to run for re-election A. Anti-war protests B. Chicago Riots/Trial of the Chicago 8 C. Nixon is elected - "Peace with Honor" - Vietnamization

Event: Cease-fire with North Vietnam Significance: end of the fighting in Vietnam A. War Powers Act B. P.O.W.'s are to be returned home C. Secret bombing of Cambodia D. Roe v. Wade E. "Saturday Night Massacre" - Watergate - Oct. 20th F. V.P. Spiro T. Agnew Resigns; replaced by Gerald Ford G. Endangered Species Act

Event: Fall of the Berlin Wall Significance: end of communism in Eastern Europe A. Germany is reunited - 1990 B. Fall of the U.S.S.R. C. New World Order

Event: Contract with America Significance: Republicans gain control of both Houses of Congress Related Events: A. Clinton more with to compromise B. Internet boom/.com boom C. Clinton impeached