Turning Points Final Exam
Jaycie Tonelli
9/11 (September 11, 2001)
On September 11, 2001, airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center, killing millions of people. Before this attack took place, the Cold War had just ended. This was a major cause of the attacks for many reasons. The Cold War had caused the Soviet Union to collapse, so people started looking to the US for help. People would then disagree with us and reply with acts of terrorism. The Soviet Union was also very supportive of Iraq, when it fell, Iraq became angry with the US. After the 9/11 attacks, things in the US changed. New Policies were created, tourism dropped, and people became scared.
The World Trade Center
Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The towers collapsed and it was a captured on video. Many people lost their lives while either being in the building or saving other people.
Important day in History
Every year on 9/11, people take the time and think about what happened on that day. In schools, students are educated on the event that occurred. We remember the people that lost their lives saving others and the terrible things that happened that day.
Memorial
Their is a memorial where the names of all the people who lost their lives are engraved in cement. The memorial was made where the twin towers used to stand. People go to visit the memorial and take the time to think of those who died or those who lost friends and family.
Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden was the founder of the terrorist group named Al-Qaeda. He was from Saudi Arabia. Al-Qaeda was the group that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. He and his group caused great pain to the US on September 11.
George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the president at the time of the 9/11 attacks. He attended a school on that very day when someone ran up to him and delivered the news. His face had a shocked expression on it. He had to make important decisions and he had to make them quickly. After the attacks, George W. Bush created and enforced new policies regarding security.
Jamestown / Roanoke (1587 - 1589)
In 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh started the Roanoke Colony. Raleigh and some others traveled to the colony on a boat led by Phillip Amadas. People who traveled to the colony were promised land if they came. John White had to return home and left the colony. When he returned, he found that the colony had been abandoned and the only clue was that the word ¨Croatoan¨, the name of a place nearby, was carved into a tree trunk. No one knows for sure what happened to the settlers. There are many different theories as to what happened to them such as dying from disease, being killed by the Natives, and joining the Natives. Eventually the colony of Jamestown was created. It became the first permanent settlement in the new world. It almost ended but was saved by multiple people. John Rolfe brought over Tobacco and John Smith came up with the saying ¨You don't work, you don't eat!!¨, this made people start pulling their own weight.
Native Americans
Some people think that the Native American's had a lot to do with the disappearance of the colonists. Some say that they think that the Natives killed the colonist because they had entered their territory. Some think that the colonists might have eventually joined the Natives.
Croatoan
When John White returned to the colony, he found no one. The only sign of them being there was the fact that ¨Croatoan¨ was craved into a tree. This was the name of nearby land but whenever they ventured there, no one was found.
Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare was the granddaughter of John White. She became the 1st English child to be born in the new world. She, among others, mysteriously disappeared off the island.
John White
John White was the founder of the Roanoke Colony. He left the colony and when he returned, everyone was gone, including his family. He looked for the colonists but never found them.
John Rolfe
John Rolfe brought Tobacco to the New World. Without this crop, the population would have died out. People began calling the Tobacco, ¨Brown Gold¨. The Tobacco saved Jamestown and helped it continue to grow.
19th Amendment (1920)
In 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment prohibits any American citizen being denied the right to vote. Women went through a lot in order to gain this right. Different woman's rights organizations were created in order to try and get this amendment passed. Pretty much every woman's goal was to try and eliminate segregation against women. Women were arrested for protesting against the government but that did not make them stop trying. They continued to try and they never gave up. One by one, more and more states began to give women the right to vote. Soon, it was every state and women had a say.
Women Arrested
Women were arrested while protesting. While in prison, they participated in hunger strikes and rebelled against the prison guards. Women were not going to give up, no matter what.
Protesting
Women protested in many public places. They even picketed outside of the White House and began yelling about all of the things that the government was doing wrong. The police arrested them and claimed that they were being arrested for ¨Disturbing Traffic¨.
Marches
Women participated in marches and parades. They tried to get their point across to as many people as possible. Men screamed at the women and began to throw things at them. This then escalated even more and men began to beat the women, even officers left and did not even try to help the women.
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the Seneca Falls Convention. She was also a leader in the NWSA ( National Women's Suffrage Association). Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her bot worked together to achieve their goals.
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams was the presidents wife during the time that women were trying to gain the right to vote. At first she was skeptical about supporting the idea of women gaining voting rights because she was afraid of what her husband would do. After carefully thinking about it, she began to support the idea. She had a major part in the 19th Amendment being passed because she finally encouraged her husband to support the idea also.
Event Information
Which is most important
I think that 9/11 was the most important turning point because it had a lot of results that followed it. A lot of people lost their lives and it was something that traumatized all of the US. New policies regarding security were created. The Patriot Act allowed the government to search through anyone's personal items. They could go through computers and phones if the felt that they had a reason to. Airport security also changed because of this event because it is now harder to get in and out of the US than it was before the event occurred.
When?
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2001, 09:00 PM
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