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Watch the video below and make a note of details to help you answer comprehension questions from the activity below.
Here is some in-depth look at some important events from the US history:
The Puritans
Watch the video below and then write a one-paragraph summary in which you use the following words
second wave
persecuted / persecution
Massachusetts Bay Company
wealthy
example
strict
ironic
Do you think some current American values can be traced back to the Puritans?
2. Manifest Destiny - Read the text below and choose the correct word out of 2 given variants in red. Where you can, work out the meaning from the context.
In the 1. 19th/20th century the US expanded its territory from the 2. Pacific/Atlantic coast to the 3. Pacific/Atlantic coast of the American continent. Thousands of 4. emigrants / Indians migrated to the rich lands beyond the 5. Oregon/Missouri River, called the 6. Trail of Tears / Frontier. These lands were populated by the 7 native Americans / buffalo, who had lived on the continent for thousands of years. White people's migration 8 east / west forced the Indians to move away from their lands and destroyed most of the 9 buffalo / tribes that were the main source of food for the Indians of the 10. Great Plains / north west. An episode which became known as the 'Trail of Tears' was the removal of the 11. Cherokee / Cheyenne tribes to Oklahoma. The US government compelled the Indians to live on 12 reservations / the Great Plains.
(adapted from Eyewitness. Culture in a Changing World, Adriana Redaelli and Daniela Invernizzi)
3. The American Civil War
Watch the video and make notes of important details
Watch the video and make notes of important details
Select the causes and effects of the civil war from the given list. Click on the icon to open the activity
Select the causes and effects of the civil war from the given list. Click on the icon to open the activity
4. The Roaring Twenties
Watch the video on the 1920s and create a mind map of key developments of the age
5. The Great Depression
Read the information and then answer the questions listed on th side:
Comprehension questions:
Comprehension questions:
1. When did the Depression begin?
2. What were the causes of ‘Black Thursday’?
3. How much did wages fall by?
4. At the height of the Depression, how many people were unemployed?
5. What percentage of the workforce was unemployed?
6. Why did families split up?
7. Where did people go to find work?
8. What was the reality of this place?
9. What do the images tell you about the Depression?
6. The Cold War
What do you understand from the picture below? How do you think it illustrates the topic of Cold War?
Now work in pairs to do research on the following sub-topics and report your findings to the class
The arms race
President Kennedy's assassination
The moon landing
The Vietnam war
7. The Civil Rights Movement
Can you name any civil rights? Can you explain the quote below?
Do you know who Martin Luther King Jr was? Find out when and where he made his famous speech "I have a dream". Now watch an excerpt of his speech to find out what his dream was. Do you think that dream has come true?
8. Recent history
Read the timeline of recent events and do research (if necessary) to complete the missing information:
2001 11 September - Co-ordinated suicide attacks by ______________ terror group prompts the US to embark on a 'war on terror' that includes invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
2003 February - Space shuttle Columbia's 28th mission ends in tragedy when the craft breaks-up while re-entering the atmosphere. The seven astronauts on board are _____________.
2005 August - Hundreds of people are killed when Hurricane ____________, the most destructive storm to hit the US in decades, sweeps through gulf coast states. Much of the city of New Orleans is submerged by flood waters.
2008 September - Financial crisis hits the US and international financial markets as major Wall Street investment bank ____________ collapses and other big US financial players face growing troubles as a result of the "credit crunch".
2008 November - Democratic Senator __________ becomes the first black president of the United States.
2011 May - US forces kill Al-Qaeda leader ___________ in an operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad.
2014 December - US and neigbouring communist country____________begin steps to normalise diplomatic relations after more than 50 years of stand-off.
2015 July - The U.S. and other world powers reached a landmark agreement with Iran to limit its ____________ program in exchange for sanctions relief.
2016 November - Republican candidate ___________ wins presidential election, defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in one of the biggest political upsets in US history.
2017 December - US recognises _________ as capital of Israel and announces plans to move their embassy there, prompting anger in Arab countries.
2018 June - After months of hostile relations, President Trump and North Korean leader _________ meet in Singapore and agree to continue dialogue aimed at reducing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
2019 January - The longest U.S. government shutdown in history (35 days) ended after a dispute over funding for a border _________between President Donald Trump and Congress.
2020 March - National emergency declared over the ___________________ pandemic.
2020 May - Nationwide protests break out following the killing of African-American ____________ by Minneapolis police.
2020 November - Democrat former Vice-President ____________ defeats Donald Trump in the presidential election.
2021 January 6th - protestors storm the ____________ Building in Washington DC in an attempt to overturn Trump's defeat in the 2020 presidential election
2021 August - U.S. Withdrawal from ___________: The U.S. completed its troop withdrawal, ending its longest war, as the Taliban regained control.
2022 June- Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson removed federal protection for ___________ rights.
2022 October - Elon Musk buys ___________ and later on rebrands it “X”
2023 June - ___________Submersible disaster - the submersible imploded near the Titanic wreckage, killing all five aboard.
2023 August - devastating wildfires in ___________led to over 100 fatalities and caused $5.5 billion in damages
2024 March - Collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge in ___________, resulting in six fatalities.
2024 November - Multiple civil lawsuits were filed against music mogul ___________, alleging sexual assault and misconduct, sparking discussions about accountability in the entertainment industry.
2025 April -President Trump declared "Liberation Day" and announced extensive ___________ on imports from numerous trading partners.
(adapted from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-16759233)
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