The United States of America (2)

« "The United States of America (2) L'essentiel du cours Key dates The jirst British colon y, Virginia, starts importing African slaves.

The Am ërican ê/iifî War The industrial 'Union States' in the North Led by Abraham Lincolnfought the 'Confederate States' in the South.

The southern states did not want to abo/ish s/avery and so intended to secede from the United States.

ln 1862, Lincoln proclaimed the abolition of slavery.

ln 1865, The fast slaves werefreed.

Harlem Renaissance An artistic movemen _t_w_h_i-ch-en_c_o_u-ra_g_e_d_t_h_e_d_e-ve-·1-op_m_e-nt-of !v":r..~__,.-..,..=:==,_~~...-::::::=•~ •- ', 'black literature, theatre, art and music, especia/ly jazz.

The Marshall Plan President Truman developed the Marshall Plan to help Europe regain economic hea/th and prevent the spread of communism: the USA gave Western European countries signijicantjinancial aid to rebuild their economy .

The Vietnam War The US governm _e_n_t_s-en_t_A_m-er-ic_a_n_t_ro_o_p_s_t_o_in-tervene in the Vietnam conflict because they feared the spread of communism.

Although they were we/1 equipped, the American forces were unable to take contro/ and suffered their first military defeat.

The anti -war movement inspired by protest singers such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez gave birth to 'Flower Power' which became a worldwide counterculture movement.

Woodstock ---------- The mostfamous rock festival ever.

A three -day event during the hippie era with nomes like Jimmy Hendrix, Janis /op/in, Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

lt was emblematic of the American counterculture du ring the tension over the Vietnam War and the racial conjlicts of the 1960s.

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