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Yaltaallow elections inE. Europeand begin plans for UN

Potsdam1945 Truman, Stalin, Atlee meet and decide war-crimes trials for Nazis (Nuremberg Trials), Truman: free elections, Stalin: I want satellite countries as buffers

IMF International Monetary Fun 1944 encourage world trade by regulating currency exchange rates

World Bank help underdeveloped countries (Africa)

UNUUS,UK,USSR,France,China

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization

WHO World Health Organization

Baruch’s plan 1946 UN agency free from veto have worldly power over atomic weapon and research

Kennan’s containment policy

Truman Doctrine 1947 US assist democratic nations who resist communism (providedGreeceandTurkeymoney against communism because their governments were failing/economic problems)

Marshall Plan – 14 billion dollars help rebuildEurope(spend now or pay later)

National Security Act 1947 created Department of Defense, National Security Council to advise president on security, and CIA for foreign info

“Voice ofAmerica” radio 1948

MacArthurJapanReconstruction – democracy

NATO one for all all for one

NINETEEN FORTY-NINE

Chinese Civil War, Nationalists lose against Communists, “lostChina”

Russians get A-Bomb

Truman: MAKE DA H-BOMB

Bought from France fo $15 milion. 830,000 square miles. Mississippi eastern border. 

France minister Robert Livingston and Jefferson appointed Monroe to discuss to purchase new orleans land.

Tallyrand (france) didn't want to just sell new orleans. so both L&M bought the whole thing, which costs over their given budget of $10 million. 

senate 24/7 to pass this treaty

Jefferson was still strict constitutionist but it benefited the country and 10th amendment allowed power not given to US and not denied by states belong to states/people

Jefferson told secretary of state not to deliver commissions to "midnight" appointees who haven't received them yet. Justice as peace, appointed by Adams, William Marbury demanded to deliver.

*madamus- court tells someone to do something

Judiciary Act of 1789- Supremem court can issue writ of mandamus to any officer of U.S. Judiciary Act of 1801: Reduced size of the Supreme court from 6 to 5 justices and it allowed midnight judges 

Marbury was entitled the position. Supreme court oculd not mandamus because Judiciary Act of 1789 was considered unconstitutional

Lexington & Concord April 1775 weapons held in warehouse, British troops sent to seize it minutemen (militia) vs troops "first shot heard around the world"

Bunker Hill June 17, 1775 found out British troops were sent to occupy hills surrounding Boston Boston won, but lost a lot of men Showed Continental Army were inexperienced but willing to fight for FREEDOM

Battle of Princeton and Trenton 1776-1777 Continental Army led by George Washington beat British Army

Battle of Saratoga turning point. British defeated at Sarratoga , started fighting in south 

Battle of Yorktown Cornwallis abandoned Southern strategy and decided to go up north in Virginia. Washington saw and seized opportunity and went with french sealing off land approaching Yorktown. Trapped Cornwallis and after 3 weeks Cornwallis surrendered on October 17 1781 

Kat 9-16

THIS PAINTING IS BLOODY AWESOME

Molasses Act 1733 tax on molasses, never got payed though 

Sugar Act 1764 lowered molasses tax, hoping they would pay Colonists started to get suspicious of British intentions (control)

Stamp Act 1765 tax on documents, etc. "No taxation without representation!" (However, backfired with virtual representation) Colonists reaction: boycott, creation of Sons of Liberty (James Otis/Samuel Adams, in Massachusetts/Boston), Stamp Act Congress (Massachusetts, James Otis, passed laws: no taxation without representation) English business went down Parliament repeals Stamp Act and passes Declaratory Act

Declaratory Act 1766 Parliament has power to have power!!! Colonists: uhh... yeah we know that. Respect goes down.

Townshend Acts 1767 taxes on essential goods used by educated/trained workers (glass, paper, ink, etc.) lawyers, doctors, etc. were the educated ones so they reacted better than before Non-importation (didn't let ships dock) and boycotts Repealed except for tea (GB: we still have control, y'know) resulted in Boston Massacre 1770

Tea Act 1773 lowered the cost of tea, but colonists MUST buy from East India Company (monopoly) colonists: GB are trying to control us, BOSTON TEA PARTY

1763, post-French-Indian War

Britain: Hey, colonists, you can't pass Appalachians b/c we need to stabilize Indians relationship and trade settlement

7/13 colonies meet in 1754 in Albany, NY

discuss better relations with Indians and defense against France

French + Indian fight England to fight for land west of Appalachians

1754-1763

colonists fight mostly and win but Britain said no: Proclamation Line 1763

Spanish fleet Navy, strongest during colonial

English explorer looking for El Dorado (City of Gold)

founder of The Lost Colony Roanoke (1587)

first attempt failed

Hernan Cortes

Spanish conquistador against Aztecs in S. America

Indians mistook him for god (forces, guns, smallpox, horse, white)