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American History: Key Periods, American English Development - Coggle…

- - - - During this time European powers began to build global empires and colonize a New World full of different possibilities. Some major events that took place during this time: Fall of the Aztec and Inca civilizations, the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Establishment of Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and the other 13 original colonies, and The Great Awakening.
      - This era begins with Christopher Columbus’s accidental discovery of the New World and ends with the beginning of the French and Indian War.
- - - - After the war was over, Woodrow Wilson began work on a League of Nations that would eventually influence the creation of the United Nations. While America still remained an isolated country World War 1 laid the groundwork for involvement in Europe down the road.
      - World War 1 took place in the early 20th century. While America did not play a significant role in World War 1 until later in the war it changed much of our foreign policy. At the time America’s foreign policy was typically that of an isolationist.
      - World War I (1914 – 1918)
- - - - Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology. New technologies, especially automobiles, moving pictures, and radio, brought “modernity” to a large part of the population.
      - Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality in both daily life and architecture. At the same time, Jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of World War I. As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age.
      - A time of extreme wealth. The Roaring 20s saw unprecedented economic growth as the stock market soared to new heights. The spirit of the Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of novelty associated with modernity and a break with traditions, which seemed to be the opposite of President Calvin Coolidge who was a more reserved president.