Richard Nixons Cambodian Bombing

In March 1969, President Richard Nixon authorized secret bombing raids in Cambodia, a move that escalated opposition to the Vietnam War in Ohio and across the United States. Nixon believed North Vietnam was transporting troops and supplies through neighboring Cambodia into South Vietnam. He hoped that bombing supply routes in Cambodia would weaken the United States' enemies. The bombing of Cambodia lasted until August 1973. In April 1970, President Nixon ordered United States troops to occupy parts of Cambodia. Nixon claimed that the soldiers were protecting the United States' withdrawal from South Vietnam. Many Americans opposed the Vietnam War. Students at other college campuses in Ohio and in the rest of the United States continued to protest the Vietnam War and its escalation into Cambodia.

Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of america (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union (north) defeated the confederacy (south) and ended the civil war and began reconstruction. Grant began his lifelong career as a soldier after graduating from the U.S military academy at west point in 1843. In the Mexican- American war , he was a close observer of the techniques of Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. He resigned from the Army in 1885. He was also the first president in the 40 years after andrew jackson to be elected president twice. 

Great Depression

The Great Depression started in about 1929, official start date of it considered as Black Tuesday on October 29, 1929. The Great depression was affected working-class and to a somewhat lesser degree middle-class people. No one was unscathed,however. Many wealthy people lost everything, going from being princes to paupers. The great depression was also about the stock market crashing. The stock market crash resulted in the loss of capital by businesses, and the loss of personal and investment income by individual stockholder. The thing that brought america out of the depression was world war 2.

the louisiana purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the largest and most extraordinary land purchase in the history of the United States. It was also the cheapest (per square mile). At the turn of the 19th Century, Americans were moving further westward. Settlers had crossed the Appalachian Mountains and headed for parts known and unknown. Pioneers like Daniel Boone had made trails and roads, allowing families to travel to new places. Soon, the Northwest Territory and other places were bustling with Americans. Everyone wanted more places to live, more animals for their farms. The one thing that the Government wanted more of was land. And the Louisiana Territory had a lot of land. Louisiana was owned by France, and New Orleans was a French settlement. Many Americans lived in and around New Orleans, and many American ships sailed back and forth on the river. The U.S. Government wanted to protect American shipping and settlements. So President Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston to France to buy New Orleans and the surrounding area. Napoleon, who was by this time Emperor of France, refused. He was involved in wars in Europe and had dreams of western empire as well. Jefferson sent James Monroe as well to France, in hopes of convincing Napoleon to reconsider. The French leader did more than that: He offered to sell all of the Louisiana Territory, more than 828,000 square miles. Livingston and Monroe quickly accepted and offered to pay $15 million. Both sides agreed, and the Louisiana Territory became American. 

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s lasted about a decade. Its primary area of impact was on the southern Plains. The northern Plains were not so badly effected, but nonetheless, the drought, windblown dust and agricultural decline were no strangers to the north. In fact the agricultural devastation helped to lengthen the Depression whose effects were felt worldwide. The movement of people on the Plains was also sporadic.