United States events during European Imperialism

1. First Jim Crow Law enacted in 1876. The Jim Crow laws were a series of laws that basically stated "separate but equal." It restricted blacks from public places such as restaurants, hospitals, parks, and even restrooms and drinking fountains. The laws stated that the blacks needed separate places that had to be equal. They were separated, but most of the time they were not equal. This had a strong connection to imperialism because the black people were brought from Africa, where imperialism was taking place, to become slaves. Now that the slaves were free, they had to be separated from the whites. If they stayed in Africa, then they would not be in much of a better situation with the imperialistic style that was taking over.

2. On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. He died eight days later on September 14, 1901. After he was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt became the next U.S. president. The assassination had an impact on the entire world because the leader of a large country changed unexpectedly. Usually the world knows when there is a power change in a powerful country, but this was very random and unexpected, even though the U.S. was not as powerful then as it is today. It was an act of internal terrorism that had an effect on the entire world, not just one country.