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This was a war between France, the UK, the US, Japan, Russia, and Italy. They were called the Allies. The other side was the Central Powers. They were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. The Allies won. The conflict was that one Serbia guy killed the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne.
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America joined this war because Germany kept sinking their ships. They got mad, but Germany was also mad because America was giving Great Britain weapons. So, America joined in
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People in Omaha revolting against segregation and racial tensions.
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There was a guy named Edwin Perkins. It was originally called fruit smack and then he changed it to powder and General Mills bought it and called it Kool Aid.
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This basically started the Great Depression, and it caused major turmoil and a mess in Nebraska.
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This was mainly caused by the Dust Bowl and the stock market crash. That is mainly what caused the Great Depression. It resulted in a big loss of jobs and unemployment.
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This resulted from bad farming habits and a major drought. They had a lot of wind storms and major heat. So, the dust from the ground blew around and drifted everywhere, making a general mess out of things. This time period was dubbed the Dirty 30's
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During this meeting, they made a new job called 'Senator'. This is basically the leader of the state.
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World War 2 was mainly fought over the Holocaust. There was still the Allies and the Axis, but Japan and a couple other guys switched sides. It was a major conflict, being one of the most deadly events in world history.
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America entered WW2 because Japan bombed their ship harbor, Pearl Harbor. They retaliated and joined the Allied Powers. This bombing really kind of kicked off WW2.
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SAC was the people that were mainly responsible for dropping bombs on Japan and they do a lot of low flying military stuff. They moved to Offutt Air force base which is in southeastern Nebraska.
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There was a Students for Democratic Society that was protesting America's part in the Vietnam War.