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Reclamation act
Land given for agricultural use.
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KinKaid act
Compared to the Homestead act but enlarged the land to 160 acres instead. -
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World War I
Central powers vs allied powers.
This was the greatest war in history up to this point. -
America enters WWI
The US joined in after repeated warnings given to Germany, as it was sinking merchant ships. -
Race riots in Omaha
This started because a white woman assumed a black man of raping her. -
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The great depression
The US's greatest economic slump in history was the Great Depression.
The stock market crashed and many went bankrupt. -
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Dust bowl
Also known as the dirty thirties.
The main cause of this was drought and poor agricultural practices prior.
Many were depressed and lost everything. -
The first session of the Unicameral
Nebraska is the only state to have a unicameral.
George norris created this.
The ballot was passed in 1937, with 286,086 for, and 193,152 against a unicameral system.
Having one legislature government -
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World War II
This was a war involving all the world's major countries. It was the most destructive war in history and millions of people were killled. -
America enters WW2
The US joined in after the bombing of pearl harbor, both Germany and Italy declared war on Japan aswell. -
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SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base
They were at this base because it was out of range of the missiles. -
UNL Students protest the Vietnam War
Students were demanding free speech on college campuses, but as the US was way more involved in the Vietnam war, it became the main target of the student-led protests.