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Severe Recession
There was a long period where the country was in a recession. -
Black Tuesday
Collapse of the US Stock Market. -
Britian goes off Gold Standard.
They are the first major nation to do so. -
Poland invaded
Hitler invades Poland. War is declared on Germany two days later by Britian and France. -
Smith Act
This act made it a crime to advocate the overthrowing of the US gov't. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor attacked by Japan. This allowed the US to enter the war. -
Potsdam Conference
38th parallel -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bomb dropped by US on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
MacArthur fired
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Vietnam War
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Rosa Parks arrested
Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was first launched into orbit. -
MLK assassinated
MLK Jr. was assassinated in Memphis TN. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 lands on the moon. -
Peace treaty
A peace treaty was signed between Egypt and Israel
