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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911
This disaster of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was something that taught the Americans to be way more careful. -
Trench Warfare
September 1914, trench warfare started. Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's fire. -
The Zimmerman telegram
The Zimmerman was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany, Mexico and Japan in the event of the United States entering World War 1 against Germany. -
Women's Suffrage
This is the right to vote for all female citizens of America. The 18th amendment 1919 was written and put into affect 1920. -
Rosie The Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. -
Holocaust
The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, and the World War II collaborators with the Nazis. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl got its name after Black Sunday, April 14, 1935. More and more dust storms had been blowing up in the years leading up to that day. In 1932, 14 dust storms were recorded on the Plains. In 1933, there were 38 storms. -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crash of 1929 made a huge difference in many peoples lives. I dime meant the difference between life and death. People lost jobs, money, and even family.
