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The Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Parmenter were robbed and killed by gunmen. The two, who were employees of Slater and Morrill, a South Braintree, Massachusetts, shoe factory, were holding two containers of payroll -
Women gain rights
Women were able to have rights and more work in the work industry -
prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol often referred to simply as prohibition. It means the legal act of prohibiting the manufacture from selling the alcohol and transporting it to people. -
The great depression
Lead to several people losing jobs -
The empire state building was created
The empire state building has 102 floors in it and it took 7,000,000 man hours to build it. Was a sign of hope for the nation -
WW2
Started a war between several different countries -
The Red Scare
The threat posed by communist in the United states -
The holocaust
Caused many to die because of strict rule -
women working in factories
This is a term that represents the women working in factories during WWII. They took the place of men since they were at the war. This term is commonly used as a symbol of feminism. -
The cold war
When North Korea invaded South Korea. -
vietnam war
The fight was basically between North Vietnam who was supported by the Vietnamese government and the South Vietnam who was supported by the United States. -
Civil Rights Act
Gave several rights to many people -
Watergate scandal
President Nixon was impeached for stealing tapes and doing other acts. -
Crack cocaine
it was created which gave the government more issues -
challenger explosion
When the rocket blew up and it could have affected political views on education and funding for science. -
The internet was created
Was an influencer in people's political opinions. -
oklahoma bombing
a terrorist bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. -
911
was a terrorist attack on New York City's trade towers. -
iraq war
When the united states declared war on Iraq -
Facebook
Was used to influence people's opinions on elections.