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The Industrial Era
The Industrail Era was the transition to new the manufacturing process instead of the raither olf fashioned way.This period was an amazing time of growth in America. In 1882 it was the First Labor Day celebration was held in New York City. Labor Day is not just a day to celebrate the accomplishments of workers; for some people, it is also a day to talk about their concerns and to discuss ways to get better working conditions and salaries. -
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The Imperialism Era
The Imperialism Era was the United States pursuing an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe. McKinley Assassination was a big role in this Era because it lead to Roosevelt as President leading to expansionism. -
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The Progressive Era
The Progressive Era was America experiencing rapid urbanization and industrialization. A characteristic of the Era would be the growth of industry and cities created problems.
Something important that took place would be Teddy Roosevelt as President & he was a strong advocate for expansionism, assessination. -
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The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties were the period of sustained economic prosperity and the distinctive cultural edge in New York, Montreal, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, and many other major cities during the the 1920s in the United States, Canada and Europe. Something important would be Americans living more urban than rural do to the economy. -
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The Grear Depression
Just after The Roaring Twenties a depression had started. The Great Depression in fact. The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world.The stock market crash of October 1929 sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors causing this catastrophe. -
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World War 2
WW2 was a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Something important that took place in WW2 would be D-Day because Germany surrendered. -
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The Cold War
The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe. Something important would be the Berlin Airlift which was a blockade on the allied sector of Berlin to starve the population into Soviet alliance. The blockade was a soviet attempt to starve out the allies in Berlin in order to gain supremacy. -
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The Fifties
The 1950s was the decade that saw the birth of the 'suburban dream'. It was an era dominated by full employment, a good standard of living, family- focused values and the 'suburban dream' of a house of one's own with the latest labour-saving appliances. Something important that happened during the fifties would be the Korean War. -
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Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. Something important that happended during the war would be Dwight D. Eisenhower ireelected to a second term as President of the United States.Eisenhower remained committed to Diem's often-tyrannical regime. -
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Civil Rights Era
The Civil rights Era was a mass protest movement against racial segregation and discrimination in the southern United States that came to national prominence. An important event would be the assassination of Martin Luther King jr. MLK jr enormously helped the movement progress.