Nebraska in the 20th century

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    Latin American independence

    After three centuries of colonial rule, independence came rather suddenly to most of Spanish and Portuguese America. The Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the Iberian powers who had ruled the region since the conquest.
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    The eruption of Mount Tambora

    The eruption of Mount Tambora, a massive volcano in present day Indonesia, was the largest volcanic eruption of the 19th century.
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    World War 1

    Germany wanted war on Russia to protect Austria.
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    Race riots in Omaha

    it wass mostly about lynching of Will Browns a black civilian; the death of two white rioters; the injuries of many Omaha Police Department officers and people they call civilians.
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    The great depression

    the great depression started form the stock market crash and that scared the wall street city people and caused failing companies laid off workers.
  • The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl
    the dust bowl are dust storms form very dry area in land and there was a lot of really strong wind.
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    The Dust Bowl

    the dust bowl are dust storms form very dry area in land and there was a lot of really strong wind.
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    The first session of the unicameral

    it was a vote that was approved for the Citizens that passed an initiative to amend the Nebraska Constitution.
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    world war 2

    world war 2 was about Hitters invasion of Poland which made Great Britain and France to want war on Germany.
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    SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base

    military command that served as the bombardment arm of the U.S. Air Force and as a major part of the nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union
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    UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    people were angry about what nixon is doing in cambodia. they was a protest about the resiliency of UNL students.