Nebraska in the 20th century

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    Latin American Independence

    After 3 centuries of Colonial Rule, independence came rather suddenly most of Spanish colonies and Portuguese American. The Latin American except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped out of the hands of the liberian 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 I

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

    It was 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 from the stock market crash and that scared the wall street city people and cause failing companies laid off workers.
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    The Dust Bowl

    The dust bowl are dust storms that were caused by a server drought.
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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 II

    World War 2 was about Hitlers 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 upset about what Nixon is doing in Cambodia. There was a protest about the resiliency of UNL students.