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Women Gained The Right To Vote.
Women gaining the right to vote opened politics to a whole other group of people. This would be important because it would be more votes to fight for -
The Great Depression Ends
The Great Depression ending affected political views because people did not want a president that would lead them back to what they just made it out of. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This Attack would affect political views because, it scared people. They wanted to know what to do. This event also led the U.S into ww2. -
The Cold War Begins
The Cold War beginning affect politics internationally because, it limited the sovereignty of allies, especially in the USSR -
The Vietnam War begins
The Vietnam War affected the political views, because it was brought to the attention of the american people that 18 year old men were old enough to go to war, but not old enough to vote for their country. -
The Moon Landing
The landing on the moon is said to have been motivated more by politics than science. -
Passing of the 26th Amendment
This affected politics because once again, voting was opened up to a whole other group of people which provided more opportunity. -
The Watergate Scandal
This event cause Nixon to loose the trust of voters -
The Vietnam War ends
Once again, the Vietnam War caused voting to be opened up to anyone 18 and older, which opened up democracy to three more groups of people. -
The Cold War Ends
This war shaped foreign policy and political ideology -
Columbine Shooting
This mass shooting, as well as many others to come, started the conversation of gun control and affected people's thoughts on whether the second amendment is more helpful than harmful. -
9/11
This attack changed views on immigration. -
The Corona Virus
This event caused voters to pay attention more to healthcare, and also caused people to have to rely on the government for things like unemployment.
