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World War I
Axis vs Allies, showed America wasnt afraid to join fight -
Women Gain Rights
The 19th Amendment is passed and people are able to vote -
Prohibition
Underground bars are king as alcohol is illegal -
The Great Depression
America is a major recession that ruined millions of lives -
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World War II
America making a statement by helping win WWII -
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The Cold War
The nuclear holdout for almost 50 years -
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Vietnam War
America fighting communism -
First Man in Space
Showed Americas space program was superior -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Showed America wasnt the smartest and needed to be more patient -
LA Riots
Civil Rights riots, $40 million is damages -
Civil Right Movement
The conflict for rights of all people in the 60s -
The Red Scare
The scare of the spread of communism -
Watergate
Nixon organized a break in at the watergate hotel with important government documents -
Oklahoma Bombing
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Monica Lewinsky Scandel
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9/11
The biggest terror attack in us history -
Iraq War
Showed America wouldnt back down to terrorism