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The Great Migration
The great migration began in 1916 an lasted all the way to 1970 . It was a movement of 6 million African Americans out of the southern united states to the northeast , Midwest and west . This had a huge impart of urban life . -
The Espionage Act of 1917
The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law after the U.S. entry into World War I . It was intended to prohibit interference with military operations and to prevent dis-subordination in the military . Basically a law saying us , american citizens cannot betray our countries government security's . -
The Start of the Great Depression
The great depression was a severe economic downturn in the united states . It began when the stock markets crashed and sent Wall Street into a panic and ended millions of investors . Many people lost all their money houses and jobs and were forced to live in a place called hooverville . -
The journey of the Holocaust
The Nazis came into power in 1933 and believed that Germans were more superior than Jews . They also targeted gypsies , polish people , Russians and others . All together 6,000,000–11,000,000 people were murdered by the Nazis . This finally ended in 1945 when the US went in an liberated the camps and the soviets surrendered . -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl harbor was a surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy Air Service on the United States naval base at pearl harbor , Hawaii .The base was attacked by 353 fighter planes , bombers , and torpedo planes in two waves , launched from six aircraft carriers . The Japanese overall did more damage to the US in this attack . This attack led to the united states declaring World War II .
