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Imperialism
Europe began exploiting colonies, as these colonies provided them with raw materials to manufacture goods. -
Neutrality
U.S was in a state of neutrality and were not involved in any war or allies to any foreign countries. -
Great Migration
Many Americans moved North because of the Jim crow laws and low employment opportunities. -
Spanish Outbreak
Outbreak of a deadly flu, migration of soldiers helped spread this virus. 675,000 people die -
18th amendment is passed
the 18th amendment prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcoholic products -
Black Tuesday
the day the stock market crashed. Investors had lost more than 30 million in a year. -
Great Depression
The deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world
