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World War I
Triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, the war began with Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. The US entered WWI by declaring war on Germany April 6, 1917 and Austria-Hungary December 7, 1917. Armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany is signed November 11, 1918 and WWI comes to an end. -
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The Great Influenza or "Spanish Flu"
An influenza pandemic sweeps the globe, infecting an estimated 500 million and killing about 50 million people worldwide. Out of the four total waves, the second was the most deadly, and subsequent waves were significantly less deadly. By the end of the second wave, the number of new cases and weekly death tolls quickly diminished, and the pandemic officially ends with the fourth wave in 1920. -
Black Thursday
On October 29, 1929, "Black Thursday," the crash of the New York Stock Exchange marked the beginning of the Great Depression. -
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The Great Depression
Regarded as the worst economic crisis in modern history, The Great Depression started with the crash of the New York Stock Exchange on October 29, 1929, or “Black Thursday.” Lasting around 10 years, attempts were made to stimulate the economy like Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, but they were unsuccessful. In 1939, the Second World War erupted in Europe, increasing manufacturing production and ending The Great Depression. -
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World War 2
On September 1, 1939, World War 2 began with the German invasion of Poland, provoking France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany. Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Powers. While France, Great Britain, the US, and the USSR formed the Axis powers. Considered the largest war in history, the death toll ranged from 40,000,000 to 50,000,000 total military personnel and civilian deaths. -
D-Day
The Allies' invasion of Normandy on June 5, 1944, marked the beginning of the end of WW2. -
Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
On August 6th, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and 3 days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagaski. -
Germany Surrenders
On April 29, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies but the Japanese resisted efforts to end the war. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan conceded to the Allies' surrender terms and World War 2 officially ended on September 2, 1945 -
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Civil Rights Movement
A social movement toward equality for African Americans in the US -
Brown v. Board of Education
Ruled against racial segregation in public schools, condemning the practice of segregation as "unconstitutional." -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Triggered by the arrest of Rosa Parks, a group of African-American activists led by Dr. Martin Luther King boycotted the Montgomery bus system to protest racial segregation on public transportation. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
On August 28, 1963, around 250,000 people gathered infront of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to protest racial discrimination. On the steps onf the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech -
Civil Rights Act
Signed by President Johnson on August 2, 1968. -
Voting Rights Act
Signed on August 6, 1965, the act prohibits discriminatory voting practices commonly used against African-American voters