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People started to expand west and build railroads and boom towns.
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The colonization of the West leading to boom towns and natural resources,
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed.
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The time of wealth and prosperity for some that covered up the social issues of the time.
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The Age that seemed prosperous however there were many social issues that went ignored.
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Panama Canal, the United States becomes an imperialist nation.
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The Senate voted in support of declaring war on Germany, followed by the house a couple of days later.
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The 19th Amendment was ratified giving all American women the right to vote.
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Gangsters kept the night life alive during prohibition. Everyone continued to drink, flappers became a popular style, people were introduced to jazz and it was the time of "wonderful nonsense".
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Popular nightlife, jazz, dancing, a new social scene.
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Black Tuesday was the day of the stock market crash that lead the nation into a recession.
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On October 29, 1929 the stock market crashed leading into the great depression.
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Hitler began the mass murder of Jews, homosexuals, and gypsies. This lasted until May 8, 1945.
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The American naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese bombers. Immediately the U.S. entered WWII in response.
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At Trinity Site in New Mexico scientists detonated the worlds first atomic bomb. It created a half-mile wide crater, created a mushroom cloud 40,000 feet high and turned sand into glass.
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The United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities killing at least 129,000 people. So far it has been the only use of atomic weapons in warfare.
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Political and Military tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
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Political and military tension between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Soviet Union.
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The movement towards equal rights for all races. Leaders organized peaceful marches, protests and boycotts to fight for their rights.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a peaceful protest against the segregation of public transportation.
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End of the Cold War and beginning of technilogical revolution.
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9/11, 2008 economic recession, election of Barak Obama
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Hurricane Katrina, 2008 economic recession, election of Obama.
