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Started July 28, 1914. The Arch Duke, Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife of Austria were assasinated. Austria blamed Serbia. Other countries joined to protect their territory. Soldiers lived in trenches.The war ended on November 11, 1918 when the Armistice was signed. The Allies won the war. -
The 19th amendment of the constitution was ratified so women, like men have and deserve the right to vote like men. They assume all of the rights and responsibilities of United States citizenship -
Also known as the Great Depression, it was severe and world wide. It began in the United States. The stock market crashed and lost 90% of its value. 11,000 banking institutions failed. 1 in 4 people were unemployed. -
A continuation of World War 1, it claimed the lives of 60 million. It was the Allies VS the Axis. The treaty of Versailles blamed Germany requiring them to pay reparations and angered them. Germany invaded Poland. -
It means the sacrifice by fire. Occurred during WW2. Nazis murdered 6 million Jews and wanted to exterminate the race. Hitler sent them to concentration camps. -
The American B-29 bomber dubbed the Ebola Gay dropped the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. Dropped in Japan, tens of thousands died of radiation poisoning. -
War between north and South Korea. North Korean supremacist Kim 2 sung to unify Korea under communist regime. United Nations played a major role. -
The kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. The heart, liver, and pancreas were completed by the 60’s. -
Organized by black Americans to end Racial discrimination and gain equal rights under law. The Civil rights Act was signed during this in 1964. -
Known as the second IndoChina war created conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Lasting through the fall of Saigon. JFK was president, and was between North and South Korea. -
The Apollo 11 was the first space flight to land humans on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed The Eagle on the moon.