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The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. The campaign to pass this amendment was the biggest in American history because its supporters fought for decades. This marked a significant milestone for women's rights. -
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 gave citizenship to all Native Americans born within the United States. This applied to about 125,000 of the 300,000 indigenous people in the United States. It did not give indigenous people the right to vote but the positive effects were they were allowed to easily assimilate and become a part of the American society according to American traditions, which had the negative effect of diluting and removing their own traditions.
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The discovery of penicillin changed the world of modern medicines by introducing the age of antibiotics.This greatly reduced the number of deaths due to infection. -
At the end of the 1920's after a time of excesses in all areas, the stock market crashed on Black Thursday (October 24th, 1929) and caused the start of the The Great Depression. -
Great Depression is important because although it originated in the United States, the Great Depression caused drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and severe deflation in almost every country of the world. Millions of Americans were hungry, poor and unable to support their families. It showed the important roles that money, banks and the stock market play in our economy. -
The drought lead to winds and dust clouds in 1931 which was the beginning of the “Dust Bowl” which lasted the entire decade. It killed important crops, caused ecological harm, and resulted in extreme poverty in this region which includes: southeastern Colorado,
southwestern Kansas, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, as well as northeastern New Mexico. The drought intensified the Great Depression and drove many farming families to leave in search of work and better living conditions. -
Sears had been selling through catalogs since 1893 and would
build one of the largest department chain stores in the country. This event is important because it represents the “New Era”, a time when America experienced economic growth and prosperity. The incomes of working people increased along with those of middle class and wealthier Americans. Consumption beyond necessities became part of everyday life for all. The department store helped make this possible. -
This is important because women were playing a large role in the war for the first time in the US. After WACS, the US Congress created other branches of the armed forces for women to join the war effort including: the Navy's WAVES, the Coast Guard's SPARs, and the Women Air Force Service Pilots. 350,000 American women served their country in WWII. Although they did not serve in combat roles, they had other important jobs such as nurses and even pilots. -
Amelia Earhart as the first female aviator to fly alone across
the Atlantic Ocean is important because it highlights US leadership in
aviation as well as advancement for women. With jobs scarce
at this time, women made less progress in the workforce than
in prior decades, but a few from elite families were able to set
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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were important because they are a product of the high unemployment and extreme poverty in the US during the Great Depression. They were idolized even though they were committing crimes and taking on police officers. Their crimes were seen as heroic because they stole from the rich and gave to the desperate poor; they robbed banks and sent any money they had to their families. -
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act created the WPA. The WPA was important because it helped the U.S. recover from the Great Depression by providing millions of badly needed jobs. -
The surprise attack on the US base in Pearl Harbor is important because it brought the US into World War II. It unified American public opinion in favor of entering the war. Although WWII begin in September, 1939 the US did not declare war on Japan until December 8, 1941, the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. Italy and Germany then declared war on the United States. -
On D-Day, 150,000 Allied troops successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy in France. Paris was soon to be berated as the troops made their way through the country. This was the beginning of the end of WW2 and the defeat of the Axis powers. -
This is important because it brought an end to the Pacific side of the war. It was also the first use of an atomic bomb, changing geopolitics and warfare forever. For the first time, humans could obliterate large land bodies and kill thousands of people within seconds, not to mention the long term aftermath impact of the bomb. -
After the devastation of WWII, the United Nations, an international organization was founded by 51 countries committee to maintaining international peace and security.
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