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Emergency Immigration Act was a large reduction in immigration levels from other countries, principally Southern and Eastern Europe.
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The Soviet Union attacked the Democratic Republic of Georgia.The Soviet-Georgian War began when the Soviet Red Army, who were Bolsheviks, invaded the Democratic Republic of Georgia to overthrow their government.
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National Origins Act limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter into the United States from other countries.
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Large economic depression across the worldwide that took decades to recover from. Following the 1929 stock market crash, which destroyed both private and corporate nominal wealth, the Great Depression officially began. The result was a collapse of the American economy, which eventually spread to Europe.
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Prohibition Enforcement is Strengthened by the United States. The federal law enforcement agency formed to National Prohibition.
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Prohibition in the United States was repealed and was accomplished with the passage of the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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World War Two began when between Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
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The Battle of Britain was an Air Battle for England. It was a Second World War military operation during which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy protected the United Kingdom from extensive air attacks by Nazi Germany.
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In 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima during WW2.
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Harry Truman elected president of the United States.