20th century NE

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    World War I

    we entered WW1 because german submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships.
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    Race riots in Omaha September

    A riot-crazed mob stormed the burning Douglas County Courthouse on September 28, 1919, and lynched an African American, Will Brown.
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    The Great Depression

    people lost money
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    The Dust Bowl

    NE was covered in dirt from the farmers pulling up grass and a drought
  • The first session of the Unicameral

    Citizens passed an initiative to amend the Nebraska Constitution in 1934, and the first session of the Unicameral Legislature was held in 1937.
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    World War II

    Germany were killing jews because Hitler wanted them all dead or gone.
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    SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base

    A SAC air force bace is U.S. military command that served as the bombardment arm of the U.S. Air Force and as a major part of the nuclear deterrent against the Soviet Union.
  • Vietnam war

    Many UNL students protested the war and the draft
  • tax reforms

    personal income tax and state sales tax replaced state property tax.
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    UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    The Vietnam War era created a highly contentious time in the United States, particularly among college students.