20th Century Nebraska

By jane.loveday@centuraps.org
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    World War I

    There was about 20 million deaths and 21 million injuries.

  • Race Riots in Omaha

    The race riot included in the killing of Will Brown who was a black person.
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    The Great Depression

    The great depression was when the stock market crashed.

  • The Dust Bowl

    Around 7,000 people died in the Dust Bowl and about 1 million left homeless.

  • The First Session of the Unicameral

    George Norris is the one who created the unicameral.
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    World War II

    About 70 to 85 million people died in WWII.

  • Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese military launched a surprise on Pearl Harbor which is United States Naval Base.
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    The Cold War

    It is called the Cold War because America and Russia didn't fully declare war on each other.
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    SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base

    SAC stands for the Strategic Air Command and served for the U.S. Air Force.

  • UNL Students Protest the Vietnam War

    It was a massive protest about the Vietnam War because they didn't want to go into war.