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20th Century Nebraska

By emma.jacobs@centuraps.org

  • Reclamation act

    They used federal funding to pay systems in western Nebraska.
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    World War I

    WWI was also known as the Great War. The war all started with the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
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    World War I

    WWI was also known as the Great War. It all started with the assignation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
  • Race Riots in Omaha

    Race Riots in Omaha

    A white lynch formed in Omaha. This was because word spread that a white women accused a black man of raping her.
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    The Great Depression

    The great depression started when the stock market crashed in 1929. Many people lost there jobs and had no food and it cause depression.
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    The Dust Bowl

    The Dust Bowl was known as the Dirty Thirties. This was a very hard time for farmers and the economy crashed.
  • The first session of the Unicameral

    The first session of the Unicameral

    This was a vote to change the legislature in Nebraska.
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    World War II

    This war was about the holocaust. America did not want to join until Japan bombed pearl harbor.
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    The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (G.I Bill)

    This act provided benefits for returning soldiers. It also gave free college.
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    SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base

    SAC stands for Strategic Air Command. Located in Bellevue Nebraska.
  • UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    They thought since they weren't even allowed to vote that they shouldn't be forced to fight in the war.