Chapter 4

By Carole B
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    World War I

    World War 1 took many lives. Germany and France were the most effected.

  • America enters WWI

    America enters WWI
    In favor of the resolution to declare war on Germany was the U.S. Senate. Two days later, the House agreed.

  • Race riots in Omaha

    Race riots in Omaha
    This riot resulted in many injuries. Personnel and citizens of the Omaha Police Department, including the attempted hanging of Mayor Edward Parsons Smith.
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    The Great Depression

    This all started because so many people were killed in war. This is about the same time that the dust bowl hit.
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    The Dust Bowl

    The dust bowl was caused from a drought. The wind would pick up causing the dirt and sand to pick up.

  • The first session of the Unicameral

    The first session of the Unicameral
    As the only nonpartisan legislature in the nation, the unicameral is also a unique institution. The nonpartisan nature of the legislature prevents the political party of a candidate from appearing on the ballot.
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    World War II

    This was the worst war. It killed millions of people

  • America enters WW2

    America enters WW2
    The United States declared war on Japan after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States officially entered the Second World War three days after Germany and Italy made war against it.
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    SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base

    This was located in Omaha. Also the largest military base in Nebraska

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination
    Got shot in the back of the head. Going to a speech in Texas.

  • UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    UNL Students protest the Vietnam War
    Almost 9,000 students participated in a protest march against the ROTC's presence on campus and their support of a conflict that many of them disapproved of. African American football players organized a brief players' strike in December of that year in response to their coach's racial harassment.

  • End of the Cold War

    End of the Cold War
    Communism was overthrown in every country in eastern Europe thanks to the fall of the Berlin Wall, open borders, and democratic elections. The Soviet Union itself broke up into its constituent countries in late 1991. The Cold War ended abruptly with the lifting of the Iron Curtain.