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WW1
world war 1 was very deadly killing 9 million + soldiers. the two most involved countries were france and germany. -
America enters WWI
the us government voted and decided to join the war. they ddi this because of the many merchant ships being sunk down and they got mad and decided to participate in the war and help the opposing side -
creation of kool-aid
edwin perkins was the man who made kool-aid. kool aid is a soft drink with many different flavors. it was made in hastings nebraska, however the kool-aid man did not come around until 1954. -
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the great depression
the great deoression was a time period when the economy was very bad. people were not making very much money and over the whole world, people were struggling -
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the dust bowl
the dust bowl was a very bad drought. It was a time period when the land was dry and crops died -
first session of the unicameral
the first tine the unicameral was used in the state of nebraska. nebraska is the only states in the us that uses this kind of legislature -
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ww2
2 main groups, the allies and the axis. there were many casualties, the war ended because the germans surrendered -
america enters ww2
the united states joined the war when japanese bombed pearl harbor. germany and italy joined later and it became the second full blow world war -
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SAC is at Offutt Air Force Base
SAC moved to a new airforce base following ww2. the base was built by the martin bomber company -
race riots in omaha
a riot lasting 3 days in downtown omaha. police cars were ruined and stores and shops were bombed and destroyed -
UNL Students protest the Vietnam War
unl students were protesting the Vietnam war. there were many protests on campuses. citizens participated in teach-ins which were protests. nearly 4,000 people participated -
agricultural crisis
during this time period, the taxes were very high and farmers could not afford new equipment. citizens and places looking to sell the items could not afford to but them, so nobody was making money. the economy was very bad and the growing conditions were too. it was overall a very bad time in history for farmers, and everyone in general.