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A hurricane that killed of 8000 people, making it the most deadly natural disaster in US history.
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Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo the conflict that starts World War One.
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Trench warfare was a new type of fighting in which soldiers stayed in trenches and other tunnels and fired artillery/guns at enemies. Other inventions like tanks and planes were also used in WW1.
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Made the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol illegal. Prohibition was eventually revoked.
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The most devastating stock market crash in the United States and was one of the main causes for the Great Depression.
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Large dust storms caused by over production of plants like wheat swept across the Southern Plains and brought about large droughts. It lasted about a decade.
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The starvation, enslavement, and murder of over 6 million jewish people. Prisoners were kept in camps where they were put into gas chambers.
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A surprise attack from the Japanese on a US naval base that killed over 2000 people. It is what brought the US into WW2.
