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World War 1 started in 1914 due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Australian government blamed Seria for his death and declared war against them. Soon Australia and Seria's allies joined the war, leading it to be the first world war to happen. The United States did not join the war until April 1917 when Germany sank a bunch of passenger and merchant American ships. The war came to an end on June 28, 1919, when the Treaty of Versailles was signed between the nations at war. -
The 1920s, also known as the Roaring '20s, was known as a period of economic success following WW1. New innovations, Jazz music, and financial success were a big part of Americans' lives. Many owned cars, houses, and telephones for the first time ever. Women's suffrage and prohibition were also established. -
The Great Depression started in 1929 due to the stock market crashing and bank failures. The economy collapsed in America leaving many people unemployed, homeless, and in poverty. Other factors that contributed to The Great Depression were the Dust Bowl, overextension on credit, and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff. This period ended in 1939. -
The New Deal was implemented during the Great Depression by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was a set of economic policies that were set into place in order to restore the United States economy and lower unemployment. Although many of the New Deal programs no longer exist, some did survive such as Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). -
This war started in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany because of their invasions in Poland. Many of the allied nations joined to fight against Germany and their Axis powers except for the United States. The United States remained neutral until it declared war against Japan for bombing Pearl Harbor in 1941. The war officially ended when nuclear bombs were drop on August 14, 1945, in the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Political tension arose between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States feared the spread of communism and wanted to keep it from spreading. This war ended in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union. -
The Korean & Vietnam Wars occurred because of communism. The United States' goal was to stop communist leaders and the spread of communism as a whole. However, the United States failed to completely stop the creation of communist regimes. The Korean war ended in 1953 and the Vietnam war ended in 1975. -
The Civil Rights movement began after WW2. The goal was to end segregation and create equality for African Americans. Some famous civil rights movements were the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1957), March on Washington (1963), and Selma to Montgomery March (1965). -
The Great Society was a set of policies set by President Lyndon B. Johnson to improve the quality of life and lower poverty. It established programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Older Americans Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. -
Modernization is a concept that as time passes, the world becomes more advanced. The united states have become more urbanized, technology has advanced, etc. This growth has been seen very heavily since the 1950s.