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Stock Market Crash
In 1929 the stock market crashes sending the U.S. into The Great Depression. Many Americans lost money they invested in stock, and farmers and industrial workers lost their jobs and had to move off their land. -
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The Changing Family
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World War II
The war began. *Many Americans had to move into crowded industrial cities
*Cities formed committees to improve their race relations
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Television
By 1955, half of all Americans had a TV set at home. TV back then was thought as a way to entertain guests and family as needed, but there was not as much fascination with it then as it is now. -
Civil Rights Movement
In 1957 nine black students are admitted into an all white high school. -
Vietnam War
The U.S. engaged in their 16 year war against the North Vietnamese. This made Americans skeptical about what the gov't tells us. They didn't know whether what they said was a lie or the truth. -
Women Enter the Workforce
By 1980 more than half of all women enter the workforce. -
The Internet
In 1996, the use of the Internet exploded. -
Cell Phone
Cell phones became a popular form of commuication in 1999. -
Septemeber 11
In 2001, two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in New York City. -
Facebook
Beginning of Facebook and an evolution of how social media impacts lives. Many people began switching over from Myspace onto Facebook slowly after it's launch and connecting through the social network. It rose to an all time high around 2007 and millions of users----ranging in ages from 13 to 64---began using the site. -
Barack Obama
Election of Barack Obama as first African American president. Americans got to see that a person of any race can be whatever they want to be. -
BP Gulf Oil Spill
One of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. -
LIfe Expectancy
Life expectancy for the U.S. population reached a record high of 78,64 years in 2011. People are starting to live healthier lives and work out more to increase their life expectancy. -
Great Recession
Affected entire world economy and sparks the outbreak of the late 2000s financial crsis. By December 2009, 15.3 million Americans were unemployed, poverty was up 14.3 percent, and the number of people w/o healthcare insurance went from 45.7 million to 46.3 million.
