The Twentieth Century

By Anyonumus

  • World War 1

    World War 1 happened because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand who was the Archduke of Austria and it happed on the Western and Eastern fronts.

  • The Spanish Influenza

    The Spanish Influenza Pandemic killed 50 million people and played a major part in history

  • Urbanization

    More people in America are in city's than in rural areas for the first time and people are working in factories.

  • Woman's Suffrage

    The 19th Amendment passed granting woman the right to vote.

  • The Great Depression

    The biggest event in the Twentieth Century due to a bunch of financial crises people lost their jobs all over America.

  • Unions

    Labor Unions became legal and National Labor Relations Act required businesses to negotiate with any union supported by the employees.

  • The end of segregation

    The Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels.