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WW1 - WW2
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Treaty of Versailles
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The Great Depression
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Nazi Party Gains Majority
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The Star Spangled Banner becomes American National Anthem
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Roosevelt launches New Deal
During the peak of The Great Depression (1932-1933), almost one quarter of America’s population was unemployed and starving. On March 4th, 1933, President Theodore Roosevelt launched The New Deal in his first 100 days in office. The New Deal was a series of reforms and laws that addressed the Great Depression and its people. One of the most successful acts of The New Deal was the Civil Conservation Corps. This act addressed the pressing problem of unemployment. -
ASdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany after being appointed by resident Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who was persuaded by Franz von Papen and other conservatives. They voted him Chancellor of Germany because they thought they would be able to keep an eye on him, but after the Nazi Party won the Majority, they lost control and Hitler became a war dictator. -
Amelia Earhart
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Alcoholics Anon.
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The 1936 Olympics
The summer Olympic Games were intended to be used as propaganda to promote a new, strong Germany under the power of the Nazi Party. Jesse Owens was an African American participant in the summer Olympics. Defying Adolf Hitler’s hopes for proof of pure German superiority, he quickly became known as the fastest man in the world and took home four gold medals. -
Amelia Earhart's Disappearence
Amelia Earhart had set many records in her life time, including being the first woman to fly over the Atlantic. However, her plane mysteriously disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle during her attempt at being the first woman to fly solo around the world. No one knows what exactly happened to her or the plane. -
The New England Hurricane
The New England Hurricane was one of the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclones to impact New England. The storm formed near the coast of Africa on September 9, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale before making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane[1] on Long Island on September 21. The hurricane was estimated to have killed 682 people. -
German Invasion of Poland
