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WW1 began after the assassination of Archduke Franz, this was also known as the great war. WW1 lasted until 1918. -
The Great Depression impacted the industrialized world immensely and was seen as a horrible economic downturn during that time. It lasted from 1929-1939 after the stock market crash -
WWII was fought between axis power and allied powers. The war began when Germany invaded Poland. This was seen as the deadliest war in all of history due to the 70 million people who were killed. -
Congress passed the foreign aid bill which included the marshall plan. This bill provided European post-war recovery. -
Brown Vs Board of Education was a decision made by the U.S Supreme Court which ruled that racial segragation in public schools is unconstitutional -
This movement was a struggle for social justice for Black Americans to gain equal rights. This movement was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists. -
This act lowered fedareal income tax rates and decreased tax brackets. This law was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. -
On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked and flown into the world trade center, the pentagon, and the other in a Pennsylvania field. These were organized terrorist attacks that resulted in many deaths and about 6000 injuries. -
States were required by law to test students in reading and math in grades 3-8th and then in high school. This act would determine if a child would move on to the next grade. -
Hurricane Katrina was a category 3 storm that claimed the lives of many New Orleans and surrounding areas lives and caused mass destruction.