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Austria-Hungary declares war on the Soviet Union, after the Soviet assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. -
President Woodrow Wilson ended U.S state of neutrality, after Germany's attack on U.S ships. -
Germany was forced to sign an armistice, ending World War One. -
Texas adopts the 19th Amendment, allowing women to vote in the national elections -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 led to an economic depression in the U.S. Banks closed down, businesses were shut down, and unemployment rates were at an all time high.
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the New Deal, which was a series programs aimed to help citizens with unemployment and provide financial aid. -
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S declares war on Japan and officially entered WWII -
Japan surrenders after the U.S bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Court ruled segregation in school unconstitutional. -
John F. Kennedy gets assassinated in Dallas, TX. Lyndon B Johnson takes over the office and becomes the 36th president of the United States.