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Civil war started because the north and the south fought about slavery
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Many people from Europe came to the U.S to escape war, famine, or persecution or to find better jobs.
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The U.S industry grew rapidly in the 1800's lots of technology was invented.
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In the late 1800s many Americans wanted to expand its military and economic power overseas.
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The Progressive Movement sought to improve life in the U.S with social, economic and political reforms.
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The U.S tried to stay neutral but multiple events pushed into the war.
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Most of the government policies helped create prosperity in the 1920's. The U.S economy grew big in the 1920's.
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During the Great Depression stock speculation on an unregulated stock market put a lot investors and banks at risk.
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Roosevelt introduced new programs to help unions, senior citizens, and the unemployed.
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World War ll begins when the Nazis invade Poland and the French and British declarations of war on Germany in September 1939
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Americans quickly converted to a wartime economy to support the war effort.
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Even though WWll was almost over, personal and political differences among Allied leaders and the peoples they represented to new global challenges.
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Following WWll, the federal government supported programs that help the American economy make the transition from wartime to peacetime production.
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In the 1950's African Americans began a movement to win greater legal and equality. African American citizens created organization that directed protest to demand full civil rights.
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Many Americans protested to end their country's involvement in the Vietnam War.
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During the 1960's many of the country's young people raised their voices in protest against numerous aspects of American society.
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Under the programs and policies of the kennedy administration, women,person, with disabilities, and others gained a greater share civil rights.
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One of President Nixon's most dramatic accomplishments was changing the U.S relationship with the people's Republic of China and the Soviet Union.
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High taxes as well as economic and moral concerns led the country toward a new conservatism.
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The intro to the first electronic digtal computer in 1946 launched a technological revolution.
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A very close presidential election saw a shift in power in the white house as George W. Bush became the forty-third President of the United States. Acts of terrorism against the U.S prompted George Bush to declare war on terrorism.
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During President Bush's second term, the Republicans faced scandal and a national disaster that led to the Democrats gaining control of the White House and Congress 2008.