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Reconstruction consisted of the 14th, 15th, and 16th amendments. This era led to the Jim crow laws, seperate but equal. The KKK reigned in this time period.
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Could be known as the Glided Age. Construction of sky scrapers and canals. Changed long transportations for weeks to days.
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Conflicts between Spain and the United States. Treaty or Paris ends the war. TheUnited States got a lot of land when the war was over.
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Took work from the French. Many Chinese were imported to work on the canal. Ships were able to stop at the Philippines to get a coal refill.
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War between many countries in the world. Used bombs, planes, machine guns, etc. First time chemical weapons were used.
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From 1920-33, it was a ban on alcohol. Led to many secret clubs. Prohibition was repealed in the 20th Amendment.
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Was a cultural movement. Many greater writers, Intellectuals and patrons.
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Decade preceding WW 2. It was an economic slump that was caused my inflation. Many people lost their jobs. The day it went worldwide is known as Black Tuesday.
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Caused by the great depression. Millitary war against many major countries, last about 6 years and a day.
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The day Japan attacked the U.S. Navy base in the lagoon of Pearl Harbor. This brought the United States into World War 2.
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LAsted until about 1991. Wasnt just one war, there were many in between wars. The tenset times were around the Berlin blockade (1848-1849)
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The war lasted about 3 years and was between North and South Korea. The United States played a huge role in for the North Koreans by suppling them with 80% of their troops.
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Also known as the Second Indochina War. Lasted about 19 years, fought between NOrth and South Vietnam. The North was successful in the end.
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Codenamed Operation Desert Storm. About 34 different countries were in the war but specificly the United States and Iraq.
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Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. The towers were hit by 2 airplanes, and the third flew into the pentagon. Osama Bin LAden was the leader. Almost 3,000 people lost their lives.
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Another name for the Afghanistan War. This was the response to the attacks of 9/11. On going today.
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The UNited States invaded Iraq. There was a change in government power.
