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The United States Joined WW1
On April 6, 1917 the US joined its allies Britain, France, and Russiato fight in World War l. -
Women finally had the right to vote!
Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted American women the right to vote; a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote -
WW2 Starts!
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. -
Japanese Bombers
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked -
Japanese Enders
