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The Reagan Years
In 1980, confidence in the American economy and government hit rock bottom. Looking for a change and the promise of a better future, voters turned to RONALD REAGAN for answers. https://www.ushistory.org/us/59.asp -
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World War I
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In the 1920's Congress passed a series of immigration quotas. The quotas were applied on a country-by-country basis and restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe more than immigration from Northern and Western Europe -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. -
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Immigration Quotas
In the 1920's Congress passed a series of immigration quotas. The quotas were applied on a country-by-country basis and restricted immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe more than immigration from Northern and Western Europe -
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
https://www.google.com/search?q=when+was+the+league+of+nations+created&sxsrf=ALiCzsY5tzm7luUjqnvfiNcS3wioOdl3XQ:1659383995656&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibou2Mt6b5AhX6kokEHSppDRcQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1439&bih=687&dpr=2#imgrc=kQ9LjbU_HvVwSM The League of Nations was an organization for international cooperation.The losses of World War I produced, as years went by and peace seemed no nearer, an ever-growing public demand that some method be found to prevent the renewal of the suffering -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. The American economy entered a mild recession during the summer of 1929, as consumer spending slowed and unsold goods began to pile up, which in turn slowed factory production. Nonetheless, stock prices continued to rise, and by the fall of that year had reached stratospheric levels that could not be justified by expected future earnings. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939 -
Information Age
historical period that began in the mid-20th century, characterized by a rapid epochal shift from traditional industry established by the Industrial Revolution to an economy primarily based upon information technology. -
Worl War 2
21 years after the bloody World War1, another disaster started.
World War 2 was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945. -
The Holocaust
The systematic state-sponsored killing of six million Jewish men, women, and children and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. The Germans called this “the final solution to the Jewish question.” https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/what-is-the-holocaust/ -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels. including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. -
Cold war
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
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Civil Rights Movement (https://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_7KXBhCoARIsAPdPTfgzG9hysCCCIp1B2meBwmWdqY4Hx_CIw_yGObidZ-ZEbK_i77ZuahEaAlNFEALw_wcB)
The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place during the 1950s and 1960s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the U.S. The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t end discrimination against Black people they continued to endure the devastating effects of racism, especially in the South. By the mid-20th century, Black Americans had had more than enough of prejudice and violence against them. -
Sit-In Movement
A wave of sit-ins that followed the Greensboro sit-ins on February 1, 1960 in North Carolina. The sit-in movement employed the tactic of nonviolent direct action and was a pivotal event during the Civil Rights Movement. https://www.britannica.com/event/sit-in-movement -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_7KXBhCoARIsAPdPTfh0sDWl-beXZQDML1uUrMpryqNJa_RwHerSJGgd0SB2zyjOVZ8GVqUaAqGTEALw_wcB -
Gorbachev and Reagan
During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country’s history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare rolls. -
Clinton's Presidency
During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country’s history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare rolls. -
Anti-globalization protests in Seattle
Sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, when members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convened at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington on November 30, 1999. https://www.britannica.com/event/Seattle-WTO-protests-of-1999