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Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes completly. 16,410,030 shares were made on this day with investors losing millions of dollars and the machines were unable to keep up with the tremendous amount of trades causing the prices of stocks to drop to fractions of what they were purchased for. This crash in the stock market was the begining of the period known as The Great Depression Digital image.Http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.600.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. -
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The Great Depression
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The Dust Bowl
States in the middle of the US such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico entered a span known as The Dust Bowl. During this time a drought took over and with the addition of strong winds that blew through the area wrecking the agriculture and driving 60% of the population out of the area -
Fair Labor Act
An act that instated a minimum wage as well as limits the amount of hours children can work. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. http://www.heywhipple.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/industrialchildlabor2.jpg. -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor
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G.I. Bill Passed
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act or more commonly referred to as the G.I. Bill granted privleges to returning veterans. Among these rights include the privlege of free education to those who have served. Millions have taken advantage of the benefits of the bill to increase their knowledge. Digital image. Http://whereistheoutrage.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gi-bill.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. -
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African-American Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement that promoted equal rights between the races. -
Brown VS Board of Education
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Rosa Parks says "NO"
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her spot on the bus to a white man. Her actions empowered other African-Americans to stand up for their rights Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Rosaparks.jpg. -
Greensboro Sit In
When four black boys were denied service at a restaurant because of their race they decided to protest peacefully. The four boys refused to give up their seats and stayed until the restaurant closed. The publicity of the sit in gained popularity from the media and soon sit-ins were organized all over the country Digital image.Http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.600.jpg. N.p., n.d. Web. -
9/11
On September 11, 2011 two American planes that were hijacked by members of Al-Quaeda (an islamic terrorist group) crashed into the twin towers in New York City killing nearly 3,000 people
