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World War 1 - World War I took place between 1914 and 1918. Although the conflict
began in Europe, it ultimately involved countries as far away as the United States and Japan. At
the time, the English-speaking world knew it as the "Great War"—the term "World War I" was
applied decades later.
- By war's end, the map of Europe began to resemble the one we know today.
- A major reorganization of the Near and Middle East also took place following the war,
establishing the forerunners of the countries we know today as Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.
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Central and Applied Powers 1917 Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and
the Ottoman Empire) in World War I.
19th Amendment 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees
all American women the right to vote.
, The Great Depression An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following
the crash of the U.S. stock market. The Great Depression originated in the United States, but
quickly spread to Europe and the rest of the world. Lasting nearly a decade, the Depression
caused massive levels of poverty, hunger, unemployment and political unrest.
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between
1933 and 1938, and a few that came later. They included both laws passed by Congress as well
as presidential executive orders during the first term (1933-37) of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what
historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. That is Relief for the unemployed and
poor; Recovery of the economy to normal levels; and Reform of the financial system to prevent a
repeat depression
The Holocaust was a genocide in which approximately six million Jews were killed by
the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
World War 2 World War II effectively stopped the world between 1939 and 1945. To this
day, it remains the most geographically widespread military conflict the world has ever seen.
Although the fighting reached across many parts of the globe, most countries involved shared a
united effort aimed at ending the aggression of the Axis Powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan
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World War 1 - World War I took place between 1914 and 1918. Although the conflict
began in Europe, it ultimately involved countries as far away as the United States and Japan. At
the time, the English-speaking world knew it as the "Great War"—the term "World War I" was
applied decades later.
- By war's end, the map of Europe began to resemble the one we know today.
- A major reorganization of the Near and Middle East also took place following the war,
establishing the forerunners of the countries we know today as Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, and Iraq.
-
Central and Applied Powers 1917 Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and
the Ottoman Empire) in World War I.
19th Amendment 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment guarantees
all American women the right to vote.
, The Great Depression An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following
the crash of the U.S. stock market. The Great Depression originated in the United States, but
quickly spread to Europe and the rest of the world. Lasting nearly a decade, the Depression
caused massive levels of poverty, hunger, unemployment and political unrest.
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between
1933 and 1938, and a few that came later. They included both laws passed by Congress as well
as presidential executive orders during the first term (1933-37) of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what
historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. That is Relief for the unemployed and
poor; Recovery of the economy to normal levels; and Reform of the financial system to prevent a
repeat depression
The Holocaust was a genocide in which approximately six million Jews were killed by
the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
World War 2 World War II effectively stopped the world between 1939 and 1945. To this
day, it remains the most geographically widespread military conflict the world has ever seen.
Although the fighting reached across many parts of the globe, most countries involved shared a
united effort aimed at ending the aggression of the Axis Powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan
