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The New Immigration was a time where immigration to the US and especially peaked from 1900 until 1914. This peak brought nearly 15 million immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe (especially from Italy, Poland, and Russia). Immigrants came for many reasons from economic opportunities to escaping famine and persecution.
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The Harlem Renaissance was a boom of African American Culture (such as literature and art) and pride centered in Harlem New York. The Harlem Renaissance spanned from 1917 to the 1930s and was a result of millions of African American families moving from the south also known as the Great Migration.
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Passing of the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States. This amendment states that no one can be denied the right to vote based on sex. The passing of this amendment followed decades of the suffrage movement. Unfortunately women of color still faced discrimination and disfranchisement until the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The Great Depression was a severe economic crash that occurred from 1929 to 1939. While it started and was mainly focused in the United States it went on to effect the whole world. The Great Depression was marked with high unemployment rates, poverty, reductions in industrial productions, reductions in international trade, as well as global bank and business failures.
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World War 2 spanned 1939 to 1945 it was global conflict that involved almost every country. It mainly centered around Hitler and his Nazi army invading Poland and their encampment and atrocities committed toward millions of Jewish People. In the US many men were sent off to battle and the people who stayed behind did anything they could to support the fight including taking in children from countries where the battles were raging.
Molly McIntire 1944 (Picture from americangirl.com) -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on a fleet of US ships in Oahu Hawaii by Japan. This attack ultimately lead to the United States entering into World War II. This attack was the deadliest event ever in Hawaii and the deadliest attack on the United States until 9/11 happened in 2001.
Nanea Mitchell 1941 (Picture from americangirl.com) -
The Civil Rights Movement took place from 1954 to 1968. This movement aimed to abolish racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the United States. There were many events and people that ignited and fed this movement such as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, The Walk to Freedom, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech".
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Polio was an epidemic in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It mainly affected children and young adults. People with polio experienced symptoms such as paralysis, respiratory issues and muscle weakness and pain not just when they had it but also for the rest of their lives. The polio vaccine was invented by Dr. Jonas Salk and led to a significant decline in polio cases.
Maryellen Larkin 1954 (Picture from americangirl.com) -
The Endangered Species Act provides programs to help conserve threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found.
Julie Albright 1974 (Picture from americangirl.com) -
The Challenger spacecraft mission was a simple mission where the crew was to deploy a satellite and study Halley's Comet while they were in orbit. This mission gained serious media exposure due to NASA's Teacher in Space Project which led to many schools showing the launch that day. The Explosion happened 73 seconds into the flight and killed all 7 crew members aboard. It was the first fatal in flight accident of an American spacecraft.
Courtney Moore 1986 (Picture from americangirl.com)