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Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the Capitol retained its familiar form.
A U.S. Army gun crew fired at entrenched German soldiers on the Western Front, 1918.
A U.S. Army gun crew fired at entrenched German soldiers on the Western Front, 1918.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Breadlines sprang up in cities across the country during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
Through the WPA, the government offered employment on public projects to millions of Americans during the 1930s.
In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
In the 1930s, workers around the country staged sit-down strikes to demand more favorable working conditions
Japan’s attack on the U.S. fleet in Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II.
Japan’s attack on the U.S. fleet in Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II.
During World War II, the U.S. government interned approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans in camps like Manzanar in California.
During World War II, the U.S. government interned approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans in camps like Manzanar in California.
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
The 1898 explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War.
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population
A new wave of European immigrants, fleeing hardships and lured by America’s promise of prosperity, expanded the population