the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast

and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

the 20th century, due to an outburst of entrepreneurship and industrialization in the Northeast
and Midwest and the arrival of millions of immigrant workers and farmers from Europe. A
national railroad network was completed and large-scale mines and factories were established.
Mass dissatisfaction with corruption, inefficiency, and traditional politics stimulated the
Progressive movement, from the 1890s to 1920s. This era led to many reforms, including the
Sixteenth to Nineteenth constitutional amendments, which brought the federal income tax, direct
election of Senators, prohibition, and women's suffrage. Initially neutral during World War I, the
United States declared war on Germany in 1917 and funded the Allied victory the following
year. Women obtained the right to vote in 1920, with Native Americans obtaining citizenship
and the right to vote in 1924. After a prosperous decade in the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash of
1929 marked the onset of the decade-long worldwide Great Depression. Democratic President
Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Republican dominance of the White House and implemented
his New Deal programs, which included relief for the unemployed, support for farmers, Social
Security and a minimum wage. The New Deal defined modern American liberalism. After the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States entered World War II and financed
the Allied war effort and helped defeat Nazi Germany in the European theater. Its involvement
culminated in using newly invented nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities to defeat Imperial
Japan in the Pacific theater.

The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as rival superpowers in the aftermath of World
War II. During the Cold War, the two countries confronted each other indirectly in the arms race,
the Space Race, proxy wars, and propaganda campaigns. The goal of the United States in this
was to stop the spread of communism. In the 1960s, in large part due to the strength of the civil
rights movement, another wave of social reforms was enacted which enforced the constitutional
rights of voting and freedom of movement to African Americans and other racial minorities. The
Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was officially dissolved in 1991, leaving the United
States as the world's only superpower. After the Cold War, the United States's foreign policy has
focused on modern conflicts in the Middle East. The beginning of the 21st century saw the
September 11 attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda in 2001, which was later followed by wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2007, the United States entered its worst economic crisis since the Great
Depression, which was followed by slower-than-usual rates of economic growth during the early
2010s. Economic growth and unemployment rates recovered by the mid 2010s, although these
economic gains are currently imperilled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.