THE TIME LINE PART 2

THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE

• The fire lasted two days
• Legend has it that a cow kicked down a lantern in a barn or someone or something created the fire

SPANISH AMERICAN-WAR

• U.S. Troops engaged: 306,760
• Spain declared war in 1898

WAR WORLD 1

• On a Christmas Eve, each side (British and German) declared an unofficial truce.
• War world 1 began on July 28, 1914 and Lasted until November 11,1918

PROHIBITION

• In 1920s the18th amendment was ratified which banned liquor
• The 21st amendment would repeal this ratification stoping the prohibition

ROARING TWENTIES

• In 1920s there was an age of dramatic social and political change.
• The nation's wealth total wealth more than doubled between 1920-1929

THE DUST BOWL

• In the 1930s there were severe draughts and dust storms

THE HOLOCAUST

• Germany took over cities and made restrictions
• Jewish People lost their business.

HURRICANE KATRINA

• The hurricane stretched across 400 miles
• The damage cost about 100 billion dollars

HINDENBURG DISASTER

• The Zeppelin was destroyed in 1937
• It killed 97 passengers

WAR WORLD 2

• Germany invaded Poland in 1939
• America supported allies in the war which were Soviet And British

PEARL HARBOR

• Jappnesse plane fighters destroyed hundred U.S. naval vessels
• 2000 soldiers died from the attack.