The "War on Terror"

The Viet Nam War

The Korean Conflict

The Civil Rights Movement

The legacy of slavery in the United States plays out in the mid-1950s to the present, with demands for equal rights ensured by legislation and judicial rulings.

World War II

The rise and ambitions of Germany and Japan lead to all out global conflict.

The "Great" Depression

Lack of regulation in the banking and stock market systems lead to speculation and collapse.

World War I

The nations of Europe aligned against each other. "The war to end all wars!"

Immigration

Immigrants to the United States may be divided into two distinct periods. They had distinctive reasons for emigrating from their native lands, and for choosing North America.