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November 1 – The Coal Strike of 1919 begins in the United States by the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis. Final agreement comes on December 10. November 7 – The first of the Palmer Raids is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution : over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 different U.S ...
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I, then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
Image:Map of USA-bw.png – Black and white outlines for states, for the purposes of easy coloring of states. Image:BlankMap-USA-states.PNG – US states, grey and white style similar to Vardion's world maps. Image:Map of USA with county outlines.png – Grey and white map of USA with county outlines.
June 7 – British King George IV and Queen Elizabeth cross the Canadian border into the United States being the first reigning British monarch to visit the United States. [5] June 10 – MGM's first successful animated character, Barney Bear, makes his debut in The Bear That Couldn't Sleep. However, it is not until 1942 that his name is adopted.
June 2 – 1919 United States anarchist bombings: Eight mail bombs are sent to prominent figures. June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the states for ratification.
Boundaries in 1920. In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.