Major Events in U.S. History - Part 2
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1. The Spanish-American War began and ended; the U.S. annexed Hawaii. 1920
2. The American Civil War began. 1914
3. The American Civil War ended; the Constitution was amended to prohibit slavery; the Reconstruction Era began. 1935
4. World War I ended. 1890
5. The U.S. entered World War I. 1865
6. The Constitution was amended to permit taxing income from any source, and to allow the popular election of Senators; the Federal Reserve Act was passed. 1933
7. The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia. 1877
8. World War I began. 1929
9. The Social Security Act was passed. 1898
10. The Constitution was amended to guarantee women the right to vote; Prohibition began (the sale and transport of alcohol was made illegal). 1917
11. The Reconstruction Era ended. 1918
12. Prohibition ended (the sale and transport of alcohol was again declared to be legal). 1861
13. The New York stock market crashed, beginning a long economic downturn known as the Great Depression. 1867
14. U.S. soldiers massacred Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. 1913



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