Born in Pennsylvania, her work is characterized by the intense strength of her images, economy of language, and use of classical mythology.
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October 24, 1929, when skittish investors traded a record 12.9 million shares. This day is remembered as the beginning of the Stock Market Crash.
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In this battle, 3 American engineer regiments were engaged in construction activity behind the British lines in November, 1917, when they were unexpectedly called upon to go into the front lines during an emergency. They thus became the first Americans to meet the enemy.
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The drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the U.S., which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s. It drove many farming families on a desperate migration in search of work and better living conditions.
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Born in Idaho, he's condidered the poet most responsible for defining and promoting a modernist aesthetic in poetry.
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He wrote challenging prose and created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He is best known for such novels as 'The Sound and the Fury' and 'As I Lay Dying.'
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A precursor to the United Nations, this international diplomatic group was developed after WWI as a way to solve disputes between countries and avoid future wars. It had a mixed record of success, ceasing operations during WWII
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He is seen as one of the great American 20th century novelists, and is known for works like 'A Farewell to Arms' and 'The Old Man and the Sea.'
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Born in the early 20th century as a reactionary movement against romanticism and Victorian poetry, imagism emphasized simplicity, clarity of expression, and precision through the use of imagery and clear, sharp language.
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32nd US President.
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A group of American writers who came of age during World War I and established their literary reputations in the 1920s.
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In October 28, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 13%.
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In 1933, Congress ratified the 21st Amendment and ended Prohibition. Then the Tennessee Valley Authority Act (TVA) enabled the federal government to build dams along the Tennessee River that controlled flooding and generated hydroelectric power for the region.
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When this war erupted in 1914, President Wilson pledged neutrality for the U.S. but finally declared war on 1917.
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Ban of the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors, all estipulated in the 18th amendment,
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This battle started by the end of March 1918, when 250,000 Americans poured into the Western Front to join their British allies. From March to July 1918, the Germans had lost a million men.
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His works often dealt with social and economic issues, he was the the author of Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden.
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Born in San Francisco, he was an author of searching and often dark meditations on universal themes.
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On May, 1915, this British-owned ocean liner was torpedoed by Germans. There 1,198 passengers were killed, including 128 Americans.
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This treaty codified peace terms after the end of the WWI by humiliating with harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization.
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28th U.S. President
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Main looser of the WWI and leader of the Central Power.
