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Westward Expansion, World War I, Great Depression, World War II

Westward Expansion (1790-1850)

EMIGRANTS CROSSING PLAINS. - Emigrants crossing the American...

EMIGRANTS CROSSING PLAINS. - Emigrants crossing the American Plains. Line engraving, 19th century.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/140_1637071/1/140_1637071/cite. Accessed 27 Nov 2017.

The Great Depression (1929-1939)

Unemployed men queuing outside a soup kitchen in New York,...

Unemployed men queuing outside a soup kitchen in New York, c1930, during the Great Depression. . Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/300_2285372/1/300_2285372/cite. Accessed 27 Nov 2017.

World War I (1914-1918)

World War One - a Royal Flying Corps aircraft drops torpedo...

World War One - a Royal Flying Corps aircraft drops torpedo towards its target. circa 1915. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/300_3495082/1/300_3495082/cite. Accessed 27 Nov 2017.

World War II (1939-1945)

World war 2, children behind barbed wire in a german...

World war 2, children behind barbed wire in a german concetration camp set up in the occupied part of the karelian assr, 1941 or 1942.. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/300_271373/1/300_271373/cite. Accessed 27 Nov 2017.