Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.
Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.
Herodotus, a Greek author written the first history book in 5th century B.C.
Crime connected with illegal alcohol production and sale became a major issue so that even many people who had originally supported Prohibition decided that it needed to be repealed.
Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.
"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".
France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany.
France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties.
It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.
The Civil Rights Movement :
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States was a struggle by black Americans to gain full citizenship rights and achieve racial equality.
Individuals and organizations challenged discrimination with a variety of activities, including protest marches, boycotts, and refusal to abide by segregation laws.
Many believe that the movement began with the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and ended with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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