The Struggles at Home |
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Discover the how American patriotism during World War I led to Xenophobia and fear of Germans. |
World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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United States Senate campaign banner for Milwaukee Socialist Congressman Victor L. Berger, April 1918. (Museum object #1992.168) |
Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II. |
A History of Disease in Wisconsin |
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Read this informative collection of all the outbreaks and epidemics in Wisconsin's history. |
Learn about the Hungarian immigrants who came to Wisconsin from the 19th century through the post-World War II era. |
Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car |
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Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture. |
Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century. |
The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
Learn how epidemics erupted in Wisconsin and the ways communities responded |
Witnesses Tell Their Stories |
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Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened. |
How Wisconsin Became America's Most Socialist State |
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Discover how Milwaukee, Wisconsin became America's first Socialist city. |
Provides a comprehensive summary of women's history in Wisconsin and contains primary sources from the 16th century to the early 21st century. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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"Bright beer" storage tank by Dunck Tank Works, Milwaukee, c 1910. Used by Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, c 1915-1995.(Museum object #2007.83.2) |
Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
How Wisconsin Created the Workday |
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Discover the history of the labor movement in Wisconsin and how it created the modern work week. |
Read about the brewing industry, the temperance movement, and the effects of prohibition in Wisconsin. |
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