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Filter: Categories of Turning Points in Wisconsin History
| How Years of Failure led to Success |
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| Discover the history of suffrage in Wisconsin, and how the state became the first to ratify the 19th amendment after many difficulties. |
| The Benefits and Costs of War |
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| Discover how World War II affected daily life in Wisconsin. |
| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| Temperance, Abolition and Utopian Communities |
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| Discovery how early Americans founded the abolition and temperance movements to help increase morality |
| The Boom and Bust of the 19th Century |
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| Discover how the copper boom and bust of the 19th century permanently altered the communities of northern Wisconsin. |
| Too Progressive for Wisconsin |
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| Discover why Wisconsin's 1846 was re-written and passed in 1848 |
| How a Senator From Wisconsin Created the Red Scare |
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| Discover how a senator from Wisconsin named Joseph McCarthy created the climate of fear known as the "Red Scare." |
| The History of the Movement |
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| Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Progressive Movement reformed state and national government. |
| The Industry That Changed the State |
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| Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present. |
| A Misunderstanding Leads to Massacre |
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| Discover how a Treaty Misunderstanding led to the Massacre of Thousands of Sauk Indians |
| A Brief History of one of Wisconsin's Earliest Crops |
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| Discover the history of wild rice in Wisconsin. |
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