The historians that came of age during the middle to late twentieth century tended to turn their attention toward : Social and cultural events and themes
This refer to the period between 1960 - 1999. many of them refer to the events that happen before this as 'history from below'
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At the beginning of the 20th century, Nevada was struggling with a 20-year depression. When the veins of gold, silver and copper dried up, the mining industry closed and people left Nevada. There were so few people left it hardly qualified to be called a state. In March 1931, Nevada legalized gambling in their desperate move to raise revenues. Also in that month, construction of the Hoover Dam began. This sure and steady supply of water and cheap electricity sent flocks of people back to Nevada. With the advent of World War II, the United States built their military bases in the West and Southern Nevada was a suitable venue. 1,000 homes were built by the federal government to house a workforce of 10,000 for a magnesium processing plant. After the war, resort hotels began to crop up across the Southern Nevadan desert. The interstate system made travelling to Nevada easy. After the creation of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the state started to attract legitimate investors. Nevada was one of the greatest economic success stories in the 20th century.
<span>He established a small court in which he brought sailors, mapmakers, astronomers, and others who were interested in navigation. From this court, he sent expeditions west to islands in the Atlantic and south to explore the western coast of Africa.</span>
For decades there had been significant debate about the amount of currency in circulation. Farmers wanted more to able to have loans at lower interest rates. Obviously this did not appeal to businessmen who would want to have higher interest rates. In the years prior there had been considerable debate over the use of the gold standard and increasing the minting of coins in silver. This would be the last election where a major candidate could win the presidency by winning only by the agrarian or "farmer" vote, due to the increase in urban centers throughout the U.S. passing the threshold.
