Amy Hayes

The Massachusetts Bay Colony faced several hardships in the mid-17th century that triggered a mass hysteria outbreak that culminated in the Salem Witch Trials.

The Great Plains suffered a series of dust storms throughout the 1930s due to a severe drought that turned the region into a Dust Bowl.

The opium trade between Britain and China played a significant role in sparking the First Opium War, as dissatisfaction among both parties grew over the banning and smuggling of opium.

Triggered by the Great Migration, demographic changes, and new social conditions, the Red Summer of 1919 consisted of numerous race riots that broke out across the US.

Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the Nazi regime in 1933, which became the longest-operating camp until its liberation in April 1945.

The Great Migration consisted of two phases of mass migrations of African Americans from the American South to the North and Midwest.

Theodore Roosevelt was a highly popular president for his progressive reforms that addressed core issues the United States was facing at the time.

The mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke colonists has puzzled historians for centuries. The lost colony seemingly vanished, with little evidence hinting toward their whereabouts.