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'''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. | '''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. | ||
'''1940–1945:''' | '''1940–1945:''' World War II. 332,000 Wisconsin residents serve in U.S. military, including 9,000 women. 8,390 Wisconsinites died in this war. Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. For information concerning records about this war see the [[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II Military Records]] page. <ref> McIntosh, James F. Wisconsin at war. Black Earth, WI: Trails Books, 2002. 157 pages. This collection of interviews with Wisconsin veterans focuses on those serving in World War II. There are two brief interviews with World War I veterans Golden Barritt, of Barron, Wisconsin, and Ray Fuller. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49982555 Worldcat] </ref> | ||
'''1948:''' State centennial celebration. | |||
'''1950–1953:''' Korean War. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|United States Military in the Korean War]] page. | '''1950–1953:''' Korean War. For information concerning records about this war see the [[United States Military in the Korean War 1950 to 1953 and Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|United States Military in the Korean War]] page. | ||