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WWI was fought amongst the world's leading countries split into two alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers.
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Since its founding, NCSS has provided teachers in the United States with excellent standards geared toward appropriately preparing K-12 students.
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The Great Depression resulted from the stock market crash, Black Tuesday, in October of 1929.
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WWII is the deadliest war in recorded history.
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Pearl Harbor Footage The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Navy is what brought the United States into WWII.
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The Korean War was the result of political differences in Korea.
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The Civil Rights Movement was aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination.
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Sputnik began the Space Age in which we've been able to closely study planets, moons, and space in general.
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The United States became more involved in the Vietnam War during these years.
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Yuri Gagarin was not only the first man in space, but the first man to orbit the earth.
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Neil Armstrong's famous words "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" were not planned before Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
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The Watergate scandal revealed an illegal fund dedicated to re-electing President Nixon at the time.
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While NCLB helped bring education to the forefront of political agendas, it also brought pressure to test results that is not helpful to student learning.
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The attacks on the World Trade Center resulted in the Patriot Act helping the United States to fight terrorism.