2.1.3 Timeline By rachw5 Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War I Jan 1, 1921 NCSS is Founded Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Sep 1, 1939 The Great Depression Because of the economic crash, people lost jobs and were very poor. Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Return to Pearl Harbor Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Apr 9, 1968 Civil Rights Movement Started with Rosa Parks and her refusal to move to the back of the bus. Oct 4, 1957 First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia) Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Aug 15, 1973 Vietnam War Apr 12, 1961 First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia) Yuri Gagarin Pic Jul 20, 1969 First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA) Neil Armstrong Pic Aug 9, 1974 Watergate Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks World Trade Center Period: Jan 8, 2002 to Jan 16, 2013 NCLB Mandate in Schools