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World War I was the first major world war involving most European countries.
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The National Council for the Social Studies is a US-based association devoted to supporting social studies education.
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression or crisis for food work and shelter.
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World War II was the second major world war that involved many major countries including most of Europe, Japan, and the United States.
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Naval History & Heritage: Overview of the Pearl Harbor Attack
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked a U.S. military base (Pearl Harbor) forcing them into involvement in WWII. -
The Korean War was a result of political tension and division in Korea.
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Social movement with the goal to end discrimination of the African American race and allow them constitutional voting rights.
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Sputnik was the first launched satellite to orbit the Earth, sent up by The Soviet Union, which provided scientists with valuable information about the Earth’s atmosphere.
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America became involved in this cold war in hopes of stopping the spread of communism.
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Yuri Gagarin, a Russian pilot and cosmonaut (Russian equivalent of an astronaut), spent 1 hour and 48 minutes in his groundbreaking venture to space.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong was mission commander for Apollo 11, and on that mission he was the first person to walk on the moon
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Major political scandal when the Nixon administration attempted to cover up a break in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters.
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Act of congress that requires states to asses basic skills of students to receive federal school funding.
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Terrorist attack by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States causing the World Trade towers to collapse and many lives to be lost.
