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Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the United States, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. -
WW1
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NCSS is Founded
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NCSS founded
The National Council for the Social Studies was founded. -
The Great Depression
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The Great Depression
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WWII
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WWII
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl HarborThe attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Korean War
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Korean War
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Civil Rights
The civil rights movement was a series of worldwide political movements for equality before the law that peaked in the 1960s. -
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Civil Rights
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First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
Sputnik was the first sattellite launched. -
Vietnam
Vietnam was a long and costly war -
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Vietnam
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First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin. -
First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. -
Watergate
The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States. -
N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
Included Title 1: the government's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students. -
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N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
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World Trade Center Attacks
There were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks.
