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Before World War I there were several alliances that had been created between various countries. The main cause of the war was founded in power struggles.
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NCSS is the national counsel for social studies and was implemented to created more suggestions for social studies education in the schools.
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The great depression was a time when the economy in the United States drastically fell.
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World War II was the war in which Hitler and the Nazis were trying to eliminate people from the world that were not "the superior race."
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part of WWII in which America became more involved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzKBEm9_zfM
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I don't know much about the Korean war actually.
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The civil rights was a time when the african american people of the united states were gaining equal rights as the white people... It caused terrible conflict between those living in the US and was a battle that is still being fought today.
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This started the drive for science education and the space race in which the countries were in competition to get to space quickly and learn what they could.
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This was part of the space race
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The first man on the moon being from the US caused a large uproar of patriotism and US support.
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Scandall of one of Nixon.
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NO child left behind was made and has caused a lot of tension between the government and educational institutions... According to my limited knowledge, there has been a big push saying that NCLB has actually left children more behind than before.
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I was in 3rd grade when this happened living in Washington State. In our classroom we immediately turned on the news and were sent home... I remember it being a really emotional and confusing day.
