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World War I
World War I was hoped to be the war that would end all wars. -
NCSS is Founded
They are a national counsil for social studies. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was caused by the crash of the stock market. -
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World War II
Hitler had millions of Jews killed during this war. -
Pearl Harbor
Video about Pearl HarborThe Japanese dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor leading to the entry of the U.S. into WWII. -
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Korean War
This was a war between South Korea which was backed by the U.S. and North Korea. -
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Civil Rights
This was a time when African Americans fought for their equality in the U.S. -
First Satallite Launched
Sputnik Russia was where the satallite was launched from. -
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Vietnam
South Vietnam was aided by the U.S. in fighting North Vietnam. -
FIrst Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was from Russia. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man to take steps on the moon. He transmitted back to the U.S. -
Watergate
This was a scandal when Nixon was president. His administrators tried to cover most of it up. -
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N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
This mandate shifted the focus of schools to be test mastery based. -
World Trade Center Attacts
Two planes were flown into both towers, killing many people.
