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WWI
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NCSS is Founded
Even though the National Council of Social Studies was founded there was still great confusion over how to teach social studies in the classroom until the early 90s. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression left millions of Americans without money to live on so many families were forced to relocate and try to scrape by elsewhere. -
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WWII
World War II dealt with Adolf Hitler massacreing millions of Jews held captive in concentration camps. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Video Japan shot at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and sunk several ships, killing soldiers on American soil. -
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Korean War
This invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. -
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Civil Rights
African Americans battled for their rights through boycotts, marches, and speeches. -
First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
This satellite was the first to enter space. -
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Vietnam
Many Americans became outraged over fighting in Vietnam, which they viewed as pointless. -
First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
The first man in space was Russian, which led to more interest math in science. -
First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
Neil Armstrong touched on the moon in 1969. -
Watergate
Watergate unleashed a government scandal. -
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N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
No Child Left Behind led to reform in the functioning of public schools and their testing.
