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World War I
Also called the Great War, World War I was a global war that centered in Europe and claimed over 37 million lives. -
NCSS is Founded
The National Council for Social Studies was founded for the purpose of strengthening and advocating social studies. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic collapse which began with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday and lasted until 1932. -
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World War II
World War II was a global war between the Allied forces and the Axis forces that lasted from 1939 to 1945. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Historical Site Pearl Harbor was when the Japanese bombed an American harbor in Hawaii, bringing the U.S. into World War II. -
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The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea and lasted about three years. -
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Civil Rights
The Civil Rights movement lasted from 1955-1968 and was characterized by non-violent protests by the African American people. -
First Satellite Launched (Sputnik)
Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union into an elliptical low earth orbit. -
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War lasted for about 13 years, didn't really accomplish anything, and was highly protested back in the United States. -
The First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin(
Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet astronaut, was the first man to go into outer space and orbit the earth. -
First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong)
Neil Armstrong, an American, was the first man on the moon and said, "That's one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind." -
Watergate
Watergate was a political scandal in which Richard Nixon's administrative officials broke into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington D.C. -
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No Child Left Behind mandate in schools
No Child Left Behind was signed into law in 2002 and requires all public schools to administer state-wide tests annually. -
World Trade Center Attacks
Often called 9-11, the attack on the World Trade Center towers happened in New York City, when two planes crashed into the skyscrapers.
