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World Ward I went on for such a long time, because of trench warfare, which caused armies to gain very little ground because they just stayed in their trenches.
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NCSS stands for the National Council for the Social Studies.
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One of the causes of the Great Depression was because goods and materials were lasting longer so people weren't buying these goods, such as cars.
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World War II is named as the most deadly human conflict to date.
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The Japanese bombed the military base at Pearl Harbor, which brought America into World War II.
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There was no victor in this war. It simply ended in a cease-fire and an armistice.
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One of the most famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement was Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Russians created Sputnik, and it was the first ever satellite to be launched into space.
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The Vietnam War was the first publicly broadcast war, which is why so many American people disagreed with the war.
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space when his spaceship orbited around Earth.
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Neil Armstrong, an American, was the first man on the Moon. His first words were "that's one small step for man, one giant step for mankind."
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The Watergate scandal was due to men going into the Watergate Hotel and searching the rooms and files of Nixon's opponents.
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This Act was signed by President George W. Bush in hopes of helping America's education system. However, most teachers would disagree.
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Four planes were hijacked by terrorists and targeted major US political, economic, and military buildings.
