World history

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    World War I

    A global war concentrated in Europe.
  • NCSS is Founded

    NCSS is Founded

    An association that supports social studies education.
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    Great Depression

    After World War II the world's economy declined causing unemployment to significantly rise and international trade to lower.
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    World War II

    The second global war.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacked Pearl Harbor located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, which began U.S. involvement in World War II. Attack on Pearl Harbor footage
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    Korean War

    A war between South Korea and North Korea.
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    Civil Rights

    A movement for equal protection under the law.
  • First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    A Russian satelite that was the first satelite to orbit the earth.
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    Vietnam

    A war between North Vietnam and South Vietnamese communist guerillas against the South Vietnam government.
  • First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    A Russian man who was the first person to travel into outer space.
  • First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    A U.S. man who was the first person to walk on the moon.
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    President Nixon's administration broke in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters which was located at the Watergate office complex in Washington D.C.
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    N.C.L.B. mandate in schools

    A government aided program to help disadvantaged children and increase the learning outcomes through measurable goals.
  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks

    Two planes hijacked by al Qaeda terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City, New York.

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