History

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    WWI

    Fast FactsStarted when Austria-Hungary delcared war on Serbia because of the assination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Serbia nationals.

  • NCSS is Founded

    NCSS is the National Council for Social Studies.
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    Great Depression

    Longest and hardest economic crisis in the US.
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    WWII

    Hitler attempts to destroy Jewish population and overrun Europe.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Fact Sheet
    This event caused the US to enter WWII.
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    Korean War

    Korea slpits into two countries due to opposing idealogies.
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    Civil Rights

    Fight for equal rights for all races.

  • First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    ANother event of the space race between US and Russia during the cold war.
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    Vietnam

    Started because Vietnam wanted independence from France.

  • First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
    NASA
    He made an 108 minute orbital flight of Earth.

  • First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    Was the first on the moon followed by Buzz Aldrin.

  • Watergate

    Watergate
    Led to the resignation of President Nixon.
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    NCLB Mandate in schools

    Has increased mandatory standardized testing in schools.

  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks
    Terrorist attack on American soil. The twin towers fell but they are now being rebuilt , and they are going to be taller.