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Henry Ford introduced the affordable Model T, revolutionizing transportation and manufacturing with the assembly line.
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A secret German proposal to Mexico to join WWI against the U.S., which helped bring the U.S. into the war.
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Marked the end of World War I, signed on November 11, halting the fighting on the Western Front.
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Granted women the right to vote in the United States, a landmark achievement in women's suffrage.
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Lindbergh became the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in the Spirit of St. Louis.
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The U.S. stock market crash that triggered the Great Depression, leading to widespread economic turmoil.
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A series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.
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Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany, paving the way for the Nazi regime and WWII.
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An agreement allowing Nazi Germany to annex parts of Czechoslovakia, an act of appeasement.
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Germany's invasion of Poland started World War II in Europe.
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A surprise Japanese attack on a U.S. naval base, leading the U.S. to enter WWII.
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Allied forces launched a massive invasion of Nazi-occupied France during WWII.
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The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these cities, leading to Japan's surrender and ending WWII.
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A message from George Kennan outlining U.S. containment policy against Soviet expansion.
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A military alliance formed to counter Soviet influence during the Cold War.
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The Soviet Union successfully tested its first nuclear weapon, escalating the arms race.
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A conflict between North and South Korea, with U.S. and UN forces supporting the South against communist forces.
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A Supreme Court decision declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
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An international organization founded to promote peace, security, and cooperation.
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A prolonged conflict between communist North Vietnam and U.S.-backed South Vietnam.
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Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement.
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A tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, shocking the nation.
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Gave President Johnson authority to escalate U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was created, connecting computers for the first time.
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NASA’s mission where Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.
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A political scandal involving a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
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President Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal, avoiding impeachment.
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Marked the end of the Cold War and the reunification of East and West Germany.
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Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, leading to the War on Terror.
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A global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, disrupting life worldwide. ( I was alive during this :D )