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World War I (WWI)
WWI (also called the Great War) was the first world wide war fought predominately in Europe. It began when the Austo-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assinated in Serbia. -
The NCSS was Founded
NCSS stands for the National Council for the Social Studies. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression affected the entire world starting with the Stock Market crash on Black Tuesday (Oct. 29). -
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World War II (WWII)
Germany is led by the Nazi regime with Adolf Hitler at its head who decides to invade fellow European countries to get back the pride taht Germany lost after WWI. His invasion of Poland sparked the second world wide war. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese brought an arial attack to the United States Naval base in Peral Harbor, Hawaii bring the United States into World War II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZFKPLxjq8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1TnD45tGHo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor -
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The Korean War
Like the Vietnam War, this war was between democracy and communism: South Korea supported by the United Nations and North Korea supported by Communist China and the Soviet Union. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The African American Civil Rights movement began in America to be viewed as white peoples' equals: Martin Luther King, Jr. was a famous movement leader. -
First Satellite Launched into Space (Russia, Sputnik)
Russia launched the world's first satelite into spce which orbits the Earth's atmosphere. -
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The Vietnam War
During the Cold War, the United States wanted to prevent the spread of Communism and so were engaged in a war in the Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos area. -
Yurgi Gagarin, the First Man in Space
Yurgi Gagarin was the first man in space and to orbit the Earth which propelled the United States to put the first man on the Moon: the Cold War was an arms and space race between the USSR and the USA. -
First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon in a battle to beat the Russians in the Space Race. -
Watergate
This scandal involved Republican President Richard Nixon having people spy on the Democrats causing President Nixon to resign. -
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No Child Left Behind (N.C.L.B.) Mandated in Schools
This act passed by Congress was designed to help make sure all students are learning everything they needed every year by using national testing scores. -
World Trade Center Attacks
On September 11, 2001 four planes were hijacked by terrorists. Two planes hit the World Trade Center (also called the Twin Towers). Another plane struck the Pentagon in Washington D.C. And the final plane crash landed in a field in Pennsylvannia. These attacks resulted in 2,996 deaths.
