Timeline: Important World Events | Timetoast

Period: Jul 17, 1914 to Jul 17, 1918

World War I

World War I took place in Europe.
Jul 17, 1921

NCSS is founded

NCSS is where all of our readings come from.
Period: Jul 17, 1929 to Jul 17, 1932

Great Depression

The Great Depression affected many countries, not just the United States.
Period: Jul 17, 1939 to Jul 17, 1945

WWII

The United States did not officially enter WWII until the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

History Channel VideoPearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.
Period: Jul 17, 1950 to Jul 17, 1953

Korean War

The Korean War was between North and South Korea.
Period: Jul 17, 1955 to Jul 17, 1968

Civil Rights

The Civil Rights movement is used to describe the push for the rights of African Americans.
Jul 17, 1957

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

A satellite is something that revolves around something else.
Period: Jul 17, 1960 to Jul 17, 1973

Vietnam

The Vietnam War took place during the Cold War.
Jul 17, 1961

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

The first man to make it to space was from Russia.
Jul 17, 1969

First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

We have movies of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon for the first time.
Jul 17, 1974

Watergate

Watergate was a political scandal that eventually led to Richard NIxon resigning.
Period: Jul 17, 2000 to Jul 17, 2013

NCLB Mandate in Schools

NCLB was started under the presidency of George W. Bush.
Sep 11, 2001

World Trade Center Attacks

I was a fifth grader at Meadow Elementary when this occurred. This is the same school at which I'll be an intern.