Module 2.3 Assignment

WWI

Period: Jan 12, 1914 to Jan 12, 1918

England, France, and Germany had a sieze fire during Christmas Eve. There's a bunch of movies and books about it.

NCSS is founded

Jan 12, 1921

Great Depression

Period: Jan 12, 1929 to Jan 12, 1932

Everyone was poor (except those that were rich).

WWII

Period: Jan 12, 1939 to Jan 12, 1945

<a href='' >http://youtu.be/WqNY88Amuzw</a>

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor, HI, forcing the US to enter WWII.

Korean War

Period: Jan 12, 1950 to Jan 12, 1953

Civil Rights

Period: Jan 12, 1955 to Jan 12, 1968

First Satelite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

Jan 12, 1957

Vietnam

Period: Jan 12, 1960 to Jan 12, 1973

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

Jan 12, 1961

First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Jan 12, 1969

Some people aren't even sure if this footage is real or manufactured. Did anyone really go to the moon?

Watergate

Aug 9, 1974

NCLB Mandated in Schools

Period: Jan 12, 2000 to Jan 12, 2014

Most states have adopted some kind of standardized test, requiring all students to pass. Those schools that test well recieve more government funding.

World Trade Center Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

I was in the 7th grade when I woke up early this morning and the whole world was talking about only one thing. It was kind of a surreal day. I didn't really know what to think. It didn't effect me directly, but I knew it was a moment that would change not only my life, but the whole world.