Social Studies

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    WWI

    World War 1 awakened the world to the damage that could happen when a global war occurred.
  • NCSS is founded

    NCSS is founded

    NCSS is the National Council for Social Studies and can help to inform the instruction of social studies.
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    Great Depression

    The Great Depression became a reality with the stock market crash and was a period of great distress for many people.
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    WWII

    World War 2 involved Adolf Hitler who was a dictator in Germany.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor is the event that caused the United States to join World War 2.
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    Korean War

    The Korean War was between North Korea and South Korea and involved assistance from the United States.
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    Civil Rights

    The Civil Rights movement was about equal rights for all people including blacks and women.

  • First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    This even was also part of the space race between the United States and Russia.
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    Vietnam

    The Vietnam War was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
  • First man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    First man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    The U.S. and Russia were competing in the space race.
  • First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    Neil Armstrong took one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.
  • Watergate

    Watergate

    This was a political scandal that involved breaking into the Watergate building and the Nixon administration trying to cover up their involvement.
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    NCLB mandate in schools

  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks

    This attack on the United States began the War on Terror.