Timeline: Social Studies | Timetoast

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI

This was a global war involving Europe.
Jan 9, 1921

NCSS is Founded

NCSS stands for the National Council for the Social Studies.
Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Jan 9, 1932

Great Depression

The stock market crashed, and the whole nation was affected.
Period: Jan 9, 1939 to Jan 9, 1945

WWII

This was a war to stop Hitler.
Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor VideoThis led the United States into WWII.
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

This was a war between North and South Korea. The United States supported the south.
Period: Jan 9, 1955 to Jan 9, 1968

Civil Rights

African Americans were increasingly given more rights during this time period.
Oct 4, 1957

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

This satellite triggered the space race.
Period: Jan 9, 1960 to Jan 9, 1973

Vietnam

This was a controversial war.
Apr 12, 1961

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

The Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit around the Earth.
Jul 18, 1969

First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Armstrong and Aldin spent a couple hours exploring on the moon.
Aug 9, 1974

Watergate

Nixon was caught in a scandal.
Period: Jan 9, 2000 to Jan 9, 2014

N.C.L.B mandate in school

This federal requirement has increased school accountability.
Sep 11, 2001

World Trade Center Attacks

I was in Fourth grade when this even took place. I remember watching it on the news. I was concerned about my teacher because she was back East.