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The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinan.
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NCSS was founded for social studies education.
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When their was an economic downturn in the Western industrialized world.
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WWII was a war that involved many of the world's nations
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Attack on Pearl Harbor A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which led to the United States joining World War II.
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The Korean War was between North and South Korea - political division of Korea.
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The Civil Rights Movement was to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and give them voting rights.
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Sputnik was the first artificial Earth satellite. It had four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. The Soviet Union launched it into orbit on 4 October 1957.
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The Vietnam War was when Vietnam had two force, one pushing toward a a communist government and the other (United States) trying to keep communism from spreading.
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Yuri Gararin was the first man to travel into space and orbit the Earth.
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Neil Armstrong was the first man on moon.
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A political scandal in the United States that resulted from the break-in at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Nixon tried to hide his involvement and resigned before he got impeached.
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No Child Left Behind Act supports standard-based education and required states to develop assessments in basic skills and state core standards.
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World Trade Center Attacks Four terrorist attacks into the World Trade Center launched by al-Qaeda toward the United States.
