Social Studies Methods

World War 1

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

It was considered the War to End All Wars.

NCSS Created

Jan 11, 1921

NCSS is the National Council for the Social Studies

Great Depression

Period: Jan 11, 1929 to Jan 11, 1932

The stock market crashed and many Americans were left struggling to find jobs and make ends meet.

World War 2

Period: Jan 11, 1939 to Jan 11, 1945

The Allied Powers vs. the Axis Powers.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor Historic SiteThis event sparked the United States entry into World war 2 which they had originally tried to stay out of.

Korean War

Period: Jan 11, 1950 to Jan 11, 1953

The United States entered this conflict on the side of South Korea. Our main goal was to stop the spread of Communism

Civil Rights

Period: Jan 11, 1955 to Jan 11, 1968

The Civil Rights movement was a movement to get equal rights for all citizens in the United States.

First Satellite Launched

Jan 11, 1957

Sputnik, Russia

Vietnam

Period: Jan 11, 1960 to Jan 11, 1973

Another conflict to stop the spread of Communism

First Man in Space

Jan 11, 1961

Yuri Gagarin, Russia

First Man on the Moon

Jan 11, 1969

Neil Armstrong, USA

Watergate

Jan 11, 1974

Trade Center Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

Terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Stareted the War on Terror

NCLB

Period: Jan 11, 2011 to Jan 11, 2014

Legislation focused on narrowing the achievement gap.