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WWI
WWI is the time we see the arrival of trench warfare and the use of biochemical weapons. -
Stock Market Crashes- Beginning of the Great Depression
The American stock market crashes, the population makes a run on the banks, the whole world is plunged into a state of economic crisis and despair. -
Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor-WikipediaJapan launches a military air attack on a Hawaiian military base. -
Korean war
The U.S.A tries to fight back the influence of Communism in Asia. -
African-American Civil Rights Movement Begins
After years of inequality and segregation in the U.S, black communities and individuals start committing acts of civil disobedience to fight for their rights. -
Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space
Russia and the U.S.A are in a race for space, Russia manages to get crafts that go into space and orbit the Earth first. -
Vietnam War
The U.S.A tries to fight the influence of Communism in Asia, starting one of the most controversial and bloody stalemates in history. -
Neil Armstrong is the first man on the moon
The U.S.A beats Russia in the space race to put a man on the moon, "one small step for man, one giant leap mankind". -
Watergate
Nixon is secretly recorded in the Watergate hotel saying things that outrage the American people. -
NCLB Act is passed
No Child Left Behind is a plan set in place by the Bush administration aimed at improving the quality and equity of American public schools.
