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WWI
A global war centered in Europe that was triggered by the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. -
NCSS is Founded
The National Council for the Social Studies was founded in 1922. -
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Great Depression
A worldwide economic depression that started when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, which would come to be known as Black Tuesday. -
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WWII
The second World War involved a vast majority of the worlds nations, and all of the great powers, formed into two sides, the Axis and the Allies. -
Pearl Harbor
More Information about Pearl HarborJapanese fighter pilots bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, officially bringing the United States into WWII. -
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Korean War
A war between South Korea (supported by the United Nations) and North Korea (supported by China and Russia). -
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Civil Rights Movement
A movement in the United States that was pushing for equal rights for Black Americans and to ensure voting rights for them. -
First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
Sputnik was the first official earth satellite launched by the Russians in October of 1957 -
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Vietnam War
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First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
Yuri Gagarin from Russia became the first human to journey into outer space and his spacecraft completed it's orbit of the earth on April 12, 1961. -
First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
Neil Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon when Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 21, 1969. -
Watergate
Watergate was a political scandal in the United States that led to the impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the United States -
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No Child Left Behind mandate in schools
A controversial standards-based educational reform signed into place by President George W. Bush in 2000. -
World Trade Center Attacks
The United States was attacked by the Taliban, an Islamic terrorist group, when two planes crashed into the World Trade Centers in NYC, one crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and another crashed in Pennsylvania, ultimately killing thousands of Americans.
