Teaching Social Studies By amoboe Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1918 WW I WW 1 was fought mostly using a war method called trench warfare. Jan 1, 1921 NCSS is founded Period: Jan 1, 1929 to Jan 1, 1932 The Great Depression Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1945 WW II Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Video Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 1953 Korean War Period: Jan 1, 1955 to Jan 1, 1968 Civil Rights Jan 1, 1957 First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia) Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1973 Vietnam Jan 1, 1961 First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia) Jan 1, 1969 First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA) "One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Jan 1, 1974 Watergate Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Jan 16, 2013 NCLB Mandate in Schools Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks Video