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The model T was quite possibly the most sold model of car. It was far more affordable than previous cars, making it far more widespread. It helped connect the country.
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Issued from Germany to Mexico. Said if U.S. joined the war, and Mexico fought against the U.S., then they would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
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An armistice is a formal agreement to stop fighting. This doesn't always mean the end of the war, but it did for World War I
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Gave women the right to vote.
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Lindbergh flew non-stop from New York to Paris.
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First Stock Market crash.
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Series of reforms and programs meant to help alleviate the effects of the Great Depression.
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Pretty self-explanatory.
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Gave Czechoslovakia to Germany in order to prevent war.
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Self-explanatory.
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Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Triggers America's entry into the war.
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Ally forces invade the occupied France. All of France is freed by September that same year.
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Atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Self-explanatory.
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The Long Telegram was a message sent from the US Embassy in Moscow, outlining the Soviets beliefs. Instrumental in the start of the Cold War.
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NATO was formed. NATO was a formation of nations, similar to the UN but with different goals.
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First successful atomic bomb detonation by the Russians.
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North Korea invades South Korea.
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Segregation of schools was deemed unconstitutional.
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U.S. sided Sided with South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam.
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Was the reason for the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Helped to end bus segregation laws.
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Soviets tried installing armed nuclear missals in Cuba. US formed a naval blockade to stop them. Conflict lasted 13 days
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JFK assassinated.
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Resolution as in, "this is what we are going to do", not as in "things were resolved." Started US involvement in Vietnam War.
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First man on moon.
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People broke into the Watergate hotel, where campaign stuff was being run from. Resulted in an impeachment trial being run on president Nixon.
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The internet was originally created for government and military purposes. They wanted to find a way to communicate even if a bomb were to wipe out the telephone cables. Creation of TCP.
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Nixon resigns just eighteen months into his second term. Resignation was likely caused by the impeachment investigation.
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First step in the reunification of Germany and end of communism.
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Four coordinated terrorist attacks. Triggered the war on terror.