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The Model T was built from 1908 to 1927 by Ford
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Amendments that allowed Women to vote, allows congress to tax on incomes, and that senators would be elected by state legislatures. Events occurred from 1913 to 1920
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Telegraph intercepted by Britain that convinced USA to join WW1
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Peace treaty that ended WW1
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First solo flight over Atlantic ocean, preformed by Charles Lindbergh
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Horrible crash of stock market in 1929
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Horrible crash of stock market in 1929
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Series of programs enacted by President Roosevelt in an attempt to recover from the great depression. Events occurred from 1933 to 1939.
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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German, French, and British leaders met and sealed the fate of Czechoslovakia by handing it to Germany with the intent of peace
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German troops invade Poland and begin WW2
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German troops invade Poland and begin WW2
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The development of Nuclear weapons by Russia during WW2. (from 1940 to 1949)
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Japanese planes bomb Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, bringing America into the war
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Allied troops begin to invade Europe and defeat the Nazis.
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The bombing of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, on August 6 and 9, in 1945. This would lead to the surrender of Japan.
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The United Nations was formed in San Francisco, California with the intent of maintaining world peace.
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Telegram sent by George Kennan to the State Department about views on the Soviet Union
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A military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.
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The start of the war between south Korea and the US, against the soviet union and north Korea.
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Supreme Court case where it was decided that it was unconstitutional to have racial segregation in public schools.
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Long conflict between the communist government of north Vietnam, and the US and south Vietnam.
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A black woman named Rosa parks refused to give her seat up to a white person as it was "customary" This brought about the struggle for black rights
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A tense, 13 day stand off between the military's of the US and Soviet Union.
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President John F Kennedy was killed by a former US Marine, Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Act that outlawed discrimination.
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Resolution that allowed the president to go to war against communism in Vietnam.
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Guaranteed right to vote for African Americans.
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
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Break in at a government building that lead to President Nixon's impeachment.
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President Nixon resigned near impeachment after being accused of taping all government phone calls and being involved in a conspiracy theory to re-elect him.
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The internet changed the world
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After being divided for a very long time, west and east Germany were reunited again.
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On September 11th, 2001 there was a series of hijacked planes that flew into both of the twin towers in NY and the pentagon in DC. There was one unsuccessful hijack.