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Henry Ford was the first inventor to create an affordable automobile. Ford quickly took over the nation with regards to cars.
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This might not be the EXACT date that Covid was discovered, but from my research this is the date that WHO started realizing Covid was a threat.
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During WW1 (The Great War) Germany really wanted other countries to attack the US. The Zimmerman Telegram was Germanies efforts to get Mexico to attack the US.
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Germany was betrayed by its allies, therefore resulting in a total loss in The Great War. They did not surrender, but simply lost the war given it was the world versus Germany
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This amendment allowed women to vote. Womens suffrage movements were growing in the US and this one of the most significant events attaining to Female rights.
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Lindbergh had a goal to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Many doubted him and called him silly for even trying. Lindbergh flew the plane known as, "The Spirit of St. Louis." He arrived safely in Paris only 34 hours later, becoming the first person to solely fly across the Atlantic Ocean in one clean stretch.
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A massive NYC stock market crash occurred, leading to spark The Great Depression.
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These events occurred between 1933-1939. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was responding to the Great Depression, attempting to give power back to the people.
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We all know who Hitler is, and what he did while commissioned as chancellor. Paul Von Hindenburg was the President at the time, and he was the one whom appointed Hitler to serve as chancellor.
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A pact signed by the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. This resolved the drama over Czechoslovakia.
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Germany and Russia ganged up in Poland in an invasion. This was the beginning of WW2
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The Japanese have made an aggressive move against the U.S by dropping bombs from the sky onto a naval base located in Pearl Harbor
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Western allies sent troops to free western Europe from the control of the Nazis
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An international group dedicated to avoiding future world wars.
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The U.S dropped an atomic bomb on both of these Japanese cities. The reason we dropped it is that we thought it was the best way to end the war with as little casualties as possible.
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George F. Kennan sent the letter from Moscow to Washington DC. He sent it to warn America about the Soviet Union refusing to join The World Bank.
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Like the United Nations. NATO was formed to keep international disagreements, along with radical countries, in check.
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Russia's first test of the atomic bomb
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North Korea invaded South Korea starting a war that has them split to this day Ended in 7, 27, 1953
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The ending of segregation in schools. And a great step towards American racial equality
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A war mainly involving Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Ended April 30, 1975
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Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on a bus to a white man, this was both an act of protest against racism, and sexism.
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The internet was invented by Vint Cerf and Bob Khan
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America moved nuclear weapons into Italy and Turkey, in response the Soviets moved nukes into Cuba. Tensions were high and we were close to a full out nuclear war
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John Kennedy was assassinated while on his way to solve a diplomatic issue in Texas
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This brought the U.S into the Vietnam war.
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The first man set foot on the moon.
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President Nixon was involved (as well as 6 other culprits) in a break-in at the watergate office in D.C
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Richard Nixon felt the pressure of facing impeachment and resigned.
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The fall of the iron curtain sparked the end of communism in Eastern and Central Europe
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The infamous terrorist attack on the twin towers was a pivotal event in world history, and a huge wakeup call to the US.
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A new virus spread across the world intensely fast. Many countries immediately went into lockdowns to reduce the spread, just now are we starting to return to normalcy