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Henry Ford introduced the Model T, the first car that was mass produced.
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Germany sent a secret message to mexico to join the war against the U.S.
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Germany signed an armistice ending the fights in world war 1
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The U.S. Constitution was amended to grant women the right to vote
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Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris.
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The stock market crashed, which started the great depression.
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The President, Franklin, launched programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the great depression.
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Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, which started the Nazi.
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Britain and France allowed germany to attempt to avoid war.
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Germany's invasion of Poland started the world war 2.
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Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at the harbor, which brought America into WWII.
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Alliedforces launched a huge invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
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The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan, leading to Japan's surrender, and the end of WWII.
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Nations created the UN to promote global peace, cooperation, and to overall have a resolution after WWII
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George Kennan's 8,000 word telegram outlined the strategy of containing soviet expansion during the cold war.
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The Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb.
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Western nations formed a military alliance to defend against the Soviets.
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North Korea invaded South Korea leading to the U.S. UN intervention and a stalemate.
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The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was not allowed.
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Rosa Parks arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and energized the Civil Rights Movement.
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A 13 day standoff happened when the U.S. confronted the USSR over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
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Congress authorized President Johnson to se military force in Vietnam without a declaration of war.
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NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans on the moon.
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Republican operatives broke into the DNC headquarters and that lead to a huge political scandal.
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President Richard nixon resigned to avoid impeachment.
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The long fight between communist Vietnam and U.S. backed South Vietnam.
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The Berlin Wall opened, symbolizing the collapse of the communist control in europe.
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A series of tech developments, beginning with ARPANET, which then evolved into the modern global internet.
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Terrorists hijacked four planes, striking the world trade Center and pentagon.
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An outbreak that was global which caused huge health, economic, and social disruption.