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The Zimmerman Telegram
In January of 1917, Germany and Mexico made an alliance saying that if the US entered World War I against Germany, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. -
The WWI Armistice
After over four years of fighting and death, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. This was the first armistice (aka truce) and the first step to ending the war. -
The 19th Amendment
Woman get the right to vote. -
The invention of the Model T
The Model T was built by Ford Motor Company which was owned by Henry Ford. Although being invented in 1908, it wasn't ready for the public until 1927 and Henry Ford made sure that everyone could afford one. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean in less than 34 hours -
Black Thursday
Lasting up to 5 days after Black Thursday was the Wall Street crash of 1929 after some panicked investors sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 11%. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
After a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues, President Paul von Hindenburg thought it best to appoint Adolf Hitler as Chancellor -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a bunch of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations that President Franklin D. Roosevelt set up. -
The Munich Pact
The Munich Pact or the Munich Agreement was when Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The Nazis planted fake evidence saying that Poland was preparing to invade Germany so the Germans stroke first. This was the start to WWII. -
Pearl Harbor
At 08:00 on December 7th of 1941, Pearl Harbor's naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were a series of airborne and landing operations during WWII. One of the more well known ones was Operation Neptune AKA D-Day. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The US set off two nuclear weapons in the Japanese towns of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. To this day, those are the only nuclear weapons ever to be used in combat. -
The formation of United Nations
The United Nations is an organization that maintains peace and keeps the US safe. -
The Long Telegram
The Long Telegram AKA the X Article was an news article about foreign affairs by George F. Kennan. -
The formation of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance between 30 European and North American countries. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
Soviet made it's own nuclear bomb and tested it at Semipalatinsk. -
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The Korean War
The Korean War was a civil war between North and South Korea. -
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Brown v Board of Education
The US Supreme Court declared that no matter what your race is, you'll have the same opportunity's to learn as everyone else. -
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The Vietnam War
Vietnam and America went to war and after years of fighting, America won. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Parks was a colored woman who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat. -
The invention of the Internet
Before receiving it's name, the internet was called ARPANET which was short for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union wanted to put nuclear weapons in Cuba but the US didn't agree. -
JFK’s Assassination
JFK was the 35th President of the US and he was killed after being in office for two years. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress gave President Johnson the power to do whatever was necessary to have peace and security in southeast Asia. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin were the first Americans to land on the moon with the help of their ship, Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. -
The Watergate Break-ins
Some burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters to mess with President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign. -
Nixon’s Resignation
After the Watergate break-in, President Richard Nixon resigned. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built to keep West Berlin from surrounding East Germany. -
The 9/11 Attacks
A couple of terrorists attacked the twin towers in NYC killing hundreds of innocents. -
Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 is a virus that was discovered in China and is still here in the present day.
