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Henry Ford releases the Model T automobile, creating a better more affordable automobile.
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German telegram detailing a alliance between Mexico and Germany if US joined the war.
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An Armistice that ended ground, water, and air fighting between the Allies and Germany
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The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
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Charles Lindbergh lands in Paris, becoming the first solo pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean
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Panicked sellers sold three times there normal shares and suffered a 3 billion loss. This is the start of the great depression.
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Hitler becomes chancellor
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FDR creates a series of programs an plans to give economic relief to US Citizens
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An agreement between Germany, France, and Britain that no military assistance would be offered to Czechoslovakia.
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Germany attacks Polland
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Japan attacks pearl harbor an American navy base that lead to America joining the fight.
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Allied forces launch an attack on Normandy, France. It is the largest recorded attack by beach.
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US forces drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan on August 6th and 9th
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The united nations is established.
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A telegram from George Kennan sends a 8,000 word telegram to the US detailing his view of the soviet mindset. This leads to the cold war and America's policies during it.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (An alliance between 29 western countries)
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Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
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Korea splits as a result of the cold war between America and the Soviet Union
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Separate schools for white and black citizens are declared unconstitutional by the supreme court.
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the Vietnam war begins Nov. 1, 1955 and ends on Apr. 30 1975
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Rosa Parks stands up for equality for blacks
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US and Soviet Union engage in a 13 day stand off in Cuba.
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JFK is Assassinated
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was in response to to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. This gave President Johnson power to retaliate as he saw fit.
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The first successful manned mission to the moon
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A break in that lead to a major political scandal
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Nixon Resigns
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The creation of the world wide web that would become the modern day internet.
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the wall dividing Germany breaks down
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Terrorist attacks that resulted in the destruction of the twin towers
