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Henry Ford sold over 15 million Model T cars until the last one was built in 1927
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A proposed military alliance between Germany and Mexico issued when America entered WW1 against Germany
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The armistice during WW1 agreed upon to stop all fighting on the Western front
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Granted women the right to vote (suffrage)
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A nonstop, solo flight from New York to Paris across the Atlantic Ocean made Charles Lindbergh an international hero
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Marks the first official day of the stock market crash of 1929. This event was what triggered the Great Depression
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Over the time span of 1933-1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt worked swiftly to rebuild America back up after the Great Depression. His goal was to restore dignity and prosperity in the American citizens lives
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Adolf Hitler is announced Chancellor of Germany. It takes about a year for him to gain power over all of Germany
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Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain all came together to sign a pact in Munich, Germany regarding war
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Adolf Hitler leads Germany into combat over Poland from air and on ground. He seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule over Poland
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Japan launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base near Honolulu, Hawaii, destroying many vessels and men in the process. The very next day Franklin D.Roosevelt, president of the United States of America, declared war on Japan
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The Allied forces invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in History
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On January 1, 1942, representatives of 26 nations at war gathered in Washington DC to sign the Declaration of United Nations and agreed to use their full resources against the Axis.
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During WW2, an American bomber dropped the very first Atomic Bomb over the Japanese cities, Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Japan immediately backed out of the war because of the devastating damage that occured
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George Kennan sent out an 8,000 word telegram to Washington DC explaining his thoughts on the growing country of Russia. He urged America to take action to prevent Russia from expanding too much
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NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation,rose up against the Warsaw Pact. These two groups would start the tension of the Cold War
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This was the first military action of the cold war. America entered the Korean War on behalf of South Korea.
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A Supreme Court Case issued by the Court saying that separate public schools for black and white children is unconstitutional
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in a public bus in Montgomery, A, which sparks the American Civil Rights movement of the 20th century
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The Vietnam War was a war between North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the South's ally, the US. This war lasted so long because the Cold War was also in play at that time.
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When the Soviet Union secretly placed nuclear missiles around Cuba, it almost sparked a nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the US
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas while traveling in an open-top convertible. This event impacted many Americans.
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Launched America's full involvement in the Vietnam War. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized Johnson fully to do anything to prevent attacks from North Vietnam
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A seemingly random robbery at a Washington, D.C. building leads to the first presidential resignation in American history
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It took a more recognizable form in 1990
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Terrorists directly attacked the one of the World Trade Centers in New York City along with other devastating events.