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The entire world was placed into a state of war and unease as most major countries engaged in battles due to conflicts between great European powers.
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The National Council of Social Studies is founded.
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In America, the economy took a hard hit that left many families without the means to support themselves.
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The second world war broke out, as Germany and its allies sought to claim surrounding countries.
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Pearl HarborPearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese bombers, which led to the involvement of the United States in the second world war.
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A war broke out between South Korea and North Korea, each side supported by various countries of the world.
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In America, a political movement swept the country in an effort to provide equal rights to each citizen, regardless of race.
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Russia launched the first satellite, Sputnik.
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The United States engaged in a war in Vietnam to stop the threat of communism.
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Yuri Garegin, of Russia, became the first man to enter space.
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Neil Armstrong, of the United States, became the first man to ever set foot on the moon.
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President Nixon, of the United States, had secretly recoreded various conversations in his office of suspicious activity. These recordings caused a scandal, and eventually led to Nixon's resignation as president.
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No Child Left Behind, an act meant to ensure the academic success of each student, was put into place.
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Two commercials jets were hijacked and drived into the world trade center towers, leading to their collapse and the deaths of thousands of American citizens.
