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start of 1900's
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The Model T is built by Henry Ford
He creates the assembly line to mass-produce cars. This is known as the Second Industrial Revolution. The assembly line revolutionizes the American industry. -
The stock market crashed
This was the beginning of the Great Depression. Millions of people lost jobs. It was a time of hunger and uncertainty. Roosevelt creates numerous government programs to try and combat this during the following decade. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
WWI had been fought 20 years earlier. Now Europe and Japan were at war again. Japan conducted a sneak attack on Hawaii. This brought us into the war. -
U.S. drops two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII
This ushers in the nuclear age. After WWII the Cold War begins with the Soviet Union. We engage in a missile race with the Soviet Union for the rest of the century. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus
Ushers in the Civil Rights movement. In 1964 Civil Right Legislation is passed. In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated. -
We put a human being on the moon!!
This took a decade of dedicated effort. There were six manned US landings between 1969 and 1972. A total of 12 individuals have stepped foot on the moon. -
The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends
For forty years we had been in a "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany, the Cold War came to an end. -
end of 1900's