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Date #1
The Model T is built by Henry Ford
He creates the assembly line to mass produce cars
This is what is known as the Second Industrial Revolution
The assembly line revolutionizes American industry. -
Date #2
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 -
Date #3
December 7, 1941Attack on Pearl HarborWWI had been fought 20 years earlierNow Europe and Japan were at war againJapan conducted a sneak attack on HawaiiThis brought us into the war -
Date #4
U.S. drops two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWIIThis ushers in the nuclear ageAfter WWII the Cold War begins with the Soviet UnionWe engage in a missile race with the Soviet Union for the rest of the century -
Date #5
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus. Ushers in the Civil Rights movement 1964 Civil Rights Legislation is passed 1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated -
Date #6
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 -
Date #7
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