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WWI
WWI was a global war centered in Europe with more than 9 million casualties. -
NCSS is Founded
NCSS began as a service organization to close the gap between social scientists and secondary school teachers and to reexamine knowledge within the disciplines in light of potential use in schools. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression where profits and prices dropped, while international trade plunged by more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, and in some countries rose as high as 33%.[3] -
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WWII
Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust and the first use of nuclear weapons in combat, it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.[1] -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Attack The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941 brought the United States into World War II. -
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Korean War
The failure to hold free elections throughout the Korean Peninsula in 1948 deepened the division between the two sides; the North established a communist government, while the South established a right-wing government. -
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African American Civil Rights Movement
goal was to end racial segregation and discrimination against black Americans and enforce constitutional voting rights to them. -
First Satelite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
The launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.[3][4] -
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Vietnam
The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of their wider strategy of containment, which aimed to stop the spread of communism. -
Yuri Gagarin, Russia is First Man in Space
In 1960, after much searching and a selection process, Yuri Gagarin was chosen with 19 other pilots for the Soviet space program. -
Neil Armstrong, US, First Man on the Moon
Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War. -
Watergate
The scandal eventually led to the resignation of Republican Richard Nixon, the President of the United States, on August 9, 1974—the only resignation of a U.S. president to date. The scandal also resulted in the indictment, trial, conviction, and incarceration of 43 people, dozens of whom were Nixon's top administration officials. -
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NCLB Mandate in Schools
The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, States must give these assessments to all students at select grade levels. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard. Each individual state develops its own standards.[4] NCLB expanded the federal role in public education through annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, teacher qualifications, and funding changes.[3] -
World Trade Center Attacks
A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States.
