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WWI
Soldiers dug trenches to protect themselves from the enemy and also to advance toward the enemy. -
NCSS is Founded
NCSS is largely devoted to social studies education. -
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Great Depression
When the stock market crashed in 1929, many people all over the world were extremely financially hurt; people had to save as much food as they possibly could. -
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WWII
The Holocaust occurred, killing millions of Jews and other minority groups. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Documentary Japanese military invaded and bombed Pearl Harbor, a large U.S. naval base. -
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Korean War
During the Cold War, this was a war between the communist North Korea and U.S. supported South Korea. -
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Civil Rights
African Americans and other minority groups led movements to create a more equal United States country. -
First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)
This triggered the "Space Race" between the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War. -
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Vietnam
This war was fought between north and south Vietnam, and the U.S. was involved. -
First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
His spacecraft made a complete orbit around the Earth. -
First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
People created conspiracies and claimed that Armstrong never actually landed on the moon; people still believe these conspiracies today. -
Watergate
This was a scandal in the U.S. during Nixon's presidency where some of his party were involved in stealing important records from the Watergate office. -
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N.C.L.B. mandate in schools
Much controversy has sparked from the creation of NCLB, which is a mandate that requires much state testing in the schools. -
World Trade Center Attacks
A group of people led by Osama Bin Laden high-jacked 4 planes and ran them into the two World Trade Centers in New York City.
