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The invention of the Model T
It the first cheap and affordable car in America made by Ford. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
It was a telegram sent by the Germans to the Mexicans proposing an alliance against America. -
The WWI Armistice
It a document signed during ww1 that ended the fighting on the western front. -
The 19th Amendment
An Amendment that gave women the right to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
First solo flight across the Atlantic ocean. -
Black Thursday
A day on which the stock market crashed beginning the Great Depression. -
The New Deal
An attempt made by the government to heal the struggling economy. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
The Munich Pact
A pact that allowed Germany to seize parts of Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland in an all out assault. This is the beginning of WWll -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack on the American Navy by Japan at the Honolulu harbor. -
D-Day
This was the beginning of the end for Germany. This invasion allowed the allies to gain a foot hold in Europe. -
The formation of United Nations
The formation of the United Nations which seeks to keep peace between the differing world countries -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The cities in Japan in which the United States dropped atomic bombs. -
The Long Telegram
A telegram that laid the foundation for American foreign policy to Russia during the Cold War. -
The formation of NATO
An alliance between the northern American countries and European nations. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
The Russians tested and created an Atomic Bomb. -
The Korean War
A war between communist North Korea and free South Korea. -
Brown v Board of Education
Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ended education segregation -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Russia places missiles on Cuba only 90 miles from the coast of America. Regan and the Russian delegation work out a treaty. -
JFK’s Assassination
The Assassination of John F. Kennedy. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution passed by congress allowing Johnson to take any action he deemed nessary to protect international peace in Southeast Asia -
The invention of the Internet
This event marked the beginning of the internet as we know it. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
This was the first time ever that humans had landed on the moon. The feat was achieved by America. -
The Watergate Break-ins
An event in which the American lost trust in the Nixion their president. -
Nixon’s Resignation
President Nixion resigned from the presidential offfice due to the watergate scandal -
The Vietnam War
A war similar to the Korean War where America took a stand against the spread of communism. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
This was an event that marked a great victory against communism and freed the west German people. -
The 9/11 Attacks
These were a series of attacks on America by terrorists. -
Covid-19 Pandemic
A time in which a new virus was discovered and fought. This virus was called Covid-19