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the model T
the first affordable car -
The Zimmerman Telegram
In January 1917, British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, Heinrich von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. -
the WWI Armistice
the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. -
The 19th Amendment
it gave women the right to vote -
Charles A. Lindberghs flight
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
Black Thursday
the first day of the market crash of 1929 -
the new deal
a series of programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans. -
Hitler became chancellor
Hitler became chancellor of Germany -
The Munich Pact
was reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland -
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Hitler Invades Poland
when Hitler invaded Poland -
Pearl Harbor
177 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. -
D-Day
we brought together all of our land, air, and sea forces of all of our allied countries and made the largest invasion forces in human history -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. -
The formation of United Nations
it was when the united nations were formed (obviously) -
The Long Telegram
George Kennan sends an 8,000-word telegram to the Department of State detailing his views on the Soviet Union, and U.S. policy toward the communist state -
The formation of NATO
obviously, this is when NATO was formed. what is NATO? well NATO's purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
this is when the Russians made their own bomb and called it RDS-1 -
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The Korean War
after the soviets defeated japan in world war 2 they took over the northern part of Korea and the U.S. forces took over the southern part of Korea. Korea just wanted to be unified eventually and then the soviets started making the northern side communist while the U.S. was making the southern side more democratic by 1950 the leader of Korea decided that the only way to reunify korea was a war. -
Brown v Board of Education
it was when the supreme court decided that operating children based on their race at school was unconstitual -
the Vietnam war
the war was just north and south Vietnam fighting each other for control -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
this was such a big thing because not only did it help kick-start the civil rights movement but it also showed white people that they weren't scared of them. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
is when the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. -
JFK's assassination
it was when JFK was assassinated I couldn't find why but I think it was because the person who did the killing didn't want him to be president again -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
this is pretty much just a paper that gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
it was when America landed on the moon. we were the first person to land on the moon -
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The Watergate Break-ins
they were just some major political scandals during president Nixon's presidency -
nixons resignation
this is the date that Nixon resigned from being the president -
the invention of the internet
it was really important because it gave a way to communicate and share data with each other -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
it was so important because it was the first step for the germans reunifying -
The 9/11 Attacks
it was a significant thing because almost 3000 people died and it forced America to start fighting terrorism -
covid 19
it is very important to learn about because it is one of the few world wide pandemics