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WWI was a global war centered in Europe.
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The largest association in the country devoted to social studies education
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding WWII
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A global war that resulted in more deaths than any other war.
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The Naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by over 300 Japanese fighters.
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The US provided more than half of the international soliders for this war.
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A movement led primarily by African Americans in hopes to gain equal rights.
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Sputnik transmitted signals back to earth that were strong enough to be picked up by radio operators.
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There had been fighting in Vietnam for decades before the war.
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Yuri Gagarin was a soviet pilot and was the first man in space.
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The first man to walk on the moon died this past year at age 82.
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This scandal resulted in the resignation of President Nixon
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No Child Left Behind is a program that provides funding to schools which allows disadvantaged students to receive an equal education.
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The World Trade Center Attacks happened on the morning of 9/11, when two planes were hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center.
