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WWI
WWI
A global War that involved all of the world's greatest economic powers. -
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The Great Depression
A world-wide economic crisis that originated around the U.S. stock market crash. -
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WWII
Second Global War beginning with the German invasion of Poland. The two opposing forces were the Allies and the Axis. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
An attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy which led to the US entry in WWII -
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Korean War
War between North Korea and South Korea partially as a result of the political divide at the end of WWII. -
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Civil Rights
Movement fighting for equality before the law including the rights of Women, African Americans, and many others. -
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Vietnam
A war between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam with the support of the U.S. over the issues of communism. -
First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)
First human to complete an orbit around Earth in outer space. -
First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)
First man to land an walk on the Moon. -
Watergate
A political scandal involving the break in at the Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee resulting in the resignation of President Nixon -
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N.C.L.B
Legislation passed supporting standards-based education which raised higher expectations for teachers and schools performance in the hopes of increasing individual student achievement
