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WWI
Germany started the war by invading Belgium -
Great Depression
Franklin Roosevelt wins election and helps pull country out of Great Depression -
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WWII
President Truman was the one who decided to drop the bombs in Japan. -
Korean War
The United States responded by pushing a resolution through the U.N.'s Security Council calling for military assistance to South Korea. -
Vietnam
Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sargeant Chester M. Ovnand become the first Americans to die in the Vietnam War -
First Man in Space
Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space -
Civil Rights Movment
On the March to Washington, Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
First Man on Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. -
Watergate Scandal
This was in response of a break in the Democratic National Committee Headquarters. -
N.C.L.B. Mandate in Schools
N.C.L.B. has schools develop and give assessments of basic skills to students to recieve money from the government.
