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World War 1
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NCSS Created
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Great Depression
The stock market crashed and many Americans were left struggling to find jobs and make ends meet. -
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World War 2
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Historic SiteThis event sparked the United States entry into World war 2 which they had originally tried to stay out of. -
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Korean War
The United States entered this conflict on the side of South Korea. Our main goal was to stop the spread of Communism -
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Civil Rights
The Civil Rights movement was a movement to get equal rights for all citizens in the United States. -
First Satellite Launched
Sputnik, Russia -
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Vietnam
Another conflict to stop the spread of Communism -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin, Russia -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong, USA -
Watergate
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Trade Center Attacks
Terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon. Stareted the War on Terror -
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NCLB
Legislation focused on narrowing the achievement gap.