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Invention of the Model T
Henry Ford invents the first car affordable to the general American Public. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico, asking for an alliance to attack America if the opportunity arose. They also wished to include Japan in the event of that happening. It was intercepted by British Intelligence, and the German Foreign Secretary admitted it was genuine. This stirred the American people into an outrage, ultimately causing the US to enter the war. -
The WWI Armistice
Germany surrenders, ending the first World War. -
The Nineteenth Amendment
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." It allowed women to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight
The first time a man flew an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. -
Black Thursday
The beginning of the Stock Market crash that spurred the start of the Great Depression. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany. -
The New Deal
A series of experimental programs and projects, instituted President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
The Munich Pact
The British and French Prime Ministers sign a pact with Hitler. It averted a war, but Germany retained Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Poland
German troops invade Poland from all sides; the German U-boats and warships attack the Polish navy. This act of aggression leads Britain and France into declaring war on Germany. This is the start of World War II -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, trying to take out the Americana fleet. America enters WWII. -
D-Day
The start of the Battle of Normandy, which lasted 3 months. 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along 50 miles of Frances Normandy region. -
Hiroshima
America drops a uranium bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Japan refuses to yield, so America drops another more powerful plutonium bomb on Nagasaki, called Fat Man. -
The Formation of the United Nations
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The Long Telegram
An 8,000 word telegram sent by George Kennan to the Department of state, explaining his views on the soviet union, and his thoughts on what U.S. policy should by towards them. -
The Formation of NATO
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Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
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The Korean War
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Brown v Board of Education
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The Beginning of the Vietnam War
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Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat.
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The Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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The End of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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JFK's Assassination
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Invention of the Internet
The Invention of the Internet.
The internet wasn't invented all at one time. It took many years of hard work by many people. -
The Apollo Moon Landing
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The Watergate Break-ins
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Nixon's Resignation
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The End of the Vietnam War
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The 9/11 Attacks
