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The invention of the Model T
Ford manufactured the Model T and went on to mass-produce it. It was the longest production run of any automobile company in history. The Volkswagen beetle passed it later on. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
U.S.A. cartographers intercepted a telegram from the German to the Mexican. The German prime minister was offering the Mexican prime minister U.S. territory in exchange for joining the German cause. It, in turn, helped pull the U.S. into the war. -
The WWI Armistice
Peace Treaties made by the U.S. They ended the first world war. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. It signified the end of over a century of protest for women's rights. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles Lindbergh was an aviator and the first to fly (and do it successfully) an airplane over the Atlantic ocean. -
Black Thursday
A stock crash that preceded the Wall Street crash of 1929 and brought in the Great Depression. -
The New Deal
The economy was declining. President Franklin D. Roosevelt New Deal's goal was to provide financial relief and stabilize the economy. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
President Paul von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany. Hitler had channeled a widespread discontent in his attempt to get to power. -
The Munich Pact
British and French prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier signed the Munich Pact with Hitler, preventing the outbreak of the war but giving Czechoslovakia away in the process. -
Hitler Invades Poland
German forces attacked Poland from the air and land. Hitler's aim was to take back Poland and have it solely under his control. It signified the start of World War II. It was made very clear how Hitler planned to fight his way into power. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
Classified Russian research on atomic bombs and how to make them. They were trying to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack from Japan's military on the United States of America. The Japanese attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S. was subsequently pulled into the war. -
D-Day
The U.S.A. attacked Normandy via beach landings. Allied forces invaded France, including the new 101st Airborne Division (in which Easy Company was present; they went on to participate in Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, etc.). D-Day was a major event that made history. Americans were on enemy soil and fighting to take it back. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The U.S.A. dropped two atomic bombs over Hiroshima & Nagasaki (Japanese cities). It required consent from the United Kingdom (and the Quebec Agreement). -
The formation of United Nations
The formation of the United Nations is an intergovernmental group that tries to maintain peace and make sure relations between countries are friendly and kind. -
The Long Telegram
An 8,000-word telegram from an Embassy official, George Kennan. It led to a containment policy and others to prevent communism in the U.S.A. -
The formation of NATO
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's a military alliance between governments (29 governments) European and North American countries. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between South and North Korea. North Korea attempted to invade South Korea, resulting in a war on their border. Korea had been split into two states (sovereign) after the Cold War. -
Brown v Board of Education
Oliver Brown filed a class-action lawsuit against the Board of Education due to segregation in public schools. The court ruled segregation in said public schools unconstitutional. -
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The Vietnam War
Opposition to the war in the United States was heavily divided. Communist forces ended the war by taking control of South Vietnam. Both sides of the Vietnam war wanted total control over the other; in other words, a single Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. It introduced the Montgomery bus boycott. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. It happened over the installation of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles on Cuba, in close range of the United States. In the end, the Soviets agreed to remove their missiles if the U.S. wouldn't invade Cuba. The President at the time, John Kennedy, also agreed (secretly) to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey. -
JFK’s Assassination
John F. Kennedy (president at the time) was assassinated while riding through Dallas, Texas in a convertible with the top down. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin was a complicated naval standoff in the Gulf of Tonkin. As a result, the president signed The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which planned to increase U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The first two people on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. -
The Watergate Break-ins
Five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee HQ. At the time, Richard Nixon was running for reelection. In addition, the country was extremely divided over the Vietnam War. The men involved in the Watergate Break-in tapped the phones and basically spied on the Nixon campaign. -
Nixon's Resignation
President Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974. Congress was attempting to impeach him at the time. -
The invention of the Internet
The internet has lead to many of the major advancements in all fields that we have today. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Germany announced the lighter traveling restrictions in accordance with the Berlin Wall. Thousands began demanding passage. -
The 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were a series of coordinated acts of terror on the United States by al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group.