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The invention of the Model T
The invention of the Model T was a car made by Ford in 1908. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram sent from Germany all the way to Mexico. This was actually one the main things that made America enter world war one. This was also named after the person who made it, Author Zimmerman. -
The WWI Armistice
An armistice is when Two nations agree to stop fighting. This occasion, world war one ended with the armistice. -
The 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment was when the country allowed Women to vote. -
Charles Lindbergh’s Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh landed his plane Spirit of St. Louis around Paris France. Doing this, he completed the first solo airplane flight to go across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Black Thursday
Black Thursday is mainly the cause of when the Wall street crashed. -
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The New Deal
The New Deal was Roosevelt's way when he was president to fix the problems of the great depression. -
Hitler becomes chancellor
President Paul von Hindenburg allowed or made Hitler the Chancellor. -
The Munich Pact
This was a deal between Britain and Germany. Germany wanted Britain to give Czechoslovakia to them for territory because a lot of German speaking people lived there, so they made an agreement. -
Hitler Invades Poland
When Hitler and the rest of Germany invaded Poland, this was marked as the beginning on World War 2. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was when Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This made the United States enter World War 2. I have actually been there myself with my family. We went on a piece of land and we got to see all the names of the soilders who died for our country. -
D-Day
D-Day was when countries that are allies like Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked Germany in Normandy France. This was all during World war 2. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States had released two bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan. They were sick on Japan walking over them and starting World War 2. This was about the time when the war ended. -
The formation of United Nations
The formation of United Nations was formed to replace the League of Nations so thats wars like World War 2 don't happen. -
The Long Telegram
The Long Telegram was when George Kennan sent a 8,000 word Telegram to the department of state, informing them his ideas and views on the soviet union. -
The formation of NATO
The formation of NATO was formed by the United states, Canada, and other countries to build common security from the Soviet Union. -
Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb
Klaus Fuchs was arrested for giving out information about nuclear secrets to the soviet union. He had helped America build atomic bombs in the past. -
The Korean War
It was a War between South Korea and North Korea. It was the first major disagreements in the cold war. This is because the Soviet Union was helping North Korea, and the United States was helping South Korea. -
Brown v Board of Education
The Brown v Board of Education was a supreme case that had public schools blend both races Black and White. This was made for racial equality. -
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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War happened because China had become Communist, and unfortunately Communist were in control of North Vietnam. The United States was afraid that it would spread into South Vietnam, so we sent supplies that would help them. Many brave soldiers died for our country, and they are still remembered. -
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat in the Montgomery city bus because she wanted all people to have the same amount of rights. This has lead to people now all races doing things together. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a war between the Soviet Union, the United States, and Cuba during what we call the Cold war. This war happened because the Soviet Union was building missiles in Cuba. This war was a hard 13 days. -
JFK’s Assassination:
President Kennedy served as our 35th president. He was unfortunately killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. President Kennedy is still remembered by all by being an amazing president. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was when congress allowed President Johnson to do whatever was necessary to keep the US safe from Asia. -
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing was the first spaceflight that had humans flying all the way to the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made crew so that they could land the Spaceship on the moon. It was a success. -
The Watergate Break-ins
The Watergate Break-ins is one of the biggest political scandals ever recorded in the United States. Five men broke into the democratic party offices and took pictures. of important documents, and they wired phones so they could hear them talk. This all made Nixon having to resign or to be impeached, he resigned. -
Nixon’s Resignation
Nixon resigned because of how the Watergate scandal made his political career a fail. He was told he would have to be impeached or he would resign, he resigned. -
The invention of the Internet
The invention of the Internet happened when Tim Berners-lee invented the World wide web. This happened after ARPANET and TCP/IP joined together to form what we call modern internet. -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The wall of Berlin separated East Berlin from west Berlin. The wall was built sop that people from the east couldn't flee. Eventually people put pressure on the East German Government to loosen the laws and to tare down the Berlin wall. -
The 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 Attacks happened when two large Airplanes Crashed into the Twin towers in New York. It was a terrorist attack. This made many people loose their life. Other important events happened as well like an Airplane crashing into the Pentagon. Also One heading over to the white house but a brave man named Todd Beamer stoped that from happening. This event will never be forgotten. In the place where the Twin towers were there is a memorial for the people who died, I have been there twice.
