Timeline

By kmbrass
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    World War I

    World War I started because of rising tensions in Europe that peaked due to an assassination.

  • NCSS is Founded

    NCSS was founded to help decide what social studies topics should be taught in US Schools
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    Great Depression

    After the Stock Market Crash, millions of people in the US were left with little to no money.
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    World War II

    Worrld War II started due to Hitler's regime and invasions

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl HarborPearl Harbor was Japan's attack on the US after the US had decided to stay out of WWII.
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    Korean War

    The Korean War was a result of Korea's division during WWII
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    Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement began because of the racial segragation prevelant throughout the US

  • First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

    Russia launched the first Satellite into space which added more pressure during the Cold War
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    Vietnam

    Vietnam War was a way for the US, they believed, to prevent the spread of communism

  • First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

    A Russian man is the first to enter space, again adding pressure to the US during the Cold War
  • First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    First Man on Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

    Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon

  • Watergate

    Watergate was a scandal involving President Nixon
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    NCLB Mandate

    NCLB was mandated and its purpose was to raise educational standards
  • World Trade Center Attacks

    World Trade Center Attacks

    The terrorist group al-Queda launched an attack on the US, using planes with innocent people to crash into the World Trade Centers in New York