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WWI
WWI, also known as the First World War, was a global war centered in Europe that went from 1914 until 1918. -
NCSS is Founded
National Council for the Social Studies was founded in 1921 and engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe world wide economic depression that lasted through the 1930s and in some places through the end of WWII (1945). -
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WWII
World War II, also known as the Second World War, resulted in 50 to 85 million deaths, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor: Disaster for JapanThe attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941 brought the United States into World War II. -
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Korean War
The Korean War is primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
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Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement was a series of world wide politcal movements for equality before the law. -
First Satellite Launched
The first satellite, Sputnik, was launched out of Russia on October 4, 1957. -
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Vietnam
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era proxy war. The United States fought on the side of South Korea as a way to stop the spread of communism. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, completed an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was an American astromaut and the first man to walk on the moon. -
Watergate
The Watergate Scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.The Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. President Nixon later resigned as president on August 9th 1974. -
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No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind, propsed by President George W. Bush, requires all public schools receiving federal funding to administer a state-wide standardized test annually to all students. -
World Trade Center Attacks
The World Trade Center attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda upon the United States in New York City.
