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It was Henry Ford’s introduction of an affordable, and mass-produced automobile that transformed transportation and industry in the United States.
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a secret diplomatic message sent by Germany proposing a military alliance with Mexico if the United States entered World War 1
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this ended the fighting between Germany and the Allied Powers, effectively bringing World War 1 to a close.
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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote, prohibiting states and the federal government from denying voting rights based on sex. It was the result of decades of activism by the women’s suffrage movement.
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the first successful solo nonstop transatlantic airplane flight
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the first major crash of the U.S. stock market, marking the beginning of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Panic selling caused stock prices to collapse, signaling the start of the Great Depression.
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a series of programs and reforms introduced by President Franklin Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.
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it refers to Adolf Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor of Germany. This event led to the rise of the Nazi dictatorship and set the stage for World War II.
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The Munich Pact was an agreement in which Britain and France allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in hopes of avoiding war.
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the beginning of World War II
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a surprise military attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii
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the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe during World War II
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It refers to the United States dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.
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an international organization aimed at promoting peace, security, and cooperation among nations after World War II
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The Long Telegram was a message sent by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan from Moscow, analyzing Soviet behavior and advocating for a policy of containment to prevent the spread of communism.
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a military alliance of Western nations to provide collective defense against the threat of Soviet expansion during the early Cold War.
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the Soviet Union successfully testing its first nuclear weapon, ending the United States’ monopoly on atomic weapons and escalating the arms race of the Cold War.
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The Korean War is when North Korea invaded South Korea to make the whole country communist, the U.S. and other UN countries helped South Korea fight back. China joined to help North Korea, and the fighting went back and forth. The war ended with a ceasefire on July 27, 1953, but Korea stayed divided at the 38th parallel, and technically, the war never officially ended.
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a landmark Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine and advancing the Civil Rights Movement.
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was a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement when Parks, an African American woman, refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.
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a tense 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
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refers to the murder of President John F. Kennedy while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
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a law passed by the U.S. Congress giving President Lyndon Johnson the authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war
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a global network that allows computers to communicate and share information, transforming communication, business, and daily life worldwide.
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the first time humans walked on the Moon
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The Watergate Break-ins were illegal burglaries at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., carried out by people connected to President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign.
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Nixon’s Resignation occurred when President Richard Nixon stepped down from office due to the Watergate scandal, becoming the first U.S. president to resign.
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a conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam over control of the country and the spread of communism.
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the division between East and West Berlin and symbolized the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, leading to German reunification.
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coordinated terrorist target the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, and the attacks led to the War on Terror. Date: September 11, 2001
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a global outbreak caused widespread illness, deaths, and major disruptions to daily life, economies, and healthcare systems worldwide