2.1.3 Timeline

World War I

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

NCSS is Founded

Jan 1, 1921

The Great Depression

Period: Oct 29, 1929 to Sep 1, 1939

Because of the economic crash, people lost jobs and were very poor.

World War II

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Return to Pearl Harbor

Korean War

Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Civil Rights Movement

Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Apr 9, 1968

Started with Rosa Parks and her refusal to move to the back of the bus.

First Satellite Launched (Sputnik, Russia)

Oct 4, 1957

Vietnam War

Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Aug 15, 1973

First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Russia)

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin Pic

First Man on the Moon (Neil Armstrong, USA)

Jul 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong Pic

Watergate

Aug 9, 1974

World Trade Center Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

World Trade Center

NCLB Mandate in Schools

Period: Jan 8, 2002 to Jan 16, 2013