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1908
The Model T is built by Henry Ford
He creates the assembly line to mass produce cars
This is what is known as the Second Industrial Revolution
The assembly line revolutionizes American industry -
1929
The stock market crashed
This was the beginning of the Great Depression
Millions of people lost jobs
It was a time of hunger and uncertainty
Roosevelt creates numerous government programs to try and combat this during the following decade -
1945
U.S drops two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII This ushers in the nuclear age. After WWII the Cold War begins with the soviet Union We engage in a missile race with the Soviet Union for the rest of the century. -
1955
Rosa Parks refues to give up her seat on the bus. Ushers in the Civil Rights movement 1964 Civil Rights Legislation is passed 1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated -
1969
We put a human being on the moon!!
This took a decade of dedicated effort
There were six manned US landings between 1969 and 1972
A total of 12 individuals have stepped foot on the moon -
1989
The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends
For forty years we had been a Cold War with he Soviet Union
With the collapse of Berlin Wall in Germany, the Cold War came to an end.