explain the significance of the following years as turning points: 1898 (Spanish-American War), 1914-1918 (World War I), 1929 (the Great Depression begins), 1939-1945 (World War II), 1957 (Sputnik launch ignites U.S.-Soviet space race), 1968 (Martin Luther King Jr. assassination), 1969 (U.S. lands on the moon), 1991 (Cold War ends), 2001 (terrorist attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon), and 2008 (election of first black president, Barack Obama).
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USH.c.2.B
Depth 2Parent ID: 3AF81285201D437FA943951C46ACC514Standard set: High School
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- Statement code
- USH.c.2.B
- List ID
- B
- Standard ID
- BAA0F299F14740EA8C8D84FE5A8E44C0
- Subject
- U.S. History
- Grades
- 09, 10, 11, 12
- Ancestor IDs
- 3AF81285201D437FA943951C46ACC514430076B5DCB24420B0E203700A41CA3E
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- Texas Education Agency
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