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1. Events that changed
the world.

2. What was an important
day for you?

3. Think.
What do you think the world was like
before the event?
What happened?
Why did the event change the world?
What was the world like after the event?

4. 20 July 1969
The moon landing.
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Buzz Aldrin

5. The moon landing.
America landed the first man on the moon.
America were in the middle of the ‘Cold
war’ with Russia.
America beat Russia in the race to land the
man on the moon.
One of the most watched T.V events ever.

6. 10th November 2001
The first ipod was released
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7. The first iPod.
The iPod made mp3 players popular.
It had a 5gb hard drive and could store
1000 songs. A CD could store 20.
iTunes made downloading legal mp3’s
popular
Apple is now the biggest company in the
world.

8. 11 September 2001
Al Qaeda flew two
planes into the
world trade centre
buildings.
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9. 9/11
2,996 people died.
Started the 'War on terror' and led to America
's war in Afghanistan.
America's financial market lost a lot of value,
lot's of people lost jobs.

10. New Zealand 1999..
Pop stars, the singing talent show that
made the audition show format popular was
first shown on tv in New Zealand.
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11. Pop stars!
The first talent show aimed at finding new
pop stars.
The show was remade in Europe and
America, and inspired lots of similar shows.
They are some of the biggest rated shows
in history.
14 years later they are still popular around
the world.

12. 9th November 1989
The Berlin wall
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13. The Berlin wall
Seperated east and west Europe.
Since the end of World War 2 people in the
east lived in communist dictatorships
controlled by Russia.
The east was much poorer than the west,
and still is.
People with relatives couldn't see each
other.

14. What do you think are the most
important events?
• Discuss in your group and prepare to
tell the class about your choice.
• What was the world like before the
event?
• What happened?
• Why did it change the world?
• What was the world like after the