a project for Mr.Nasland's 2nd peired class

1. 10 most important events in US. history By, Andrew Petricek

3. The first flight for humans

4. The first aircraft was made by Wilber and Oliver Wright in 1903

5. Took place in Kitty Hawk South Carolina, December 7th 1903

6. The innovation of aircraft was not fully realized until ww1. It was seen as joke by the US military and the wrights sold there design to the French instead

7. After ww1 it Helped change the world for ever.and that’s why its on the list Then Now

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9. 9/11

10. The first successful coordination of multiple attacks on American soil

11. The result of this action lead to a more unified country instead of a frightened one as they hoped

12. After the attack president bush declared a war on terror. And in his speech the American people showed one of the best forms of patriotism the country would ever see. The held a moment of silence for the honored dead of the day.

13. Never forget the ones who brought there aircraft down for the sake of others

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15. Martin lathered king’s civil rights movement

16. Mlk’s movement in the 60’s changed the course of history in the united states. By giving opportunity to the oppressed African Americans in the country .

17. Too many his movement inspired hope. And showed the world that there dose not always need violence to change the minds of the people around you.

18. Sadly before his dream was realized he was killed for his beliefs. His death brought with it hatred and violence. The very things he hated.

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20. During the 60’s another series of events changed the way Americans were viewed by the world

21. The landing of Apollo 11 on the moon

22. The moon landing was the pinnacle of human engineering and it represented a great change for our country and the world.

23. The Apollo project was one of the united states greatest achievements and the teck was that of a wrist watch of to day.

24. When Armstrong walked on too the moon he became a symbol for our country and his phrase the “eagle has landed”was to be forever remembered by the world.

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26. the greatest attack on American soil by another country since the revolutionary war.

27. Pearl Harbor

28. The United states had keep to its self (mostly) during WW2 but on December 7th 1942 Japan attacked with out warning.

29. When The Japanese struck they killed 5 of the 8 battleships, and took 2400 American lives in the hours of the attack

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31. I’m half way there in the 30’s the the people officially for there “sins”

32. Because of poor business practices the united states faced the biggest crisis to date.

33. Out of the depression a war followed and the people came to work to gather instead of bicker with each other.to build a stronger nation.

34. The banks , the people, and the government were broke and form this mire FDR, And his illegal programs came.

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36. My number 4 is the recent recession.

37. The modern recession was caused by an inflated housing market and greed almost like every thing else.

38. It is on my list because it currently affects the people of the country and we cannot seem to take lesions from the past. It’s important to those who are hit hardest by it.

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40. #3 is the advent of modern computers. Because of the way they have changed dally lives . Everyone uses computers just a bought every day, they have shaped the modern world into what it is to day.

41. They are on my list at 3 because they a almost the single greatest innovation since the begging of human existence. That and medicine.

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43. #2 is the development of the automobile. Nothing in history has moved human existence across grater distances than Mr.. Fords model T. and every car since then

44. Its on my list because that’s how my father makes his living driving big rigs. So it is the 2nd most important to me

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46. #1 is the end of the cold war.the cold war was the scariest times in human existence because we now had gained the power to end all life on the planet.

47. The end also had its draw backs the soviet guns are now floating around the world in illegal markets.

48. It’s the top of the list because if it had keep going who knows what could have happened, the world could have been blown up and this project would have never existed.