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  1. 6. and Nagasaki The cities in Japan where the United States dropped atomic bombs in August 1945, leading to the end of World War II.
  2. 7. War A prolonged conflict from 1955 to 1975 between North Vietnam (supported by communist allies) and South Vietnam (supported by anti-communist allies, primarily the United States).
  3. 10. Revolution The period of rapid industrialization, technological advancement, and urbanization that occurred primarily in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, laying the foundation for modern industrial society.
  4. 12. War I A global conflict fought from 1914 to 1918.
  5. 13. Missile Crisis A 13-day confrontation in 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba.
  6. 14. War A conflict from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea (supported by China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the United Nations, primarily the United States).
  7. 15. Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that lasted throughout the 1930s.
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  1. 1. Revolution The series of revolutions in Russia in 1917 that led to the overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy and the establishment of the Soviet Union.
  2. 2. Rights Movement A social movement in the United States aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and securing their equal rights under the law.
  3. 3. The period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 when the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages were banned.
  4. 4. Wall A barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) to prevent East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin.
  5. 5. War II Another global conflict fought from 1939 to 1945.
  6. 8. Landing The historic event in 1969 when humans first set foot on the moon as part of NASA's Apollo 11 mission.
  7. 9. War A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, roughly from the end of World War II in 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
  8. 11. Movement The fight for women's right to vote, which gained significant traction in the early 20th century.