Events that changed the

world.

What was an important day for

you?

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?

Think.

The moon landing.

20 July 1969

Buzz Aldrin1

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.

The first ipod was released

10th November 2001

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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 popularApple is now the biggest company in the world.

11 September 2001

Al Qaeda flew two planes into the world trade centre buildings.3

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.

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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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.

The Berlin wall

9th November 19899th November 1989

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The Berlin wallThe 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.

What do you think are the most iWhat do you think are the most important events?mportant 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 event?