Article / Updated 05-04-2023
There’s a saying, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to have it show up on the MAT.” To prepare for analogies involving history on the MAT, you should familiarize yourself with important events in history. The following historical events give you a good history foundation for the MAT.
1970s energy crisis: Shortages of petroleum caused by Arab Oil Embargo and Iranian Revolution
American Civil War: Period in 1861–1865 when the North (Union states) and South (Confederate states) fought over slavery and the Confederates’ desire to secede from the Union
American Revolution: Thirteen colonies in North America that broke free from British rule
Apollo 11: First manned landing on the moon, in July 1969
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: April 14, 1865, in Washington DC.