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End of WWII
German forces in Italy, North West Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Bavaria, Berlin, etc. surreder after Hitler's death. Europe is victorious. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision
Brown wanted school segeregation banned. Brown won. -
Rosa Parks incident
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat in the black section for a white man who had no seat in the white section. She was then arrested. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
A political & social protest in which African Americans refused to ride the bus. The protest began on the day of Rosa Parks' arrest. -
Little Rock Nine incident
A group of African Americans enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in which the students were prevented from entering the racially segregated school. The students were followed by mobs & mocked. -
Sputnik launched
The Sputnik program was a robotic spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union. The launch demonstrated the usage of artificial satellites. -
U-2 Incident
The U-2 spyplane was a plane that was supposed to fly into Pakistan. While in flight, the plane was detend by the Soviet Union. The plane planned to land. -
Bay of Pig invasion
This was an unsuccessful force of Cuban exiles to invae Cuba to overthrow the Cuban government led by Fidel Castro. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union started building missiles and threatening to bomb the US. Kennedy agreed with the Soviet Union to remove all the missiles. -
Letter From Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King Jr wrote this letter while in jail for protesting segregation. The letter was about the social injustices that existed in the economy. -
March on Washington
The march began at the Washington Monument & ended at the Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have A Dream Speech" was presented at this march. The march was for jobs & freedom.
