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End of World War II
World War II ended for America with the dropping of the two Atomic bombs on Japan. When the men returned from war, there was a "Baby boom". Also, the rationing of goods across The U.S. ended. -
Brown vs Board of Education
A supreme court case in which an African American girl was not permitted to attend her neiborhood school. Brown won the case and school segregation became illegal. -
Rosa Parks Incident
On December, 1, 1955 Rosa Parks was asked to move from her seat on a bus to accomodate a white man. She refused to move, and was arrested. This incident inspired the African American community to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Inspired by the Rosa Parks incident, The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an act of non violent protest by the African Americans. The black community refused to use the bus system until segregated seating was made illegal. -
Little Rock Nine Incident
Nine African American students were trying to attend Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas but were stopped by local people who believed in segregation. -
Sputnik launched
On October 4th, 1957 the Soviet Union put the first satelite into space. This was considered a huge step forward towards putting a man on the moon. -
U-2 Incident
Francis Gary Powers flew the "Dragon Lady" over The Soviet Union about 850 miles from Moscow. He was shot down by The Soviet Union, which embarrassed President Eisenhower, and heightened the tension of the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Attempt by the U.S. Government to arm Cuban Nationals to retake the island of Cuba and get rid of the communists there. However, President Kennedy withdrew air support from the Cuban troops, leaving them to fight on their own. -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
The Soviet Union arranged with Fidel Castro to have nuclear missles put on Cuba so that they could aim them at the U.S. President Kennedy surrounded Cuba with a Naval blockade, stopping the missles from ever being delivered. -
Letter to Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King wrote a leter, while in jail, to his fellow Clergymen. He talked about the importance of non violent protest and he emphasized that African Americans must fight for their freedom or they will never get to be free. -
The March on Washington
The March on Washington was a march of protesters led by Martin Luther King. Even though the protest was nonviolent, and the protesters wern't doing any harm, the police responded with violence.
