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End of WW2
world war between the axis and allies. It ended when the allied forces won in the pacific. -
Brown v. Board
An 8 year old girl wasn't allowed to go to school at a white school because she was black. -
Sputnik Lauched
It was a Soviet lauched satalite, that caused Americans to think that they were spying on them. -
Rosa Parks Incident
She refused to give her seat up on the bus to a white man. She was arrested by local police. -
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Montgomery bus boycott
It was a boycott of using the public buses by African Americans. It happened after the Rosa Parks incident. -
Little rock nine
Nine African American teenagers tried to go to school at Central High School which was an all white school. -
U-2 incident
When an American plane was shot down over Cuba. -
Bay of Invasion
CIA force led Cuban exiles attacked cuba. -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
When the Cubans agred to hold missles for the soviets. Also the Soviets threatened to launch a missle at the U.S -
letter from Birmingham Jail
A letter that Dr. King sent to other Baptist priest, talking about his ideas about civil rights movements. -
march on washington
Group of protesters who marched to Washington. Dr. King made his famous "i had a Dream" speech
