1945-1980

By Thy

  • Winston Churchill's "iron curtain" speech

  • United Nations created

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    Harry Truman's presidency

  • Cold War begins

  • Stalin's speech

    In 1946, Stalin gave a speech that said "communism will take over capitalism," which initiated the Cold War.

  • George Kennan and the "Long Telegram"

    In 1946 in his Long Telegram, George Kennan stated that the USSR only understood force and saw compromise as a weakness.
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    Baby Boom

  • Truman Doctrine

  • Marshall Plan

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    Berlin Blockade

  • Berlin Airlift begins

  • NATO created

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    Korean War

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    Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency

  • Brown v. Board of Education

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    Civil Rights Movement

  • Period: to

    Vietnam War

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    Montgomery Bus Boycott

  • Emmett Till's death

    Emmett Till, a 14-year old, was beaten to death by white supremacists.

  • Little Rock Nine

  • First major act of civil disobediance

    First major civil disobedience of sit-ins to integrate lunch counters, which leads to the formation of SNCC.

  • Freedom Riders

  • John F. Kennedy becomes president

  • Children's March

  • Bombing of 16th St. Baptist Church

  • March on Washington and MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech

  • John F. Kennedy is assassinated

  • Freedom Summer

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Civil Rights Act of 1965

    Also knows as the Voting Rights Act.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1968

    Also known as the Fair Housing Act.