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1945-2020
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End of World War II
Ended with a surprising surrender from the Axis Powers.
https://www.google.com/search?q=end+of+world+war+ii&oq=end+of+world+war+II&aqs=chrome.0.0l8.5797j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
The Truman Doctrine
a policy plan to keep Communism from spreading to politically unstable countries. https://www.google.com/search?q=truman+doctrine+date&oq=truman+doc&aqs=chrome.2.0j69i57j0l6.5207j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Taft Hartley Act
Unions were troubled by new rules that prohibited some strikes and closed shops. The act also required affidavits that union officials were not Communist and forbade political contributions by unions
https://www.google.com/search?q=taft+hartley+act&oq=taft+harley&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.4223j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Berlin Blockade
The Soviets cut off access to Berlin
https://www.google.com/search?q=berlin+blockade&source=lmns&bih=702&biw=1309&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjn5uup4tjnAhWLBc0KHYxLAOcQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA -
Truman defeated
he beat Dewey in the presidential race and then announced his "New Deal"
https://www.google.com/search?q=truman+defeats+dewey&sxsrf=ACYBGNSMsopZiQt18S0yCTDqk_966b2n1Q:1581949148408&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=gjRLwQt6UrqRNM%253A%252CwsavIeOUsyM8UM%252C%252Fm%252F02vk939&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQnsv9UTtuFmKZrHFfK9WJs939_0Q&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjSgqzo49jnAhUGRKwKHRA0C5YQ_B0wEnoECAsQAw -
Communist Revolution in China
Communist leader Mao Zedong, ousted Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in China -
Korean War
It began because North Korea invaded south Korea to unify the two countries. The UN and USA intervened hoping and stop the spread of communism. The war ended on July 26, 1953, following two years of peace nagotiations that left North and South divided
https://www.google.com/search?q=korean+war&oq=kor&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.3222j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Hydrogen Bomb Test
The US exploded a hydrogen bomb on Eniwetok, an island in the Pacific Ocean and destroyed the island with a 3 mile wide mushroom cloud.
https://www.google.com/search?q=korean+war&oq=kor&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.3222j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Brown V. Board of education
Plessy V. Ferguson, "separate but equal" Was the supreme court case that decided it is wrong to separate students based off of race in school.
https://www.google.com/search?q=brown+v.+board+of+education&oq=brown+v.+&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57j0l6.7835j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act created US Commission of Civil Rights to investigate voter restrictions and division of the Justice Department. -
Sputnik 1
Sputnik is the first satellite launched into space and began the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. -
NASA Established
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John F. Kennedy elected for president
John F. Kennedy beat republican candidate Richard Nixon. -
Berlin Wall
Soviet and Eastern German troops began building the Berlin Wall to close off western part of the city after shutting down interallied checkpoints.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
President Kennedy learned that the Soviets had plans to for a missile installation in Cuba. Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba to present more missiles into entering the country.
https://www.globalzero.org/updates/what-the-cuban-missile-crisis-can-teach-us-about-nuclear-conflict-risk-today/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAkKnyBRDwARIsALtxe7iDNvCcVSNw1GCvoekRTxrjDPzDz32re7JMu4zBFz-TmqsyYWII_gkaApp2EALw_wcB -
Malcolm X Assassinated
Radical black leader was assassinated during a lecture in New York by three Islam members. -
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
King Jr. was shot and killed by James Earl Ray outside King's motel room in Memphis Tennessee.
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Salt I Treaty
President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed a treaty limiting nuclear weapons and antiballistic missile systems.
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AIDS Reported in the US
The first case of AIDS reported by the CDC in the US was announced. By the end of the year there were 270 cases reported. -
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
NASA's space shuttle exploded as soon as it lifted off killing all seven crew members.
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Bill Clinton elected President
Bill won over republican George H. W. Bush. -
9/11
Leader Osama Bin Laden masterminded the terrorists attacks on the Twin Towers. The attack nearly killed 3,000 people.
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks -
The Great Recession
Lasted two years. Overheated housing market and huge losses on mortgage backed securities.
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/recession -
Barak Obama elected president
First African American president. -
Marriage Equality
The United States Supreme Court ruler Same Sex Marriage as Constitutional.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html
