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The Presidency of Harry S. Truman
He was the 33rd president of the United States. His term began after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a democrat from Missouri. -
The End of World War II
After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan's emperor knew that they had to surrender. The war ended when U.S. General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s formal surrender. -
Vietnam Declares independence
Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of Vietnam from France. The proclamation declared, “All men are born equal: the Creator has given us inviolable rights, life, liberty, and happiness!” -
The Truman Doctrine was created
President Harry S. Truman presented this address before a joint session of Congress. The Truman Doctrine asked Congress for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. -
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Cold War
This was a decade long war, between the US and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its Satelite States. The war was caused by a political rivalry. -
The Marshall Plan was created
The Marshall Plan was created to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The goals of the Marshall Plan were to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, improve European prosperity and prevent the spread of communism. It was a success. -
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The Berlin Airlift
This started when Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to ares of Britain that were allied-controlled. The response of the US and UK was to airlift food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. -
NATO was created
NATO was created to keep the Allies' freedom and security safe by political and military needs. There were 30 countries from North America and Europe that were part of NATO. -
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The Korean War
This war was between North and South Korea. The war started when North Korea invaded South Korea and ended in a stalemate with the border near where it had been at the war's beginning. -
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Warren Court
The Warren Court expanded civil rights, civil liberties, judicial power, and federal power. It ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law. -
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The Presidency of Dwight Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States, following Truman. He was a Republican from Kansas. His term followed a victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson. -
Brown V. Board of Education
The Brown V. Board of Education cases ended segregation in public schools. Ending segregation provided a catalyst for the civil rights movement. -
The 1954 Geneva Accords signed
The Geneva Accords were signed to settle issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. They were signed between the French and Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian representatives. -
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. It was caused by the spread of communism and ended with the country being unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year. -
Rosa Parks refuses her seat
Rosa Parks was arrested after she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her actions launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by 17,000 black citizens. -
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Counterculture movement
The counterculture movement was an era of change in identity, family unit, sexuality, dress, and the arts. During this time, the youth rejected social norms. -
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Bay of pigs invasion
This was a failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration to push Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. This strengthened the position of Castro's administration. -
The Building of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin. It became the symbol of the Cold War. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
This was a 35-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. It started because the Soviet Union began to secretly install missiles in Cuba to launch attacks on U.S. cities. -
The Limited Test Ban Theory
This was was signed by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. It banned nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water. -
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Johnson's Presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th US president. He won passage of a major tax cut, the Clean Air Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
Civil Rights act of 1964
This Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution authorized President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. Johnson was able to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam. -
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Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre occurred when Charlie Company was ordered to enter the village for a search and destroy mission. American soldiers killed more than 500 unarmed South Vietnamese citizens in the village of My Lai. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement. He was shot dead while standing on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. -
Robert Kennedy assassination
Kennedy was an American politician and lawyer. He was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. -
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Presidency of Richard Nixon
Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He ended American involvement in Vietnam combat in 1973 and the military draft in the same year. -
Stonewall riots
The snowball riots took place in New York City after the Stonewall was raided by the police. It was a series of protests by members of the gay community. -
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Stonewall Riots
The Stonewall Riots were a series of protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid. They took place in New York and were the motivation for many civil rights organizations. -
The First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon. He was on the American spaceflight called the Apollo 11. -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th Amendment of the US Constitution. It was designed to guarantee protection against sexual discrimination for women under the law. -
Roe V. Wade
Roe V. Wade was a US supreme court case that ruled that a state law that banned abortion was unconstitutional. The decision said that a woman's right to privacy extended to the fetus that she was carrying -
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Presidency of Gerald Ford
Ford was the 38th president of the United States. He voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
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Jimmy Carter
Carter was the 39th president of the United States. He reoriented U.S. foreign policy towards an emphasis on human rights. -
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Presidency of Ronald Reagan
Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He enacted a major tax cut, sought to cut non-military spending, and eliminated federal regulations. -
The Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall
On November 9th The head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, crowds swarmed the wall and tore it down. -
The Soviet Union Disbanded
Economic stagnation and the over extension of the military were both factors that led to the fall of the Soviet Union. The Cold War and the U.S. policy of containment also played a role. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination. It became effective for employers with 25 or more employees.