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Gerald Ford
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Baby Boom
The Baby Boom happened on 1946 when the birthrate of children increased. This happened in the United States of America. The population grew from 9 million to 29 million. Families are growing in order to replace the people in the Great Depression and WW2. After WW2 When the soldiers came back. They started to have families and have kids. The Impact was that the population increased by 20 million. -
Bill Clinton
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The Founding of NATO
On April 4, 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance between the US and western European and North American countries. The formation took place in Washington D.C. The reason of this military alliance is that in case the soviets try to attack and spread communism into Europe. This is important, because this alliance lasts to this day. This impacted politics, because there a new alliance and increased relations and also NATO during the 1950's represented the West. -
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The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war started when North Korea's Leader Kim il Sung attacked South Korea to unite Korea in communism by force. The North Koreans were supported by China and the U.S.S.R. The North Koreans were almost taken all of South Korean, but the Americans pushed the N Koreans into their own terrority. But the Chinese intervene in the war by sending troops to the border and attack the advancing forces. On July 27, 1953, a cease-fire was signed -
The Korean War Aftermath
After this conflict, On July 27, 1953, A cease-fire was signed and the DMZ (demilitarized zone) was created to stop further tensions or future invasions. The DMZ is still there to this day. North and South Korea still hate each other and they are political rivals. The Korean War was Important because it has drawn in big countries like the US, USSR, China, etc and the war co.st unnecessary lives of Koren, Chinese, and US troops. Impacted society, economy, etc because
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Brown vs. Board
This event happened on May 14, 1954, when Oliver Brown of Topeka Kansas wanted his daughter to go to an all-white school. Why, because the all-white school was closer to their home. The NAACP helped with this case. Lawyers like Thurgood Marshall was involved in this event. Why this event is important is that it allow colored kids go to school. The Impact was that there is no-more all-white schools. -
The Founding of the Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is a Military Alliance between the Soviet Union and it's satellite states. This Pact includes the Soviet Union, Romania, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Albania. This pact was formed in Warsaw, Poland. Since the US and other western European countries have NATO. It made sense to form your own pact. This event is important because after the warsaw pact was formed, NATO and the Warsaw Pact is now rivals and started to hate each other. -
The Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. It started when the USSR started to put missiles in Cuba. This event started in October 16, 1962 when a plane show the missiles. This took place in Cuba. When the two super powers come to an agreement to remove the all missiles in Cuba,Turkey,and Italy. This event is important,because we were at a point of nuclear war. It impacted us and the world,because everybody was scared that we could be nuked. -
The Assassination of MLK
The Assassination of MLK happened on April 4, 1968. When MLK stepped out of his room at the Lorraine Motel. The Assassin James Earl Ray shot him in his Right Jaw. This terrible event was an important one because this event shocked the United States. It was horrible. His birthday became a national holiday. How it impacted is that it ended the civil rights movement. -
The Persian Gulf War
Saddam Hussein and George H.W Bush is involved in this event. On August 2, 1990, Iraq sent over 100,000 troops to Kuwait. Kuwait is a big oil producer. America sent troops to Saudi Arabia. The UN decided to launch an air attack calling it Operation Desert Storm. 28 countries joined in to assist America. The impact was that it costs billions of dollars to rebuild iraq and about 11 million barrels of oil were spilled. -
The Social Network Revolution
The Social Network Revolution happened on 1997 when Geocities went public. Then in 1997 AOL was made. AOL was an instant messenger allowing people to talk. This took place in the USA. Friendster and Myspace are made connecting with people around the world. On 2004, Facebook is made and it was revolutionary. The impact was that Social Networking became more mobile. These social media sites changed how we interect with each other. -
Barack Obama's Inauguration
The Inauguration happened on January 20th, 2009 and Obama was involved in this event. What happened in this event was that Obama inaugurated as the 44th president of the US and this event happened on Washington D.C. This event was important because he was the first African-American President. This made an impact because millions of people watched him in person, TV or Internet. It was the most observed event in history.
