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Baby Boom
Baby Boom affected Americans. 20 Millon Babys were born in the 1950s. This made up time from the Great Depression and World War 2. The population grew from 9 Million to 29 Million. It impacted society because it improved healthcare for women and children -
Korean War
The Korean War was between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea invades South Korea in June 1950. United nations helped South Korea and provided supplies. This event happened in 1950 in South and North Korea. This is important because we helped South Korea not turn into communism. The Korean War impacted politics because South Korea does not have communism. -
Brown vs Board
Oliver Brown and Thurgood Marshall are involved in this event. Oliver Brown's daughter had to go to a segregated school. The white school was closer to their house. This event took place in Kanas in 1954. This overturned Plessy vs Ferguson. This impacted society because the supreme court desegrated all schools. -
Berlin Wall
East Berlin and West Berlin were involved. 3 million east Berliners went to West Berlin. The wall was made of concrete. It was 69 1/2 miles long. It had barbwire on the top. It was in between East and West Berlin in 1961. This event was important because it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin War was important to society because it affected people not being able to see their family -
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare took place in 1966 by Lindon Johnson. Medicaid was set up by SSA in 1965. They both happened in Washington D.C Medicare covers half the price. They help pay the hospital bills for people over 65. Medicate helps people that are blind, deaf aged and disabled. Importance was the largest form of funding for people. Medicare and Medicaid impacted society because it helped people. -
MLK Assassination
This event happened on April 4, 1968. The people involved were James Early Ray and MLK. James Earl Ray shot MLK with a Remington master rifle. He was shot at the Loraine Hotel Room 306. Ray was captured in London 2 months later. He shot MLK in the right side of the jaw severing his spinal cord. He shot him to silence the civil rights movement. MLK assassination impacted society because the civil rights movement was over. -
Robert F Kennedy Assassination
RFK and Sirhan Sirhan. RFk got shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Sirhan Sirhan was in the pantry when RFK was going back to the press room. This event took place at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles in 1968. This lead to full Secret Service for the President. RFK Assassination impacted Society because it leads to Sercert Sevice. -
Watergate
This was a scandal during Richard Nixon second term in office. Burglary in Washington D.C on June 17, 1972. 5 men were breaking into the democratic office headquarters. Pridesnet Nixon said he wasn't involved. He had secret tapes confessing to the thing. Watergate was important to society because Nixon resigned from office. -
George H.W Bush
George H.W Bush was the president of the USA. He was the vice president before he was the president. He passed the American Disabilities Act. He was president from 1988-1992. This is important because he was president during the Persian Gulf War. He did operation Desert Storm. George H.W Bush impacted Society because he had a lot of good things. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was the President over the united states. Bill Clinton lowered the price of the USA. He was the GOV of Arkansas. Bill Clinton was the president of The United States from 1992-2000. He did the health care reform. Sent 20k to troops in Bosnia. Bill Clinton impacted society because of health care reform. He shook hands with JFK -
Social Network Revolution
Teenagers are involved with the SNR. In 1994 Geocities was the first social network site. There are now a bunch of social media sites that teens can use for the good and the bad. This is important because it is an easy way to connect and talk with your friends. You can Job searching with the internet. The Social Network Revolution impacted society because these social media sites have changed the way we interact with each other. -
Finanical Crisis 2008
The U.S Financial Sector ( Wall Street) was involved with this event. The world economy faced its most dangerous crisis since The Great Depression. Companies that relied on credit suffered heavily. This took place on Wall Street in 2008. This was important because Insurance companies traded for credit swaps. Mortgage dealers went into foreclosures. The financial Crisis impacted society because the U.S had people lose 2 million jobs.
