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House Un-American Activities Committe (HUAC)
The organization becomes established. -
G.I. Bill (Servicemen Readjustment Act 1944)
Law was passed by President Franklin Roosevelt -
Baby Boom gerneration
The United States experienced a major spark in birth rates which caused an increase in the population to 78 million. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill mentioned the "Iron Curtain" to indicate that the Soviet Union conquered most of Eastern Europe and formed a boundary around the captured countries. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman announed this policy as a way to involve in the activity of foreing countries to prevent the spread of communism. -
Containment Policy
George F. Kennan proposed this policy to the west as a method to prevent USSR to intervene other countries. -
Beatniks
Jack Kerouac introduced the phrase known as "Beat Generation" which gave a generalization that people followed in the trend were characterized as beatniks. -
Marshall Plan
President Truman signed this revovery act law to economically aid European countries after the war. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a solution by the Allied forces to transport supplies and goods using planes to Western Berlin. -
North Antlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The organization became founded. -
McCarthyism
U.S Senator Joe McCarthy assumed of there being severe communism related activity in America and conceived this campaign to avoid the uprising of communism. -
Korean War
The Korean war starts with North and South Korea battling against each other. -
Rosenberg Trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were two U.S citizens that proceeded to court for being accounted as Soviet Spies by providing information to the USSR about atomic bombs. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Took office as becoming the 34th president of the United States. -
Rock n' Roll
Rock n' Roll was brought as a brand new genre of music in the United States and instantly sparked popularity. -
Domino Theory
President Eisenhower referred to the term during at a conference when concerned about the activity of communism in Indochina. -
1950's prosperity/culture
Segregation was now marked as illegal in America which finally gave equal rights to every race. -
Jonas Salk
Invented the first ever Polio vaccine and announced it as being effective and beneficial. -
Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc opened the first ever McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois in which it later came to be one the most successful fast food franchises in America. -
Interstate Highway Act
Also known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act, President Eisenhower signed it into law -
Space Race
Commences during the time of the Cold War when Russia launched the first satellite known as the Sputnik to outer space. -
John F. Kennedy
Became elected as the 35th president of the United States -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccesful attempt was made by the CIA to invade the Bay of Pigs in the southern coast of Cuba as Fidel Castro took over all of Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
While the United States and Soviet Union had tensions between them, the U.S concerning about deployed Soviet Union missiles in Cuba became the first day of the crisis. -
1960's culture
This rally brought a huge impact to American society by there being an increase in support for social equality and rights. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Became the 36th President of the United States -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress authorized the document. -
Great Society
President Lyndon B. Johnson brought the idea to advance civil rights and aid people who are in poverty. -
Betty Friedan
Was the Co-founder and first ever president of the National Organization for Woman (NOW). -
Miranda v. Arizona
A decision was made by The U.S Supreme Court case to alter the Law Enforcement in the U.S by implementing what is known as Miranda Rights in which every police officer must inform all of the rights the criminal/suspect has. -
Anti-War movement
Martin Luther King Jr openely argued about how wrong it was for the United States to intervene in the Vietnam war. -
Abbie Hoffman
Contributed to finding the Youth International Party known as "Yippies". -
Tet Offecnsive 1968
The Vietcong and North Vietnam launched a series of offensive attacks towards South Vietnam and became the major turning point of the Vietnam War. -
Roy Benavidez
Valiantly performed combat in Loc Ninh, South Vietnam during the Vietnam war to later receive the Medal of Honor. -
Richard Nixon
Positioned as the 37th President of the United States. -
Vietnamization
President Nixon introduced this policy to drive out the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. -
Rustbelt and Sunbelt
The United States stumbled a major migration from the Rustbelt states to the Sunbelt states. -
26th amendment
The amendment was passed by congress which gave people at the age of 18 the right to vote. -
War Powers Act
The War Powers act of 1973 to effect during the times of the Vietnam war which required to check the president's power to use armed conflict if there is no permission given by congress. -
Vietnam War
The Fall of Saigon was a battle that occured during the Vietnam war. This event involved North Vietnam to capture the city of Saigon in South Korea. -
1980's culture
Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to be placed in the U.S supreme court. This decade transformed the United States government to be more gender diverse. -
Cold War
The Cold War ends as the Soviet Union was no longer powerful and subsequently ceased to exist.
