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America and The Soviet Union had used the conflict in a smaller country to pick sides and try to spread their political ideas
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The conflict has first started and MacArthur is leading troops against the communists.
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After China joins the war, the North Koreans are getting more weapons because China joins their side as communists.
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Because MacArthur and President Truman had conflicting ideas about how to continue the war, the president fired the general.
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This was the movement by colored people towards being given equal rights.
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after Truman’s presidency, General Eisenhower is elected because people respect him as leader
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USA and USSR testing atomic bombs to defend against each other
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A cease fire is negotiated and fighting between North Korea and South Korea is ended. Americans start to pull out of Korea.
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trial provides all with separate but equal rights
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Rosa Parks sat in seats for white people on bus, refuesed to get up for a white man, arrested for doing so
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Colored people no longer segregated
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to suppress demonstrations by workers
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National Guard called by government to prevent some African Americans to attend all white school in Arkansas
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USSR satellite in orbit
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USA satellite in orbit
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Sit-ins were popular types of non-violent protest
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infamous North Vietmanese Vietcong created to serve as military
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People trained by CIA invaded Cuba to try to stop communism
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aftrer incident,congress passed the resolution giving president in war decisions
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the war to stop the spred of comunism.
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Vietcong launch large attack on South Vietnamese cities on holiday of Tet. People realize that no matter where they are or when it is, they aren't safe from Vietcong attack
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Martin Luther King, Jr is killed by a white man in Memphis, Tenn. His birthday is declared a national holiday
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Apollo 11 lands on the moon and USA is the first people to walk on the moom.
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Nixon instaed of ending the war go to Cambodia.
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Nixon went to China to talk with the leaders.
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after more fighting, cease fire agreed between N and S Vietnam and American troops begin to pull out
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Nixon resigns because of Water gate scandle.
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after cease fire, N Vietnam breaks promise, invades and conquers S Vietnam. America failed to prevent spread of communism
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North Vietnam defeats South vietnam now a communist country
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Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev resolve to remove all intermediate nuclear missiles from Europe
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Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove all medium and short-range nuclear missiles
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The end of the Soviet Union and Cold War