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communist bloc
countres of communist 1945-1990 -
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decades of the cold war
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harry truman
president of usa -
south and north korea
korea was split into north and south after World War II.south korea became communist.north became democracy -
tevision
became popular in the 1950's -
ricard nixon
president of the usa -
catcher and the rye
The Catcher in the Rye was an extreme popular book among teens, as it epitomized their attitudes and feelings. -
h-bomb
the hydrogen bomb was developed under the guidance of Dr. William Teller -
eisenehower
supreme commander in ww2,preisdent of the usa -
josef salian
dicatator of the ussr -
malenkov
Georgy Malenkov was a Soviet politician and Communist Party leader.He briefly became leader of the USSR (March 1953-February 1955) after Stalin's death. -
rock around the clock
first rock and roll hit -
peter pan
famous broadway play -
albama
african american rosa parks sat in a seat reserverd for whites only -
trouble in the suez
eygpt invaded by british,french,Israeli forces. -
sputnik
Sputnik was the name of the first orbiting satellite sent into space by the USSR. Turmoil over its launch in the United States initiated the race for supremacy in space. -
calfornia baseball
brooklyn dodgers move to Los Angeles and the New York Giants moved to San Francisco. -
castro
dicator and prime minster of cuba -
kennedy
presiednt of the usa -
belgians in the congo
belgians congo gain indepence. -
bay of pigs
an invasion of cuba to kill castro -
stranger in a strange land
Stranger in a Strange Land was an award-winning fictional book by Robert A. Heinlein -
british beatemania
beatles took over music scene -
british beatemania
beatles took over music scene -
british polictal sex
sex scandal rocked British Parliament. Secretary of State for War john profumo after it was discovered that he had a several week affair with a showgirl named Christine Keeler, he was forced to resign. -
pope paul
pope or leader of catholic church -
makcom x
He moved toward orthodox Islam and started to champion economic and social equality for blacks. -
jfk blown away
president jfk assianted in 1963 -
wheel of fortune
favortite tv show in 1964 -
birth control
Birth Control became an issue with the advent of the birth control pill -
rock and roll cola war
Pepsi and coke battle to be better -
richard nixon back again
richard nixon gets relected for president. -
terror on the airline
numerous airlines hijacking were in the news -
kruschev
leader of the ussr -
russians in afganistan
russians eneterd afganistan to protect communist goverment -
begin
Begin was Prime Minister of Israel. -
forgien debt
burden on american taxpayers -
regean
former movie actor and usa president -
china under matrial law
thousands of protesters marched in Tiananmen Square in Bejing, China. Many were killed and China went under martial law until order was restored.
