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Nazi Book Burning
With the Nazi censorship going on, students were falling under German rule. So, in order to synchronize literary communications a group of students burned more than 25,000 "un-german" books. -
Atomic Bomb faulties
The first recorded major accident involving nuclear weapons. An insufficient nuclear reactor exploaded in Germany -
Cold War
The Cold War was a series of events between the United States and the Saviet Union that caused massive tentions. The Cold War was never a real war however. -
Rise of Levvittown,PA
Mass housing developements. Abraham Levitt was an atourney who started a housing business. "Levitt and Sons" quickly became one of the nation’s largest home builders. The first levvittown came to life in 1947 -
Paris Peace Treaty
Following the ending of World War Two. The Allied group signed a peace treaty with the Axis Powers because of the agreement at the Postdam Conference in 1945. This Peace Treaty was signed in Paris and marked territorial, military, and other political provisions. -
Hollywood Blacklist
Senator Joseph McCarthy operated a "witch hunt" to stop the spread of communism. He often targeted Hollywood celebraties and other icons, this was known as the Hollywood Blacklist. -
The Hiss Affair
Alger Hiss was a former state department official, who later served on President Roosevelt's staff at the Yalta Conference. Whittaker Chambers was a senior editor in Times magazine. Chambers wrongly accused many government officials of being communist. One of those officials was Alger Hiss. Hiss later was arested and sent to jail because of Chambers wild accusations. -
Loyalty Oath Controversy at University of California
Many regents were unhappy about UC Berkley and also felt that UCLA was being unfairly treated. There were many dissatisfactions with UCLA. The regents decided they wanted change and reorganization. This became known as the Loyalty Oath Controversy. -
Korean War
The war was originally fought between North Korea and South Korea over territory. Soon, many other countries joined the fight. In July American troops were brought in to help defend South Korea. Later on in July 1953 the war came to an end. Today the Korean Peninsula is still divided. -
First Color Television
The first succsessful color TV broadcasted on December 17, 1953. It was authorized by the FCC and designed by RCA. -
Horror Comic Ban
Horror comics were banned because people feared they corrupted the youth. Words such as "horror", "terror", and "crime" were even banned from all comics. -
McCarthy Hearings
Senator Joseph McCarthy accused many government officials of being communist. He also accused the U.S. Army of sheltering commies. In the McCarthy hearings if you were accused of being a communist you were viewed as a communist even if you weren't proven guilty. -
Brown vs Board of Eduaction decision
The Brown vs Board of Education is five separate cases that ultimatly ended the racial segregation in all public schools. Chief Justice Earl Warren anounced that "Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." Therefor, eventually ending the segregation of races in public school.
