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Book burning in Nazi Germany
The books that were burned targeted those who viewed as being subversive or as representing ideologies opposed to Nazism.That included books written by Jewish, pacifist, classical liberal, anarchist, socialist, and communist authors,and others.On 10 May 1933, in an act of ominous significance students burned 25,000 volumes of "un-German" books, thereby presaging an era of uncompromising state censorship. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a tense relationship between the United States (and its allies) and the Soviet Union (USSR, and its allies) between the end of World War II and the demise of the Soviet Union.The outbreak of the Cold War was because of the different ways of thinking and in the economy and government -
Developments and incidents involving the atomic bomb
The first atomic bomb test exploded in NM.Then other places developed their own atomic bombs too. -
Development of new technologies (color television, computers, etc)
In 1946 the first first all-electronic computer, ENIAC, was in use at the University of Pennsylvania.It replaces the first anolog computer. -
Peace Treaty ending WWII
The victorious wartime Allied powers (principally the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France) negotiated the details of peace treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland following the end of World War II in 1945.That allowed taly, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland to resume responsibilities as sovereign states in international affairs and to qualify for membership in the U.S. -
Blacklisting in the entertainment industry
It was practice of denying employment to screenwriters,actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals. Because of their political beliefs and and associations. -
The Hiss Affair
Whittaker Chambers, a former Communist Party member, appeared before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) to denounce Alger Hiss. Hiss was acused of been a communist and a spy. -
Loyalty Oath Controversy at University of California
It was about that a imposed a requirement that all University employees sign an oath.They had to sign the oath that said they are not members of the Communist party. -
The McCarthy Hearings
It was a hearing that was broadcast on tv.It was about McCarthy saying he had 205 State Department employees who were members of the Communist Party. -
Korean War
The war was between North and South korea.The united Nations force led the U.S to fight for the South. -
Rise of suburbia/Levittown, PA
Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area.The area is called the American suburbs and they wanted it as built as a complete community.It was a low cost housing. -
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1951 (other civil rights events)
In 1954 landmark United States Supreme Court case was that the court decided a law that black and white kids needed to in separate public schools.The Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. -
Comic book bans in the 1950s
Comic publishers had to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United State.Because the comics had too much violence that kids saw.
