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It was an American foreign policy that had the main goal of containing the Soviet geopolitical expansion that was going on during the Cold War. This was significant because it marked a change of international policy from isolationism to containment.
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This was an act that promoted world peace and showed the rest of the world that the US had general welfare, national interest, and foreign policies that were necessary to the maintenance of conditions abroad in which free institutions may survive with the stability of the US. This was important because this Marshall Plan was intended to turn former enemies from WW2 into allies by rebuilding their economies.
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This was the first major conflict between the US and the USSR. Western Berlin was controlled by the western Allies but it was blocked off from west Germany by the USSR.
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The director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover aided the country in investigations of communist activities. The FBI had information that proved the high profile men of the US had plans to overthrow the government. This event was caused by the Red Scare because it showed the breach in the US government.
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This treaty looked to create a counterweight to the Soviet armies that were stationed in eastern and central Europe after WW2 ended. NATO helped the US secure Europe and North America during the Cold War. This meant that an attack on one nation meant an attack on all nations.
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During the 1950s, television was something that the average family had in their household. Shows like I love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Twilight Zone, and Leave it To the Beaver were some of the things that families watched on tv during that time.
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This was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. This event claimed the lives of nearly 2.5 million people. The US and the United Nations took sides with the South Koreans, the US stepped in because they were trying to stop the spread of communism that was going on in the war. This was also a follow up of the Cold War since the Soviet Union was aiding and assisting the North Koreans. The Korean War marked the first large-scale military enforcement of the policy of Containment.
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It was the century of literature as there were many writers and novelists that emerged including the making of the Catcher in the Rye wrote by JD Salinger in 1951
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The FBI built a case against Julius Rosenburg and his wife, Ethel Rosenberg. They were convicted of espionage in 1951 and then they were executed 2 years later.
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This was the decisive engagement that happened in the first Indochina War. The French occupied the Dien Bien Phu valley so the Giap (with Chinese aid), placed heavy artillery in caves overlooking the French camps. In may they overran the base which made the French seek an end to the fighting with the signing of the Geneva Accords of 1954.
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After the French were overran, they sought out the end of the war by signing the Geneva Peace Accords. This was a collection of documents that related to Indochina that consisted of 3 military agreements, 6 unliteral declarations, and a Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference. This was significant because it brought an end to the fighting in the First Indochina war and also marked the end of the French influence in Southeast Asia.
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Joseph McCarthy accused people from Hollywood for being spies of the Communist. McCarthy used intimidation to establish himself as a powerful and feared figure in American politics. He accused anyone of disloyalty to the US if they opposed of his political views which costed many people their reputations and their jobs. McCarthy was shut down when his colleagues formally denounced his tactics of accusing without evidence during the Army-McCarthy hearings.
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There was a growing group of people that spoke out against the inequality and the injustice that was going around in the US. Many Southern whites used fear and intimidation in efforts to try to slow down the movement but the movement proved to be effective as they showed the rest of the world the segregation and injustice they were going through.
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During the time of the 1950s there was an emergence of Rock 'n' Roll type of music. This kind of music was targeted for the younger people for the first time. Elvis Presley was named the king of Rock and Roll with all of his dominant performances in the mid 1950s.
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This was the second war between Arabians and the Israelis. The countries that were involved in this crisis was Egypt, Britain, France, and Israel. This crisis had a serious impact on Britain's international relationships after the UN and the US threatened Britain with sanctions and to deny Britain any financial assistance.
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This was an expression of the US as they had a proposal that called for more proactive economic and military role on the part of the US in the growing tense situation that was going on in the Middle East. With the doctrine, any Middle Eastern country can request help if they were being threatened by another country. This was important because it protected the independence of any Middle Eastern country seeking help from the US.
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This was a failed attack by the CIA that happened during the Kennedy administration in efforts to overthrow the Cuban leader Fidel Castro from power. This event was important because it showed the rebels and communists all over the world to look at Cuba as an example of a little country that could fight back and resist imperialism even though they were outgunned.
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The Berlin Wall was a big barrier that surrounded Western Berlin and it blocked the access to East Berlin. The cause of the Berlin Wall was that 2.5 million people from East Germany fled to West Germany. People who fled had professions in East Germany and it threatened the economy in East Germany so in response the Berlin Wall was erected on the night of August 12-13. The Berlin Wall showed the rest of the world the symbolic boundary between communism and capitalism.
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This was the closest that the US and USSR came in coming to a nuclear war. This happened when the US found nuclear missile sites in Cuba, which was located very closely to the US. In response the US made a naval blockade preventing the Soviet Union from sending supplies to Cuba. As the two superpowers of the world came close to a nuclear war, Khrushchev surrendered and pledged to halt all nuclear sites in Cuba. This was important because this event made Kennedy's image better internationally.
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This resolution was authorized by President Lyndon to do whatever it takes to fight back against any armed attack aimed towards the United States. This was important because the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively launched America's full involvement of the Vietnam War.
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This was an offensive that coordinated a series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities located in South Vietnam. This offensive was made in attempt to stir up rebellion against the US and to force the US to draw back their involvement in the Vietnam War. The Tet Offensive was important because it marked the turning point in the war and began the process of US slowly drawing their forces back from Vietnam.
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This was a massacre caused by US troops as this was a mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians, 504 unarmed civilians were killed by one battalion. That battalion was later charged with war crimes. This event was important because it became a turning point in the US public perception of the Vietnam war.
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This was an event where 4 KSU students were killed by National Guards when they were protesting the Vietnam war. This tragedy was important because it showed the division that the US was in when it came to the point of the Vietnam war.
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The Pentagon Papers was a top-secret study of the Department of Defense in the US military and political involvement in the Vietnam war. Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg opposed of the war and pressed the DoD in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the public. This was important because it shows that the government has to be transparent with its people and it showed that the government did not have the right to do whatever they wanted.
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This was a congressional resolution that was made to limit the US president's power/ability to initiate a military action abroad without the consent of the congress. The president now had to notify the Congress after deploying the armed forces and it shows that it limits how long units can remain engaged. This was important because it shows that the leaders of the US had to work together in order to make big decisions instead of just one person.
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The US, South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords formally ending the Vietnam war. But South Vietnam was unwilling to sign the agreement so the documents were signed by North Vietnam and the US and there was a separate documents for South Vietnam to sign.
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The stronghold in Saigon was controlled by South Vietnam and it fell to the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong. This was important because it symbolized the end of the Vietnam War and also marked the beginning of the formal reunification of Vietnam under Communist Rule
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