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A very long war that was between Soviet Union and America. Masny event occurred with in the Cold war.
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The 38th parallel is the imaginary line that divides north and south korea. It was divided at the end of WW2 because of dissagrement in government.
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The Marshall Plan was a european economic finacial recovery act.
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on this day India won independence from Britian witht he independence act of 1947.
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NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This organization is a millitary alliance bace
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Korean war began when some 75,000 soliders from North Korea poured across the 38th parallel.
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Was between North And South Korea was a temporary stop in the war to ease tension.
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Truman satepped down and eisenhower took over. He served for two terms
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Stalin was Soviet union Leader He was a dictator and killed many but died peacefully in his bed.
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chinese forces forced south korea back behinf the 38th parallel.
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Vietnam fought long and hard for there independence that they finally got in september.
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Soviet Union institutionalized its East European alliance system.
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Rosa parks rode the bus and in this time period when blacks would have to give there seats for blacks and sit in the back. But Rosa Parks didnt stand up she stayed seated and was taken to jail.
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Supreme court Ruled that Segregation on buses was un constituional. After the blacks fought for a year and refused to ride buses they finally ended segregation on buses.
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govener called Arkansa national guard to prevent nine african American student banding them from going into an all white school.
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Sputnik was the first artificial earh satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low earth orbit.
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NASA's birth was created by national defense. Right after WW2 when the soviet union and America where involved in the cold war.
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FIdel Castro sets up a communist government in Cuba right after the Cuban revolution
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John F Kennedy took office after Eisenhower. JFKwas loved by everyone and was the youngest president to take office.
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Berlin Wall was built with in two days. Split Germnay into East and West. Dividing them was a brick wall and barbed wires. Many families where split up and didnt see each other for the next 20 years.
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The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963 signed into law by JFK. This was for part of his Frontier Program. This act stated that fair labor standards meaning that no matterwhat sex you are you should have equal pay.
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John F Kennedy was assassinated in Down town Dallas, Texas when he was visiting and then Johnson, his vice president, took office.
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This stated that state laws establishing sperate public schools from black and whites unconstitutional.
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Civil Rights Act out lawed discriminatio basedon race, religion, national origin,color, or sex.
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Was a fight between north Vietnam and America. It was a sea battle in the seas of Tonkin.
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Authorized President Johnson to take any measures he needed to maintain internatonal peace and security in souteast Asia.
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LBJ took office right after JFK was assassinatied. Was the 36th president of the United States.
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First U.S. troops arrive in vietnam
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This act guaranteed African Americans the right to vote. This act was proposed by LBJ.
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Was on of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam war. Was launched by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army Against South Vietnam and America.
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Was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee while he was standing on his balcony he was shot without warning.
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Robert F. Kennedy was assainiated. people belived that he would have defenatly won the presidantcial election.
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Nixon becomes president.
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Apollo 11 landed on moon and Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon.
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A couple of guys broke into the Water gate building. Nixon said he had nothing to do with it but later here was a recording of him saying he was part of it. House of Rep passed impeachement for president Nixon.
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American troops are withdrawn from vietnam.
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Nixon became the first president to resign from office. This occured after the Water gate scandal.
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The capture of Saigon at the hands of the North Vietnamese Army ended the war. A year later North and South Vietnam became one again.
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South Vietnam Surrenders to the communist
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Forces from Vietnam launched full invasion in Cambodia. Was a huge turning point for the first and only extended war fought between two communist countries.
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Ronald Regan became president. Was a former famous actor and former govener served for two terms.
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. is dedicated.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Soviet Union. He brought about massive economic, social, and political changes and helped bring an end to both the Soviet Union and the Cold War.
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It was a treaty between the soviet union and United states of america.To help get rid of all the nuclear weapons both countries had.
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ended fighting after a rough fight of two communist governments.
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Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners. Finally everyone was unified after 30 years of division.Germany was reunited under a democratic government.
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America now has spent over 6 trillion dollars.
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after Gorbahev resigned as the USSR leader. The USSR collapsed and divided into 15 seprate regions.