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33rd President of the United States. He was the one who called for the first Atomic Bombs to be used against Japan to end WWII
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After the use of Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan finally surrendered and ended the war. This took place during a ceremony on the deck of the USS Missouri. -
Before this, Vietnam was a colony of France. Independence was declared by Ho Chi Minh. -
This was the principle that The U.S would aid any country that was in danger from or threatened by Soviets or Communist ways. This was seen by the Soviets as a direct declaration of the Cold War -
Period where tensions threats of attack between the the U.S, it's allies, ans the Soviet Union. The biggest threat of the Cold War, and the reason there was no on the ground fighting was the still new Atomic Bomb
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The Marshall plan proposed that the U.S offer assistance to rebuilding the economy of Europe. It became known as the Marshall Plan because of Secretary of State George Marshall. -
Berlin was divided into 4 sections like the rest of Germany, despite being 100 miles into Soviet territory. The Soviets closed all ground access to Berlin, so supplies were delivered to Berlin via aircraft.
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Put into place by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). NATO is an organization of North Atlantic Nations sworn to defend and aid each other when needed -
Years of high tensions led to war breaking out in Korea splitting the country at the 38th parallel. These two sections became North and South Korea respectively
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The period of time when Earl Warren was chief justice of the Supreme Court. He made various big choices for civil rights, including segregation in school.
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34th President; served during Cold War. He tried to maintain containment of Communism and keep America assured during tensions with the Soviets
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This was a court case set to end segregation in schools. It was based on how the schools for blacks were not equal to the ones for white, and the fact that keeping the school "separate but equal" is not a good solution -
The convention was made to settle big issues from the Korean war. In 1954 it was held over issues in Inodochina. -
War to stop communism in Vietnam. Things like agent orange and unhonest government decision led to the US losing the war and the respect of the people
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Rosa parks chose not to give her seat on the bus to a white man. This was a major step in the Civil rights movement and led to very effective bus boycotts. -
The Bay of pigs was an invasion of Cuba planned well by Eisenhower and put into play by Kennedy. Nothing went to plan in this invasion however, and most of the ground unit was killed or imprisoned after the air strike failed. This caused lage backlash on Kennedy
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With tensions still on the rise, Kennedy refused to give up his access to West Berlin. To counter this, the Soviet union put a large concrete wall up splitting the two sides of Berlin physically. Many tried to escape East Berlin. Some did, but many were killed trying -
The Soviets moved nuclear weapons to communist Cuba, just 90 or so miles from the US. These missiles were aimed at major cities in North America.
This was the closest we got to nuclear war, on the brink of it for 6 days -
Made to stop nuclear testing from all sides. It stated that you were not allowed to test nuclear weapons in the Earth's atmosphere -
Johnson was the President sworn in after Kennedy was assassinated. He had low approval rated due in part to the Vietnam War.
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This Act made it law that you can't discriminate over race, color, religion, sex or national origin. This however, only changed the law, not the mind of the people -
This gave Johnson full power when it came to Vietnam.This meant that he could do whatever it took to keep peace in Southeast Asia -
This was the time where the normal American society changed. This included changes in the family unit, dress, identity, and view on race.
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The biggest offensive attack made by North Vietnam. It was used to smuggle weapons into the capital
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The mass murder of unarmed vietnamese citizens. This turned a ton of people against the war in America -
While standing on his hotel balcony, MLK was shot and killed by James Earl Ray. His death led to an uproar in the civil rights movement, causing riots and violence despite MLK's philosophies -
Robert Kennedy was shot at the Los Angeles Ambassador hotel. He dies 25 hours later -
Richard Nixon worked to ease tensions with the Soviet Union during his term. In his time he traveled to both the Soviet Union and China to help relations.
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After the Soviet Union successfully beat us to putting a satellite and a man in space, the US was behind in the space race. The US won the space race anyway by making the biggest advancement yet; putting Neil Armstrong on the Moon -
The Stonewall Riots were a series of events and riots over equality for every sexuallity. It began when a group of police officers went to raid the Stonewall Inn
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A court case to allow Women to choose themselves if they want an abortion.The case was in favor of this, 7-2. -
Gerald Ford used his term to continue with Nixon's improvements of foreign relations with China and Soviet Union. Ford faced conflict in Vietnam, and the Civil War in Cambodia
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Jimmy Carter became president despite having no background or experience in national politics or foreign policy. Carter believed strongly in human rights, which unfortunately led to the breakdown of the improved relations set by Ford and Nixon
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The ERA was passed in 1972 and ratified in 1979. This was an amendment that stated you can't discriminate for any reason based on someone's sex -
During Reagan's term, Gorbachev rose to power in the Soviet Union and began to impose democratic ideas. Reagan increased defense spending and the Soviet drove themselves into the ground to try to keep up with US spending
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In 1990, The Soviet Union was in shambles, low on money, and had lost the Space Race. Facing defeat, they had the Berlin wall disassembles that same year -
The ADA provides civil rights for Americans with disabilities. It is funded via grants from the department of Education -
The Soviet Union fell after Gorbachev came to power. He began to impose Democratic Ideas on the Union and it's satellite nations. The killing blow was the increased defense spending in an attempt to keep up with the US' spending. With no money and a leader against communism, the Soviet Union Collapsed They Gone 💀