Period 8-9

By Cy14884
  • Yalta and Potsdam Conferences

    The peace conferences were the planning conferences between world powers on how to go about post war economics and politics shaping the way the world was post WW2.
  • Truman Doctrine

    The Truman doctrine was a substantial piece of legislation that helped the US establish the containment polices of communism for America and the world.
  • The Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan established economic aid to Western Europe which was originally proposed for the entire Europe but due to communist influences Eastern refused. This helped to reestablish trade and economic ties in the region also helping contain communism through economic partnerships.
  • McCarthyism

    Started By joseph McCarthy and was meant to rat out communist suspected government officials. This was largely disliked as it was often done with lack of evidence or reason.
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    Korean War

    Fight between the communist north and non communist south which brought in allies from the north as well as the US in the south. This led and created conflict being deemed as one of the first major conflicts of the Cold War.
  • Brown vs. Board of Edu

    Brown v. Board overturned the supreme court case of Plessy v. Ferguson ruling that "seprate but equal" was unconstitutional.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    This was caused by Rosa saying absolute the heck not. This was a monumental push forward for the civil rights movement as it gained attention and momentum.
  • Sputnik

    Russian telespoce that gave Americans fear and resulted in the increase of funding towards things liek NASA and other governmental awarenses
  • Bay of Pigs

    This was a failed attempt at taking castro away from Cuba which did not look good on JFK even though he was taking it over from Esienhower.
  • Cuban Missle Crisis

    This was a scary time where the US belived that Cuba had missiles of the USSR and was known as the closest thing to nuclear war that the world had come so0 far.
  • March on Washington

    This was Martin Luther's famous I have a dream speech which gained national attention and allowed for the Civil Rights movement to progress and gain legislative momentum
  • Civil Rights act of 1964

    This banned the discrimination in public spaces as well as in the job hiring process which incresed tensions in the south but was crucial to the movement.
  • Great Society

    Under Johnson which progessed the American society through reforms such as the establishment of Medicare, Medicaid and head start which are still aroudn today.
  • Nixon in China

    Eased tensions (Policy of Detente) which shaped the future foreign policies in the US
  • Roe vs. Wade

    Legalizes abortion nationwide. This is very controversial adn was overturned in 2022.
  • Watergate

    Bro resigned due to trying to cover up sneeking into the opps trap and trying to win by fatally detrimentalizeing their rizz plans.
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    444 day holding of Americans in Iran in which carried in the Jimmy Carters presidency. This was caused from all of the oil tensions and such.
  • Raegan

    Raeganomics which was the trickle down economy and the New right which was the deregulation of the economy which gave new ways to US econmis and politics
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Symbolized the end of the cold war and collapse of the USSR later in 1991
  • First Gulf War

    The US liberated Kuwait which was good looks for Bush and started Middle east conflicts
  • Bill Clinton

    Democrat and created liberal programs
  • Bush V Gore

    Supreme court decided and was good for the Bush famiyl
  • 9/11

    I could write so much more than 500 characters so I am going to keep this in my head.

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