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Cold War
Was a series of threats between the Soviet Union and the United States. No physical battle had taken place. Ended in 1989. -
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Post-WWII
Events that happened after WWII. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was adressed by President Harry S. Turman, in which he asked congress for $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece. -
Marshall Plan Signed
The Marshall Plan was a plan for the United States to help European countries rebuild their economies. -
Israel Delcares Independence
The Jewish wanted a country that all of them could come to in case something like the holocaust happened again, so that they could fight back. Isreal became their country and claimed its independence from the United Nations. -
NATO Established
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion) is an alliance of nations that agree to band together in case of a war. -
Russia's First Atomic Explosion
The Soviet Union was testing and exploded their first atmoic bomb.It was a suprise to the US because they were not expecting the Russians to have such technology yet. -
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McCarthyism
McCarthyism is blaming someone or a group of people for disloyalty, treason, etc. without any evidence. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea. The north wanted to expand, but the south didn't want to. Eventually, the Russians and Chinese teamed up with North Korea, and the United States joined South Korea. -
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
This was a large scale battle between North Korea and the United Nations after being pushed back farther into South Korea. They held up at the Pusan Perimeter for about six weeks and despite the North Korean's attempts to push them back any farther, they couldn't do it. -
First Hydrogen Bomb Test
The first hydrogen bomb was tested by the United States. It vaporized a small island in the Marshall Islands. -
Structure of DNA Discovered
Discovered by Francis Crick and James Watson, this led to many advances in science and medicine. -
Polio Vaccine Discovered
Jonas Salik invents a polio vaccine. Polio is a disease that affects the nerves and can cause partial or full paralysis. -
School Segregation is Disallowed
All Americans, no matter what race, have the right to education in the same public schools. -
Warsaw Pact
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and other communist countries became our rival allies. -
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"Race to Space"
The Race to Space was a competition between Russia and the United States for supremacy spaceflight capability. (Ended in 1972 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon) -
Federal-Aid Highway Act
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill. This gave 25 billion dollars for over 41,000 miles of interstate highway systems. It is the biggest American project in history. -
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Vietnam War
No true start date, but the Vietnam war started because America did not want the expansion on Communism. This lead to the Americans to come to Vietname and fight, lasting more than eighteen years. It ended on April 30, 1975. -
Sputnik Launches
The USSR launches the first satellite called "Sputnik". It was used to broadcast radio pulses. It is said to have launched the "race to space". -
Great Leap Forward
China begins a plan to promote modernization called "The Great Leap Forward". The plan failed and caused many deaths. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin, the first man in outer space, helped kick start the Soviet Space Program. This was what put sputnik in the air and triggered the "Race to Space". -
Berlin Wall Completion
The Berlin Wall was built to separate Communism and democracy in Germany. It was destroyed in 1989 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous time for the United States. The Russians had put nuclear missiles in Cuba that aimed for the United States. -
JFK Assassination
John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He died due to puncture of the brain by a rifle bullet while riding through Dallas, Texas, in a motorcade. -
Segregation Is Disallowed
Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which allowed rights to all Americans no matter what race they were. -
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speach that touched not only the US, but the world. He told people what he saw through his eyes about the United States and how they treat people. He said that he believed the United States had not lived to what it was founded for- freedom to all. -
SR-71 First Flight
The very first flight of an SR-71, a spyplane, also the fastest manned airplane to date, took its first flight. -
First Human Heart Transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard preforms the first human heart transplant. His patient, Louis Washkansky, lived through the operation. It was successful, but Louis died of pneumonia eighteen days after the transplant. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated after his "I have a dream" speach at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN. -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. -
Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon
Apollo was the first spacecraft that landed humans on the moon.
