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Jackie Robinson
http://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/xGjAgS17JMAF6ynnGoqDDCd77JA=/1400x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/EH73UDEDPJ6XBR2FTQTK5NKMLI.jpg Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play baseball in the MLB. He played with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947-1956. -
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a minister, but was most known for his part in the civil rights movement. He took a harsher approach desegregation than MLK jr. -
The United Nations
The United Nations was created to conserve and keep peace in the world. The U.N. was made up of many countries that believed this was a good way to prevent wars in the future. It was made up of over 50 countries including the U.S. and Britain. -
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Television Age
The television was a very new thing during the late 40s. Seeing a picture of people that was happening live was amazing at the time. It was very different from getting radio broadcasts where you could only hear peoples voices. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan was large-scale rebuilding of Europe. -
NATO
The U.S. and western Europe Promised to protect each other if there was a Soviet attack. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a result of northern Korea and southern Korea having different governments and being conflicts. North Korea was communist and South Korea was non-communist. The U.S. helped South Korea; China and Soviet Union helped North Korea. It was really a draw; there was some gain and loss in different places. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Some states in the U.S. still segregated schools. Courts decided that the state laws of segregation of schools was unconstitutional. -
Joe McCarthy
Many people feared that Communists were going to overthrow the government. McCarthy tried to gain popularity by accusing people of being communist, but it failed and he was seen as a bully. -
Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare helped pay hospital bills for citizens over the age of 65. Medicaid made sure that the government gave states money to help poor people of any age with hospital bills. -
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Richard Nixon
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon Richard Nixon supported the "Silent Majority" during his campaign. He was known widely for escalating the Vietnam War and spreading the war to Laos and Cambodia. -
Man On The Moon
JFK put forth a challenge for the U.S. to put a man of the moon by the end of the 60s. NASA continued his dream after Kennedy was assassinated. In 1969, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the moon. -
Kent State Massacre
Students of Kent State University were protesting the War in Vietnam. The National Guard was called in and a shot was fired. 4 people were killed and 9 were injured. This caused other protests at other universities across the country. -
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Jimmy Carter
https://www.biography.com/people/jimmy-carter-9240013
Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election over Gerald Ford. He was most known for what he didn't do rather than what he did do. The energy crisis, hostage, and inflation are some of the problems in the U.S. that Jimmy Carter couldn't solve. -
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George H. W. Bush
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/george-h-w-bush/
Bush had many actions in his time in office, like overseeing military operations in Panama and Iraq. He approved the tax raises that congress put before him because the big tax cut by Reagan created a deficit. He was seen as a promise breaker because he was going against his campaign. -
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Fall of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union Was a great world power, but many mishaps by leaders led to the slow fall of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union split into 15 independent republics afterward. -
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George W. Bush
https://www.biography.com/people/george-w-bush-9232768
9/11 changed the country's opinion about a lot of topics, especially Muslims and people in the Middle East. Bush's approval rating skyrocketed. everyone was turning to the president for what to do. -
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War in Iraq and Afghanistan
Troops sent in to get USSR out. Iraq turned on U.S. Very long War. -
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Financial Crisis of 2008
This was considered the biggest dip in the U.S's economy since the Great Depression. This also led to the Great Recession for most of the world. -
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Barack Obama
He was elected after the financial crisis of 2008. He helped the nation recover.
