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Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence. this happened during the 1950's. -
Period: to
1950-1990
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The Korean War
started when north korea invaded the south, sieze fire signed in july 27, 1953. -
emmett till's murder
was an African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman. -
vietnam war
the start of the vietnam war. -
Civil Rights Movment
the civil rights movment peaked in the 1960's. -
Assassination of JFK
JFK is assassinted in a car during a parade. -
Malcolm X
promted seperate but equal and violence if nessasary, assassinated Febuary 21, 1965. -
Martin Luther King jr.
big civil rights activist, promoted peace and marches for equality. active during the mid 1960's, assassinted on April 4, 1968. -
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS first case. -
John lennons murder
He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City on 8 December 1980. -
the challenger
the challenger was a space shuttle that broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all of its crew members. -
the fall of the berlin wall
The fall of the berlin wall. also the fall of communism in the soviet union.
