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The Iron Curtain
Jeffrey Bass tells us: "...Europe was seperated by an 'Iron Curtain' with communist dominated countries on the wrong side of that curtain, and relatively democratic nations on the other side gravitating towards the United States" Wikipedia. 2016. Retrieved from
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Berlin/Blockade Airlift
Jeffrey Bass tells us: "Major showdowns of the early Coldwar between east and west." According to the Histroy.com staff (2011),The blockade of Berlin was inititated by Soviet authoritites, sepertating the east and west. History.com Staff. 2011. Berlin Airfcraft. Retrieved from
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-airlift Wikipedia. 2016. Berlin Aircaft (album). Retrieved from
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The Korean War
Jeffrey Bass tells us:"The focus of the Cold War was movng into Asia by the 1950's" As told by the History.com Staff (2009), "The United States, acting under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating war for the next three years."
History.com Staff. 2009. Korean War Begins. Retrieved from
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/korean-war-begins
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Election of JFK
John F Kenndy was elected as the 35th President of the United States in 1961 (he was in office from 1947-1963) Wikipedia.com. 2016. John F. Kennedy. Retrieved from
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Modern Civil Rights Movement
Jeffrey Bass tells us: "The 1950s also sees some tremendous victories for an emerging modern civil rights movement."
The seperation of blacks and whites in the education system was a major issue.The case of Brown vs. Board of Education happened during this time. It was considered "unconstitutional" to be sepereated by race (Wikipedia, 2016).
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The Vietnam War
Norther and southernn vietnam was in war. France and America (as an ally) were also involved. The war killed millions of people, which is a question as to if was was necessary. Wikipedia. 2016. Vietnam War. Retrieved from
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Space Race
Jeffrey Bass tells us: "The soviets shocked the western world by putting two sattelites into orbit that both were powered by rockets. Rockets that could of course potentially could carry missles some day." Wikipedia. 2016. Space Race. Retrieved from
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Bay of Pigs
Jeffrey Bass tells us: "[Fidel Castro] made Cuba a client of America's biggest rival in the Cold War...[Kennedy] took full responsibilty" (for the invasion). Wikipedia. 2016. Bay of Pigs Invasion.Retrieved from
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Jeffrey Bass tell us: "The United States was going to use navel forces to quarantine the island" (of Cuba).
Bass summarizes that the U.S. was ready to act on firing missles had it been needed. Wikipedia. 2016. Retrieved from
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LBJ
Lyndon Baines Johnson became the 36th President of the United States in 1963. He was in office from 1937-1969. Wikipedia. 2016. Lyndon B. Johnson. Retrieved from
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JFK Assasssination
According to Wikipedia.com, "U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that it believed "that Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. The committee was unable to identify the other gunmen or the extent of the conspiracy." Wikipedia.com. 2016. Retrieved from
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Women's Liberation Movement
This fight against sexism and for gender equality was the fuel for the Women's Liberation Movement. Otherwise known as a Feminist Movement (altough some don't title themselves as femminist), women fought for the privelages that were only given to men. Wikipedia. 2016. Feminist Movement. Retrieved from
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Richard Nixon
From the election of 1968, Richard Nixon became the 37th President of the United States in 1969. He was in office from 1947-1974. Wikipedia. 2016. Richard Nixon. Retrieved from
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Watergate Burglary
Nixon ran for his second term and later resigned. Jeffrey Bass says, "[Nixon] was actively lying to the American public in obstructing a process of juctice" to the event. Nixon attached corruption to his reptutation, because as Bass mentions, "Richard Nixon who had been initmately involved with trying to cover up the entire conspiracy related to Watergate ends up resigning from office." Wikipedia. 2016. Watergate Scandal. Retrieved from
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Ronald Reagan
According to History.com, Ronald Reagan (who was in office from 1967-1989) "believed that the spread of communism anywhere threatened freedom everywhere." Wikipedia. 2016. Ronald Reagan. Retreived from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan
