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Truman was the 33rd president, but was not reelected because of how unpopular he was. Truman was the president who ordered the bombing of Japan
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World War Two ended after Japan finally surrendered to us. after this date, our economy boomed, re energized by the war effort. -
Ho Chi Minh declared independence from France. this split Vietnam into north and south. -
The Truman doctrine was created in order to contain communism. They also wanted to offer assistance to any country threatened by Russia. -
A time of conflict without actually fighting occurring between the US and the Soviet Union. Both countries built up their nuclear powers, but mutually assured destruction prevented them from ever using them.
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Harry Truman thought that George Marshall's ideas about current plans were good. He brought it up to Congress, who then passed the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, which became the Marshall Plan. -
during this time the US brought in supplies to Berlin in order to keep the Germans on the american side alive. They had to do this because the USSR blocked off all roads leading in to try to starve the people.
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NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an alliance of 30 countries. They promised to all come to each other's aid if anyone was threatened by any other country. -
The soviets supported North Korea while we were supporting South Korea. this war was really about the fight between us and communism.
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this was a strikingly progressive court under earl warren. they made many changes to america that are still in place now.
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this republican replaced Truman and was the 34th president. he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and ordered construction of the Interstate Highway Program.
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these accords assured france would withdraw their troops. it also officially temporarily divided vietnam. -
this was a start for ending segregation. brown v board of education banned segregation in schools. -
this was one of the only wars that the us has lost. the use of agent orange during the war had backlash on our soldiers.
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this was an important event in the civil rights movement. it sparked the bus boycottt. -
counterculture was a period of time where people were rejecting social norms. it was a major time of change in almost every part of social life.
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This invasion was made by Cuban exiles. in the end it was not successful as they were stopped by Castro's forces.
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This wall separated east and west Berlin. It was suggested by the soviet leader at the time. -
Caused us to start a blockade in Cuba. The USSR planted missiles in Cuba to threaten us.
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This was a treaty made to settle nuclear tension. It prohibited nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions. -
johnson replaced kennedy after kennedy's assassination. he was not very approved of because of the vietnam war.
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this was one of the end goals for the civil rights act. it pretty much illegallized segregation -
this gave president johnson increased power over security in southeast asia. it allowed him to increase wartime measures. -
this was the biggest attack made by vietnam. they smuggled weapons into their capital.
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this brutal massacre killed over 50 unarmed citizens of vietnam. it was a sort of revenge for the tet offensive -
this was a huge attack on the civil rights movement. mlk was a figurehead of the movement. -
Robert kennedy had been the attorney general. he was running for president while he was assassination. -
Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Nixon was never impeached, because he resigned before it could happen.
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the stonewall riots were an important event for the LGBTQ community. a bunch of protesters at the stonewall inn.
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The first man on moon was Neil Armstrong. He was accompanied by Buzz Aldrin. -
this was a constitutional amendment. it prevented sexual discrimination for women. -
this court case provided the right to an abortion, and various other women's medicines. it was recently reversed. -
Gerald Ford was the 38th president of the United States. He came in to replace Nixon after his resignation.
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Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States. He normalized relations with China.
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Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. He was an actor before he was president.
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This was a monumental moment in German history. It came down in response to a mass protest. -
this act was passed by george h.w. bush. it prevents discrimination because of disability. -
An unsuccessful coup was one of the main reasons why the USSR disbanded. It dissolved into several small countries, and Russia.