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Iron Curtain SpeechIron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill- "an iron curtain had descended on Europe"
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An international policy in which the United States would help can country that is falling into communism
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Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceU.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and create a Sercurity Zone around the Hemisphere.
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The Brussels TreatyBrussels Pact organized to protect Europe from communism.
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Berlin AirliftBerlin BLockade begins and lasted for 11 months.
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He took control of China and establishes the People's Republic of China.
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Baby BoomersWhen the troops came back from their rough times fighting in World War , little did they know they were going to be experiencing a cultural damage. When they came back they went through a "Baby Boom". This boom was hwen everyone was building up their families.
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In the early mornnings more than 100,00 North Korean troops crossed over the 38th paarallel and invaded South Korea.
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The United States entered peace talks to figure out ways to end the was in Korea.
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The death of Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin, Soviet Unions ruthless dictator, had died. He led the Soviets through a horrible history for his country. He also led his nation to the Cold War.
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Montgomery Bus BoycottThis boycott was started by Rosa Parks. When she refused or give up her seat to a white passenger on the bus she was riding.
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USSR sent tanks into Poznan, Poland, to suppress demonstrations by workers.
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Suez CrisisSuez Crisis began wiht Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the SInai, Egypt took control of Suez Canal
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Sit-In MovementIn Greenshboro, North Carolina, four college students began to sit-in campaign at their lunch counter. These student were African American students and they were sitting at a white person counter. Here, the waiters refu\sed to give them service because they weren't sitting in the right place.
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Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and thier policies.
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Berlin WallThe construction of the Berlin wall began.
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Martin Luther King's AssassinationThe Assasination of Martin Luther King</a>King wnet to Memphis, Tenessee to help aid African American Sanitatary workers who were holding a strike. King was standing on his balcony of his motel. James Earl Roy shot MLK Jr. with a rifle.
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The march on WashingtonThis was one of the largest Civil Rights Demostration. They held this campaign in Washington to build wtheir support on the movement.
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The assasination of JFKKennedy rode in an open car through the city of Dallas to a sight where he was going to present a speech. Just shortly on his ride there shots Rang through the air, fateally wondering and actually killing President Kennedy.
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China joins the a bomb clubChina Develops the A-bomb.
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North Korea captures U.S.S.R. Pueble
