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Cold War
A "war" where there wasn't really any fighting just lets of tension. -
Berlin Blockade and Airlift
This was the first power move of the Cold War. This is when Stalin decided to blockade all supply routes to West Berlin so they could take over and expand Communism. Afterwards, the US General decided to send planes dropping supplies in West Berlin. -
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Vietnam War
The war that split up the US in two. One side was people that was for the war, other half was people against the war. The US frowns upon this war because we knew we were the bad guys. This was all because we didn't want communism spreading through Vietnam. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up a seat on a bus. This was when all buses were segregated. -
Elvis
Elvis starts to get popular, listened to by teenagers. -
Berlin Wall
The Soviet Union built up a wall overnight separating democratic West Berlin from Communist East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union and United States were at a standoff for 13 days over the Soviet Union wanted to send nukes to Cuba. JFK ordered a naval blockade around Cuba stopping Soviets from bringing nukes to Cuba. This all stopped when the Soviet Union promised to get missiles out of Cuba in agreement that the US doesn't invade Cuba. -
Baby Boom
A growth in birth rate after World War Two. People were having around 8 kids according to our class discussion. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Dies
MLK was assassinated. He was a peaceful civil rights leader that many elementary school students look up to. -
Robert F Kennedy
Presidential Candidate Robert F Kennedy was assassinated after just winning the California Election. -
Watergate
Nixon resigned and didn't want to run for president again. So people that payed for his campaign broke into offices of democratic party. -
Gerald Ford
38th US President, he was a vice president that everyone liked but wasn't really cut out to be the president. -
Ronald Reagan
40th US President. Had tax cuts on wealthy, Survived assassination attempt. -
Challenger Disaster
NASA Space Shuttle blew up in first 71 seconds of flight. Killed the 7 group members. -
Persian Gulf War
Buildup of troops in Saudi Arabia after Iraq invaded a country. -
Bill Clinton Inauguration
Bill Clinton Inauguration, Bill Clinton is known for the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and he was impeached once. Signed NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) -
Warsaw Pact
It was in response to NATO (An alliance formed by non communist countries). The Warsaw Pact is an agreement for peace within Communist countries. -
September 11th 2001
The phrase we call 911 signifies the day that two airplanes suicide bombed the Twin Towers in New York City and a failed suicide bomber plane going for the pentagon. This shook up the US and caused a lot more security. -
Hurricane Katrina vs Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Harvey hit Houston Texas. Both hurricanes caused lots of disaster and tragedies. Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. New Orleans is below sea level so a lot of water came in, and the hurricane on top of that. -
Donald Trump Inauguration
Donald Trump (Our current president) had tax cuts, plans on building a wall on mexico, fired FBI director, and renegotiation of trade deals.
