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Early American History
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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The Gilded Age
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The Progressive Era
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Imperialism
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World War I
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United Nations formed
brought together by Roosevelt for the purpose of having no world wars and to keep peace from/for the various countries -
Truman Doctrine
US policy that gave economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism -
Berlin Airlift
food, water, medicine, etc. was brought over to help supply the people inhabited in Berlin Germany because of the Soviet blockage (causing them to not get any goods) -
Marshall Plan
created to help rebuild European countries after WW2 -
NATO established
formed because of the threat of security, posed by the Soviets (for the European and N. American countries) -
Sweatt v. Painter
ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as "separate but equal" -
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Korean War
previously was North vs. South Korea for the purpose of having a fully communist state (along with border disputes); soon the US joined in to help S. Korea (against the other countries USSR, China) and the "ending" of the war (armistice) to have them split at the 38th parallel -
Rosenbergs Trial
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are put in jail (soon put to death) because of their involvement with the Soviets by giving them valuable information (could harm the US) -
22nd Amendment
prevents anyone who has been elected twice from being elected again -
First H-Bomb detonated by the US
US set off their first hydrogen bomb, made by various scientists, also gave them a head start in the nuclear building pathway from the Soviets (on marshall islands) -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation -
Hernandez v. Texas
Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment -
Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
vaccine invented to help stop the spread of polio which was accomplished -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Park's arrest
civil rights protest where African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama; protested segregated seating -
USSR launches Sputnik
was the first thing to ever be sent to space (satellite) -
Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white School in Little Rock, Alabama
group of nine African American students who enrolled in Little Rock Central High School; showing the need for justice and equality of opportunity for everyone -
Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba
trained group of Cuban refugees land in Cuba and attempts to end the communist government; failed -
Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin
built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing and caused a lot of problems for the people living in this region (built by Soviets); people were aided by allies for goods -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba wanted to start a nuclear war with the U.S., Soviets also placed nuclear missiles in Cuba to scare the United States but all ended in a simple agreement. (US removes missiles from Trkey and Soviets from Cuba) -
MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on Washington
the massive rally in Washington to urge passage of President Kennedy's civil rights bill; speech was given here and is one of the most known -
John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX
he was shot as he was going down a street (in a car), where there was people greeting him -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
made discrimination based on race, religion or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis -
24th Amendment
abolishes the poll tax -
Medicare & Medicaid Established
governmental health insurance program -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
eliminated literacy tests for voters -
Tet Offensive
a series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam War (north) where they seized and briefly held some major cities -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing -
Martin Lither King is assassinated
he was shot at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee -
First Man on the Moon
done by Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11) -
Tinker v. Des Moines
defined the First Amendment rights for students in the US public schools -
Kent State University shooting
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Pentagon Papers Leaked
ordered by Robert McNamara, the U.S. Pentagon papers revealed that 4 successive presidents had essentially lied about America's involvement in Vietnam -
26 Admendment
moved voting age from 21 to 18 thus allowing for young men put into war to have a say in politics -
Title IX (9)
protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
War Powers Act
law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval -
Watergate Scandal, leading to Nixon's Resignation
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Fall of Saigon, Marks end of Vietnam Wat
capture of Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam -
Camp David Accords
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Iran Contra Affair