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United Nations
Organization that contains states that work together to work towards common challenges, and to maintain international order.
It was a replacement of the League of Nations. preventing another conflict -
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Television Age
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Jackie Robinson
The first African-American in the major leagues. -
Marshall Plan/Truman Doctrine
America helped Western Europe by giving them 13 billion dollars in economic assistance to help rebuild west Europe. -
NATO
Stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An alliance between a few North American and European countries. collective security against Soviet Union. -
Joe McCarthy
He was a senator of Wisconsin and he claimed that he had a list of known communists in the State Department -
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Korean War
War between North Korea and South Korea. It started when North Korea invaded South Korea because North Korea wanted to unite them for communism. -
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court case that declared state laws that said that separate schools for black and white children are unconstitutional. -
Malcolm X Assassinated
A human rights activist. He lead the Unity Rally in Harlem. Friends with Muhammad Ali. -
Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for older people.
Medicaid is a healthcare program for lower income families. -
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Richard Nixon
The 37th president. He was the only president to resign. He expanded the Vietnam War to Cambodia and Laos. -
Man on the Moon
The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong during the spaceflight Apollo 11. It was launched from a Saturn V rocket. The landing was broadcast live worldwide. -
Kent State Massacre
It was the shootings of college students that were unarmed by the Ohio National Guard during a large protest. 4 deaths. -
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Jimmy Carter
The 39th president. Created Department of Energy and Department of Education. Ended long war between Israel and Egypt. Diplomatic relations with China. -
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George H. W. Bush
41st President. Bail-Out Plan. Semi-Automatic Rifles ban
Anti-Drug Law. No New Taxes. Americans with Disabilities Act. Civil Rights Act Vetoed. Budget Law. Clean Air Act. CFE Treaty. Immigration Act. Persian Gulf War. START-I. -
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Fall of the Soviet Union
Granting Independence to the Republics of the Soviet Union. -
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George W. Bush
September 11. Patriot Act. No Child Left Behind Act
Hurricane Katrina
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War In Iraq
overthrew government of Saddam Hussein. weapons of mass destruction -
Financial Crisis of 2008
reducing state regulations in the financial industry
Stock Market Crash. Followed by global economic downturn. -
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Barack Obama
44th President. Health Care Reform Wall Street Reform
Passed Stimulus Ended War in Iraq. Osama Bin Laden Killed
Recapitalized Banks. Increase support for veterans. Credit Card Reforms. New START Treaty. National Service Expanded Fair Sentencing Act. Improved School Nutrition. Help South Sudan declare independence.
