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  • 1954- Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brownv.Board of education .
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    1954- Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brownv.Board of education .

  • 1950-senator Joseph McCarthy asserts he has list of communist in the state departament.
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    1950-senator Joseph McCarthy asserts he has list of communist in the state departament.

  • 1949- creation of North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)
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    1949- creation of North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)

  • 1949-China becomes communist.
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    1949-China becomes communist.

  • 1948- Berlin airlift shows American resolve against the spread of communism and soviet aggression.
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    1948- Berlin airlift shows American resolve against the spread of communism and soviet aggression.

  • 1947 unveiling of Truman doctrine,announcing the U.S would do everything in its power to contain communism.
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    1947 unveiling of Truman doctrine,announcing the U.S would do everything in its power to contain communism.

  • 1947-Marshall plan enacted providing American aid in rebuilding American aid .
    1947 BCE

    1947-Marshall plan enacted providing American aid in rebuilding American aid .

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    1946 BCE

    WW2

    Winston Churchill gives "iron curtain" speech in Missouri,tension rise between United States and Soviet Union.
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    1946 BCE

    Ww2

    Baby boom record amount of births in a period of economic growth and increased consumerism leads to the most dominant and self- conscious generation in American history.
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    WW 2

    U.S drops atomic bomb on Japan ,ww2 ends 8 days later.