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Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was an american politician. He served as the 37th president of the Unites States. He eventually resigned from office, making him the first president to ever do so. Nixon was apart of the Watergate scandal, which was an illegal activity. So before Nixon got impeached he dropped out of office. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was an African american professional baseball player. He played for 58 years. Jackie Robinson is best known for "breaking the color barrier" in modern-era sports. -
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George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Not only was he the 41st president, he also was the 43rd vice president, from 1981-1989. -
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States. He served from 1977-1981. He also was the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Carter struggled a lot with controlling unemployment, rising inflation, and the effects of the of an energy crisis in early 1970's. -
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Malcolm X
Malcolm x is most known for being an African American Muslim minister, and for being an human activist. He was a brave advocate for the rights of black men. Malcolm got done what needed to be done. He taught people something through a quote, which was "Be Peaceful, Be Courteous, Obey the Law, Respect Everyone; But if Someone Puts His Hands On You, Send Him To The Cemetery." -
Television Age
The "Golden Age" was the starting of television. It started with the original and classic live dramas on television during America's postwar year. -
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United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization created to solve the worlds problems peacefully. This helps solve issues such as climate change, global health, peace and security, and women's empowerment. -
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George W Bush
George W Bush is an American politician, and was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001-2009. Not only that, but he was also the governor of Texas from 1995-2000. He is still living today at the age 71. -
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Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy was an American politician. He was the US senator for the state of Wisconsin. McCarthy was very against communism, and he once tried to expose communists. He also charged 205 communists, and began the "Red Scare". This had to do with communists. Communists were refereed to as "reds" because of their red soviet flag. -
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Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
Harry S. Truman brought this to attention on March 12, 1947, and this was further more researched in July 12, 1948. Truman Doctrine suggested other nations threatened by Soviet communism, because he promised to contain threats to Greece, and Turkey. -
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NATO
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's the U.S and western Europe promise to defend each other in case of soviet attack. -
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Korean War
The Korean war was a war between North Korea, and South Korea. The war was caused by the soviet union and china invading South Korea. The war then started by the north Korean communist army invaded non-communist south Korea. -
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Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education was a landmark in the United States Supreme Court. The court declared state laws to form separated schools for the blacks and whites. -
Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare is a federal program that provides health coverage to anyone who is either 65 or older, and it doesn't matter whether or not you have a disability. Medicaid is is a state and federal program that supplies health coverage if you have a very low salary. You can be on both medicare and medicaid, if so you would be called "dual eligible", and most of your health care costs would be covered. -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State Massacre was a shooting on May 4th by an unarmed college student from the college Kent State University in Kent Ohio. Four Kent State University students were killed, and nine were injured. This happened during a demonstration protesting against the Vietnam War. -
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Fall Of The Soviet Union
This occurred, and officially allowed self-governing independence to the republics of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union split into fifteen separate countries. It collapsed because the west hailed it as a victory of freedom. -
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War In Afghanistan/Iraq
The war in Afghanistan is the second longest US combat force participation. This war has been going on for 16.6 years. approximately 210,000 civilians have died in this war. And this war is still going on today. -
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Financial Crisis Of 2008
The Financial Crisis Of 2008 is known for being the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The amount of money lost during this crisis was $12.8 trillion, and about 2.6 million jobs were lost during this time. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama served as the 44th american president of the US. He served from January 20th 2009-January 20th 2017. Barack
Obama is mainly known for becoming the first African American president. He also served two terms as president.
