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Harry Truman's Presidency
Got relected in 1948 and was given the responsibility of the upcoming war. Gave the official order to send troops to support democratic South Korea. He was also the one to order the retreat back to the 38th parallel. -
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Korean War
This started when the North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel during the Cold War. When notified American troops rushed in to help South Korea to prevent the consumption of communism. In the end more than 5 million soldiers died resulting in the Korean country being divided. || This Crash Course video Explains the events that happened in the Korean War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 -
Brown v BOE
A local black family sued the Board of Education for the allowing of the black daughter in a segregated "all white" school. They felt it was not fair there kid didn't get the same quality education as the kids in the white school. With the Supreme court integrating the school this overturned the "separate but equal" decision in the Plessy v Ferguson court case. -
Warsaw Pact
This event included the military alliance containing the U.S.S.R and communist block and East Europe. This put the Soviet forces in control of neighboring communist states. The response to this in the democratic side was the military alliance called NATO. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott, a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement, was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. -
Fall of Cuba
Fidel Castro led a revolt against the Cuban government. After successfully taking over Cuba, the United States attempted an assassination of Fidel using the CIA in order to bring down communism. Cuba contained atomic weapons too close to American soil causing a big scare seeing as though they were communist. || BBC had a documentary on the Fidel Castro. It shows incite into his life and experience with the US. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOx6MzNznGo -
JFK Presidency's
JFK ran against Richard Nixon for the title as president. He had experience as a 2 term senator but no executive experience. During his reign he supported civil rights, participated in the Cold War, and fought the War on Poverty. || "He was a Friend of Mine" - A tribute death of President John F. Kennedy.
Lyrics:https://play.google.com/music/preview/T5ky2bfzorow3gb5evq6h6hneiy?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics -
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Berlin Wall Crisis
The Soviet Union wanted the retreat of all democratic armed forces patrolling West Berlin. President Kennedy refused to give West Berlin to the Soviet Union. As an effect the Soviets created the "Berlin Wall" to seperate East and West Berlin. || A long look at the crisis can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVioQd6oZIk in a youtube video. The fight for Containment. -
March on Washington
It held 250,000 people. It also influenced millions across the nation about ending of segregation. During this event Dr Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
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Operation Rolling Thunder
During the Vietnam War, as part of the strategic bombing campaign known as Operation Rolling Thunder, U.S. military aircraft attacked targets throughout North Vietnam from March 1965 to October 1968. ||
"Give Peace a Chance" - Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, this song was part of a movement against war. At the time the US was in the Vietnam War, which the younger generations were against.
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Voting Rights of 1965
The Voting Rights Acts was signed to by Lyndon B. Johnson. It got rid of the South's literacy test. Its also outlawed discriminatory voting. || At the time, racism in the south was very much prominent, with a lot of crimes that never got their justice. This song by Nina Simone "Mississippi Goddam" shows her frustration in the song. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5jI9I03q8E -
Watergate Scandal
Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. in 1972 and President Richard Nixon’s administration’s attempted cover-up of its involvement. When the conspiracy was discovered and investigated by the U.S. Congress, the Nixon administration’s resistance to its probes led to a constitutional crisis.
