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End of World War II
A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Brown v. Broad of Education Decision
A case regarding school desegregation. -
Rosa Parks Incident
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Was a political and social protest campaign started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system -
Little Rock Nine Incident
Was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. -
Sputnik Launched
Was the first artificial satellite to be launched into orbit. -
U-2 Incident
•The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
King wrote the letter from the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama, after a peaceful protest of segregation. -
March on Washingtion
It was one of the largest demonstrations in support of civil rights and justice for African Americans and other minorities. Led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
