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NATO and Warsaw Pact
The victors of WW2 created two different ideologies made in 1949 and NATO, in 1955, was a group of countries that wanted to make peace between each other and preserve communism. The Warsaw Pact was a defensive pact to protect communism. It is impotent for history because it made Communist countries and democratic countries direct enemies to each other. It also started the cold war. It impacted the US society because it started the red scare again. It is impotent because it started the cold war. -
Korean War
The war was between the North Koreans and the South Koreans. The North supported by the Chinese and the South supported the US 1950, the North attacked the South.The US aided the South and pushed the North Koreans back, almost destroying them. The Chinese attacked and sent the US back to the original border. It was impotent because it created the demilitarized zone, creating tension between the two. This impacted American society because it was one of the only losses the US had, shocking people. -
Elvis
Elvin was the king of rock and roll and is considered one of the most influential people in media. Born in 1935 in Mississippi, he was a singer and was very popular and created lots of songs starting his career in 1952. He was very impotent because he had 94 gold singles and 40 gold albums and starred in 33 films. The impact he had was on pop culture in the US and changing the face of rock and roll. He was also very charitable giving money to those who were in need. -
Brown Vs Bourd
In 1954, Oliver Brown, who lived in Topeka, Kansas, had a daughter that had to go on a bus to get to her school, but could walk to a nearby school, but it was only for non-minorities. Oliver hired lawyers to go to the supreme court, aided by the NAACP. They said it violated the 14th amendment. Oliver one the case and overturned the Plessy V. Ferguson case, he also forced all schools to be integrated. It affected the society of America because it put all people on the same level. -
Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy was a senator from Wisconsin. He said he had a list of 57 state deportment employees that were communist in 1957. Never being able to prove it, people were fired and no one wanted to defend them. He then says there are communists in the military, making him look bad and coasting his job.This is impotent because it made the red scare more powerful. It affected US society because it made Americans fear communism more. It also made government officials loose their jobs for no reason. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was an event that had the Soviet Union giving missiles to the Cubans. American spy planes saw the missiles . The US embargoed the Cubans, but the soviets still planed to send ships. The US made a blockade and at the last minute the ships turned away. It is impotent because it we were the closest we had ever been to nuclear war. We also had a direct line to the Soviet Union. It affected Americans society because it showed we could beat the Soviets and democracy is better. -
JFK assassination
In 1963, president John F. Kennedy was shot during a parade in Dallas Texas. He was shot in the back of the head. Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin and he killed him because he didn't like him. This was impotent because a very personal president was killed, making waves of people panic. In addition, it also had people wonder in the assassin worked by himself and if there were still people out their. This changed American society because people were afraid of the president being being killed. -
Nixon and Water Gate
President Nixon was president form 1968 to 1974. The plans he made in the US were unsuccessful, but his overseas work was different. However, in June 17, 1972, a burglary was at the Watergate hotel. They were caught and Nixon said that he had nothing to do with it. Later, evidence was found that he was involved in the robber. However, he resigned to president before trial. This was impotent because he was the first president to resign. The impact was that it showed that the president could lie. -
Jimmy Carty
Jimmy Carter was the President of the United from 1976 to 1980. He was a Democrat and has been in politics for a long time. He was impotent because it orchestrated the Olympic Boycott of 1980 against the USSR. He also was a part of the Iran hostages and they were freed. This event changed the politics in America because he fought against the Soviets in trying to host the Olympics and having successful boycotted the Olympics, another victory by Democracy, showing that democracy it truly the best. -
Persian Gulf War
On August 1990, Saddam Hussein sent 100,000 troops into Kuwait. President Bush wanted to prevent Iraq form spreading its influence. The US sent an air attack calling it desert storm. 28 countries joined and within 24 hours, Iraqi defensive missiles were useless The impotence of this was it ended the war in 6 weeks. It also had lots of Iraqi casualties. In addition, it also damaged wild life. This event impacted American economy because it coast billions of dollars rebuilding Iraq. -
September 11, 2001 Attacks
The 9/11 attacks were a terrorist attack were members of the Alkaid terrorist group attack the world trade center, pentagon, and Pennsylvania with suicidal attacks by flying a plane into them. Lots of people loss their lives. This was impotent because it then we declared war on terror. We also started tracking down the leaders of the attack. This was impotent to US society because it was the first time we had been attack since Pearl Harbor and it was shocking to the people of the US citizens. -
Barack Obama Inauguration
In Washington D.C., in 2009, Barack Obama became the first African American President of the United States. One million attend the inauguration while millions of others watched on TV and on the internet. This is impotent because it was the first African American to become president showing change in a America. It also showed that anyone can get information at any time anywhere. This changed American society because it showed everyone deserves equality and everyone has the same opportunists.
