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Stalin's aggressive actions towards American to use military means that they had to contain Soviet's ambitions. in 1949, the U.S. and Canada joined Britain, France, Belgium, The NEtherlands and Luxembourg decided to form NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) as a defense. PAGE 753, 761, 794, 897
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Rosa Parks, a african american female, decided not to move to the back of a bus for a white male in Montgomery Alabama. This act of hers sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. PAGE 806
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Led by Martin Luther King Jr., the Montgomery Bus Boycott to end segregation on bus transportation. PAGE 806 807
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon showed in the first televised presidential debates in American history. Kennedy ended up winning and becoming president 791 - 792
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba taken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group known as Brigade 2506 PAGE 794
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In Dallas, Texas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by a bullet shot from a library while attending a parade with his wife. The man who shot him fled the scene before anyone could find out who it was. PAGE 810
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In Manhattan, New York, one week after his home was firebombed, Malcolm X was shot to death by Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City. PAGE 810 811
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The Black Panther Party or BPP was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982 PAGE 811
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Memphis, Texas April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and wounded as he stood on the second-floor balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel. He was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital. PAGE 810 836 853
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Changing the age to 18, women and men are now allowed to vote as long as they are not under that age.
