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2nd Great Migration
was migration of more than 5 million African Americans they traveled to the west they went to states such as California to get defense Industry jobs in the cold war. it took place through out world. -
G.I. Bill
G,I, Bill was created to help veterans of WW2. provided many benefits to veterans. Veterans hospital provided for vacational rehabilitation made low- interest mortgages available, and granted stipends covering tuition and living expenses for veterans attending college or trade schools. Nearly 9 million veterans received close to $14 billion from the the G.I. Bill with the G.I. Bill there are less homeless veterans. -
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Baby Boom
caused housing boom G.I Bill helping veterans led developers to cheaper, mass produced housing home ownership increased by 50%. -
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cold war
March 12, 1947 was the Truman Doctrine.
November 9, 1989 was the Berlin Wall. -
Marshall Plan
the Marshall Plan was extremely successful. it greatly benefit the American economy in helping to rebuilt war-ton Europe. it also speeded the economic recovery of Western Europe and created good will towards the U.S. from 1948 to 1952, European economies grew at an unprecedented rate. -
speech
he we the histrist speech to help start U.S. on a course to the moon. the reason for the speech was to start an ambitions space exploration program during the sace race/ cold war -
Friendship 7
John H. Glenn became the third American in space and the 1 to orbit the Earth when he successfully completed 3 orbits aboard the space capsule "Friendship 7". Midst of cold war lesions and amid the very the real fear that the soviet union was winning the race. -
Air Conditioning
everyone wanted ac down at the sun belt, (including threatre) in hollywood golden age. where ac its self was an atrraction so when it was exploding around 1950 cars homes and bussinesses had people migrating down south were its hot. -
Polio vaccine
jonas salk developed the 1st effective polio vaccine in 1952. -
creation of NASA
NASA made it possible for the American researchers to collaborate on & disseminate scientific advance, an oppurtunity envied by many of U.S soviet scientists -
apollo 11
The Apollo 11 mission was arguably the most significant event during the space race between the U.S. & soviet union. -
Rock & Roll
the popularity of rock & roll resulted in a powerful impact on society when jazz, blues and country was combined it created rock & roll. -
2nd great migration
The migration had deal with the African Americans, over 5 million left from North to the South and Southwest.