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TV age
It was the American children that where involved in this event. it was the invention of the tv it was not really big thing for years. At first less then 20,000 tvs in the USA were invented. This event happened in the late 1940s and in the whole United States. it was the biggest invention besides peanut butter. it took less then 10 years for over 50 million of them to be sold. it was a impact to the economic because a lot of people bought them and made jobs building them. -
the Korean war
this event involved the united states china and the Korean country's. it was a war where north Korea invaded south Korea after the cease fire was signed making the border at the 38th parallel and a DMZ was set up. this event took place June 1950 on the Korean peninsula. this was important to history because it was the first time america stood up against communism. it was important to politics because it was the first time the united states and communism clashed and 54 thousand Americans. -
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy and the united states a senter from Wisconsin had a list of people who were suspected of being commies 1953 in the united states. because it spread the fear of communism and made him look like a bully. it effected american society because people where turning on each other and spreading the red scare around. -
brown vs board of education
this was a court as vs school board. it Oliver brown. it was a court case to end segregation in schools. Brown won the case. it took place in the united states in 1954. this event was important to history because it was the first time schools were integrated in public. it was important in society. it changed big time because now people went to schools with African american students. It caused tension for the two races and the military had to get involved -
Cuban missile crisis
it involved Cuba soviet union and the united states of america. it was when the soviet union put missiles in Cuba which got america angry. it took place in the 1960s in Cuba. it was important because we where one step from nuclear war. it effected the american society because it was scary for everyone and made everyone very scared -
the Berlin wall
This event involved the soviet union, east Berlin and west Berlin. The soviet union built a wall to stop people in East Berlin from jumping over to the free side and keeping order on there side. this event took place in Berlin Germany. It was a symbol of the suppression of human rights by the Eastern bloc during the Cold War. It affected politics because it was the first thing that happened in the cold war and started it all. It became a symbol of the Cold War and fell in 1989. -
Persian golf war
it was Kuwait and Iraq and NATO. it was when Iraq invaded Kuwait and American stopped it because we did not want them to increase there influence. this took place in Iraq and it happend in august 1990. if Iraq would have won they could have invaded more country's and became more stronger. it impacted american economy because we had to spend more money because we where at war. -
Ronald reagan
this involved Ronald Reagan he made USSR summits and oldest elected president it took place in 1989 and it was in the united states because he made the way for the 2008 crisis and he lead to the collapse of the USSR and the space race. it effected the united states economy because he cut taxes and raised spending. -
9,11
it was Isis and the united states and caused the Iraq war. it was when the terrorists flew 2 planes in to tower then flew one into the pentagon. this event to place in 9,11 2001 in new York. this was important to history become this caused war on terror and the course of Isis. this event hurt are economy because we had to rebuild the tower and the pentagon. -
war in Iraq
it involved the united states UK and Iraq and alfgastan. this was when the united states invaded iraq and alfgastan because to stop terror and the threat of nuclear weapons. it took place in the middle east in 2001 to 2003. because it is one of the costliest wars that america fought in sense ww2. it also is blamed to be the reason of isis. it effected the american economy because it costed us 2.3 trillion dollars. -
Kent state massacre
students at Kent state and cops and national guard. students were protesting the Vietnam war then the cops came and stabbed and clubed them then the national guard shot and killed 4 students.this event was in 1976 may 14 in Ohio this event was important because it was the first time that cops shot stabbed clubed innocent kids and teachers for no reason. students were found guilty not the people who shot them. it changed united states society becouse it made people got outraged for the rigged -
Vietnam war
the south Vietnam and north Vietnam and the american government, it was a civil war in Vietnam that where half the country that wanted to be communist and other wanted democracy. it was in 1955 in south east Asia. it was important because it was a war where we lost and it was one of the only reason we lost. it effected are economy because we lost billions of dollars. and hurt are huge econmy and made us way weaker.
