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United Nations
The countries involved in this event were The United States, England, France, Russia, and China. The United Nations was a Peace keeping organization. This also worked to solve disputes between countries. This event was located in New York City in 1945. This was Important to history because It solved hunger and disease problems. United Nations Impacted society because it improved education. Also it provided vaccines. -
Baby Boom
The people in the U.S were involved in Baby Boom. This took place in the United States in 1945-1954. This event is when the birthrate increased tremendously. Also the Population grew to 29 million from 9 million. This event was Important because it made up for lost time during the Great Depression. This Impacted the U.S because it was difficult for single families to raise children. Also There was better healthcare for women and children in the 1940s- 1950s. -
Rosa Parks
The person involved in this event was Rosa Parks. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This was an effort to end segregation and Jim Crow laws. This was important to history because it integrated buses after a year of protesting. This event impacted society. Society was impacted because the Montgomery bus boycott introduced a non-violent protest as a method fro social equality. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa parks was involved in this event. In this event Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama .This was an effort to end segregation and Jim Crow laws. This event was important because it integrated buses after a year of boycotting. This event impacted society. Society was impacted by this event because the Montgomery bus boycott introduced non- violent protest as a method for social equality. -
Vietnam war
This war was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam with United States , known as the Vietcong. This war was fought in Vietnam in 1968. In this war there was unclear victories because it was hard to tell who were the Vietcong. Vietnam was costly because 58,000 Americans died, and 1 million Vietnamese died. This event impacted society and the economy because 1,614 u.s citizens were still missing. Also The government spent billions. -
Robert F Kennedy Assassination
The person that was involved in this event was Robert F. Kennedy. In this event Robert was assassinated. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan with a 22 caliber pistol. This event took place In L.A at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968. This was important to history becasue Sirhan Sirhan was angry with Robert F Kennedy's support for Israels military policies. This event impacted politics. This impacted politics because it led to secret service protection to all future presidential candidates. -
Man on the Moon
The people involved in this event are Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. In this event the astronauts landed Apollo 11 on the moon on July 20, 1969 at 4:19 p.m . 600 million viewers were watching around the world. This was important in history because Armstrong became the first man to wall on the moon. Also gathered samples to study and return to earth safely. The man on the moon impacted society. This impacted society because the U.S were the first to make it to the moon. -
Kent State Massacre
The Kent State Massacre involved students. On may 4, 1970 people protested after Nixon's pledge to send troops to Columbia. The national guard came to stop the protesting, students chanted louder and through rocks. This event impacted society because 4 students were killed and 9 were wounded by the National guard. However, 25 students and professors were found guilty. The national guard was not held accountable and were not blamed. -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy carter was The President of the u.s, a democrat, and the governor of Georgia from. He was president from 1976 to 1980. Jimmy carter was important to history because of Salt II, the Iran hostages taken, the social security act past, and camp Davids accords.Jimmy carter impacted society because of the Helsinki agreement. Also because of the Olympic boycott in 1980. -
Persian Gulf War
In August 1990 Saddam Hussein sent 100,000 troops to Kuwait. President Bush wanted to prevent Iraq from spreading its influence in the Middle East so he sent american forces to Suadi Arabia. On January 16, 1991, United Nations sent an air attack calling it "Desert Storm." There were 382 American Casualties and 100,000 Iraqi. This event impacted economy because it costed billions to rebuild. This includes 700 million to clean up oil spills. -
Social Network Revolution
The First net work cite was Geocites, that started in 1994. Next, the first modern social networking site that we define today is "Friendster." This event was important to history because it was an easy way to connect with friends and loved ones and share news and updates. Also it was a way to get to know people. This event impacted society because social networking became very mobile from our Pc's to our smart phones. Also these sites have changes the way we interact with each other. -
Barack Obama's Inauguration
The people involved in this event were Barrack Obama, Michelle Obama. In this event Obama took the oath of office from chief justice John Roberts. Michelle Obama held the Bible that was used by Abraham Lincoln. This event took place in Washington D.C on Tuesday, January 20, 2009. This was important to history because Over 1 million attendees and millions were watching on T.V or internet . This impacted society because Obama was the first African American to become president of the U.S.
