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Baby Boom
During 1940-1950 the birthrate in America increased tremendously. American families were increasing by the rate of babies being born. The baby boom took place all over america throughout 1940-1950. The baby boom was very important because birth rate went from 9 million to 29 million in just 20 years. The baby boom impacted society because the number of babies in america increased tremendously. American families were building families after WWII was finally over. -
United Nations
There are 193 countries involved in the United Nations but that number grows every year.The United Nation is a peace keeping organization that was started after WWII to solve diseases and hunger problems, improve education, provide vaccines, and solve disputes between countries. The UN was started in 1945 at the Yalta. This event was very important because it helped other countries. United Nations impacted politics because it help keep countries away from war. -
Brown Vs. Board
Oliver Brown and 13 other plaintiffs went to the local school board asking to allow African American students into the all white school the school board refused to listen to that plaintiffs and so they took them to court it was there after a long time the supreme court desegregated all schools. Brown Vs. Board took place in Topeka, Kansas during 1954. This event was important because it desegregated all schools. Brown vs. Board impacted society by allowing all children to get equal education. -
Berlin Wall
The wall was built between eastern and western Germany. The wall was kept to keep communism from going into western Germany. This took place on August 13th, 1961 in Germany. This was important to U.S. history because it showed that freedom is worth fighting for. The bi\erlin Wall impacted society by showing you must fight for your freedom. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missle Crisis was a 13 day stand off between the soviet union based in cuba and the united states. Both countries had nuclear weapons pointed at eachother for the 13 days. This was important to U.S. history because this was the first nuclear stand off we have ever had. The cuban Missile crisis impacted society and politics by scaring the citizens and closing off relations with cuba for good. -
Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare was set up by Lyndon Johnson in 1966 to help pay hospital bills of citizens. The importance of Medicare was that it helped older people because they paid much more as younger people. Medicaid was set up by Social security administration in 1965. This was set up to help low-income people pay medical bills. This was important because it is the biggest source of funding for low-income medical. Medicare and Medicaid impacted society by help people recover from medical issues. -
Richard Nixon and Watergate
Richard Nixon became president. During Nixon presidency, a burglary took place at Watergate in Washington D.C. they were caught. Nixon assured that he was not involved but there was evidence linking Nixon to Watergate. There then was an impeachment on behalf of Nixon.This was important because he became the first president to ever resign from office.This impacted both society and politics because the president of the U.S. was proven guilty of lying. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on April 4th, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee, by James Earl Ray. On the day of April 4th,Martin Luther King was standing outside when James shot Martin on the his jaw severing the spinal cord Martin Luther King Jr. died at 7:05. This was very important because at the time he was really the only civil rights activist during that time period. Martin Luther King's assassination impacted society because he had stood up for equality. -
Ronald Reagon
Ronald Reagon was president during 1980-1988. During this time Reagan cut taxes and created StarWars meaning he spent 100 billion dollars on defense. He also had USSR summits. But most of all he reduced nuclear weapons.He was important to U.S. history because he did so many things for our countires such as helping our countires defenses. Ronald Reagon impacted society and politics, and the economy by helping with taxes and the U.S. relationships with other countries. -
Social Networking Revolution
All across the world people have been creating social media networks. From 1994 when the firat social site was started all the way to now. Things are consiently being started. These sites were started to keep collage friends in contact and then spread. This impacted society by allowig people to contact eachother faster and easier. This is an important to history because it shows how fast things can expand. -
George W. Bush
George W. Bush was the president of the U.S. during 2000-2008. George W Bush was important to American history because he created the No Child Left Behind. He also worked on Tax relief. George W. Bush impacted Politics by the war of terror. -
Barack Obama Inauguration
Barack Obama was elected president in 2008 but he took office in 2009. The Inauguration took place in Washington D.C. The Inaugration is the swearing in of a president. The Inauguration of Barack Obama is important to U.S. history because he is the first Afercan American to ever become President. The Inauguration of Barack Obama impaced society by allowing people to know that anyone can hav power.
