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Joe McCarthy
During the 1940s through 1950s Communism was a big fear in America. So Joe McCarthy spent around 5 years trying to expose that people in the U.S government were Communists. And this is why he was elected U.S senator in 1947 -
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Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations (US included) came to the aid of south Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea. -
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Elvis
Elvis Presley was a musician that changed the way music was in america. Although many people did not like the way he danced. (Mostly because it was sexual). That's how Elvis earned the nickname Elvis the pelvis. -
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Veitnam War
In the Vietnam war Northern Vietnam Invaded southern with their allies the Viet Kong. And because of the the US stepped in to prevent the spread of communism. -
Rosa Parks
During the Rosa Parks bus boycott, African Americans were not allowed to sit in the front of the bus (reserved for whites). So when she sat in the front of the bus and refused to give up her seat it was a big moment for american civil rights -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was built to keep East Germany Citizens(Communist) from moving to west Berlin for a democratic government. The US was involved to send supplies to East Germany but once they built the wall the US had to fly in the supplies. -
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Cuban missile crisis
This was a altercation between the US and the Soviet Union when the Soviets placed missile sites in Cuba in order to threaten the US. -
MLK assiniation
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader that spoke out for African Americans. And on April 1, 1968 James Earl ray shot MLK on a balcony in Memphis,Tennessee. This left a big impact on america because he was a big part of the civil rights movement and a born leader. -
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was a noble peace prize winner and was a position. He also won the presidency in 1977. Carter was also known for his stance on equal rights. -
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Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was a noble peace prize winner and was the 39th president of the united states. He also was famous for his stance on equal rights for every united states citizen. -
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Persian Gulf War
In 1990 Iraq declared they were going to invade fellow neighbor Kuwait. Due to this allies of Kuwait asked western country's to help. (Including United States). So the US led a air strike on Iraq called the dessert storm operation. And after 42 days George W. Bush withdrew from the war and declared a cease fire. -
September 11 attacks
On September 11 the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked 3 planes and ran them into the pentagon, north tower, and south tower. (World Trade Center) This set America into a awareness of terrorist and safety. -
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2008 Financial Crisis
The 2007-2008 financial crisis was due to the over investment and marketing by banks like, the Lehman Brothers. A similar Crisis was going on in Europe called, The European dept crisis, because of the similar reason
