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G.I Bill
The G.I Bill is a law passed in 1944, basically it provided benifits for people who served in the Military, this was an honorable mention and granted Veterans education, and low interest mortages -
LITTLE BOY
The Little Boy Bomb was the name given for the dropped bomb in Japan. This was on August 1945, The Bomb was known to hold 235 uranium, enough to kill 80,000 civilians. Overall The Little Boy Bom was a powerful explosive of a nuclear chain reaction -
IRON CURTAIN
It was used as a metephorical and literal term that meant the national barrier seperating the soviet union block and the west because of communism -
TRUMAN DOCTRINE
It was the ideal principle that the United States should help countries threatened by soviet forces (communism). Furthermore the Trueman doctrine provided economic and military aid to countires( ppl) threatended my the totalitarian ideology. -
MARSHALL PLAN
It was the European recovery program that was meant to help rebuild Europe after world war II, In essence, the marshall plan dilivered aid to Europe, the U.S gave over $13 billion dollars to help in reconstruction. -
BERLIN AIRLIFT
the Berlin Airlift was a military operation that brought food and needed goods to the west of Berlin after the government of East Germany had cut off all the supplies, (the soviet union as well). The U.S sent troops to fly and deliver goods for the well-being of the people. This event took place during the Trueman administration -
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1950's
The 1950's was a time period of cultural, and political change. It was the start of technological advances and resulted in the rise of the Baby Boomers generation -
FAIR DEAL
The fair deal was adresed to congress in 1949 it was a set of proposlas that was lead by President Trueman . Its pourpoose was to reccomend all Americans with health insurance, that the minimum wage be increased, and that by law all Americans are guaranteed equal rights. -
TV shows
The 1950's paved way for new upcoming and new TV shows such as I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, Father Knows Best, and Leave it to Beaver. These TV shows are what gave America its Stereotypical way of being. It showed American values and norms -
SECOND RED SCARE
the second red scare was the fear of communism that infiltrated into the United States. Famous politicians such as Joseph McCarthy started a controversy between people in office who are potential spies from the soviet union. Additonally, this caused upheaval in the government and in everyday lives because people could not trust anyone. -
Beat Generation
the Beat Generation is a movement by teenagers that basicallly explored influences of American culture. In effect, this affected American Politics this time was duiing the 1950's. Its impact made theyouth at this time rebel agaisnted values, and norms -
Little Richard
Little Richard was born December 5th, 1932 , his fame rose in the 1950's. Little Richard is known for being an African American Musician, singer and songwriter who was an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than six decades. His music inspired other young uprising artist and especially in the African American Community. He was one of the first to break barriers -
DUCK AND COVER
Duck and cover was a saying much more a method used for personal protection against the effects of a nuclear explosion. There were commericals of awarness made to help people protect themselves in case of a nuclear attack.( And in all honestly consisted of a corny song). Mainly introduced to children -
Polio Vaccine
Polio Vaccine was invented by Dr. Jonas Salk, who found a vaccine that can prevent polio from spreading. For a long time polio has been a disease that has been hard to prevent from speading, it causes infantile paralysis. The vaccine helped shape America in the way that it made the life expectancy higher. -
Dr. Jonas Stalk
Stalk was born on October 28, 1914 and died June 23, 1955. He is well known for the Vaccine he created to prevent polio. The vaccine was released on March 26, 1953 and helped save many lives. WIthout the polio vaccine it would have been years before a vaccine stoped the spread of Polio -
Domino Theory
It was the theory and foreign policy during the 1950s to 1980s that states if one land in a region came under the influence of communism then surrounding countries would follow communism. President Dwight D.Eisenhower called it the Domino theory thinking in the effects (fear) of communism -
Bill Haley and his Comets
Bill Haley and the Comets were founded in 1949 relatively the 1950's. It is safe to say that their music was the first form of an American rock band. Their classics have had significance to Americas culture and politics. Their hit song was "around the clock", it hit April 12, 1954 -
Brown Vs Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education was a court case brought to the Supreme Court stating that laws for establishing a separate public school for all was unequal, much more unconstitutional. Overall it was declared as a violation of the 14th amendment by justice Earl Warren. -
Emmit Till
Emmit Till was a 14 year old African American boy who was claimed to filrt with a white woman in the south. In effect, he was Lynched and was eventually murdered. This tragety was a spark for the civil rights movment and his death inspired people to stand up for change for Racism. ( He was murdered in Mississipi) -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was known to be an African American woman who bravely took action into demanding her civil rights. She refused to give up her seat to a white man, and after not moving police arrested her. Her arrest spoke to the whole community, and gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott, a seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement, was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. Overall, the bus boycott made the bus transportaion from African Americans in the way that their protest lasted over a year. The Bus transportation lost a lot of money, it was a clever way to protest. -
SPACE RACE
The space race was a competition between the Soviet union and the United States. It was a race of technological advances and involved discovering space. The Soviet Union released SPUTNIK into space, this was seen as a major advancment. The united states then sent the first man to the moon successfuly. -
Little Rock 9
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. This took place in 1957, in effect of this the students were threatened by the white community, therefor the president ordered there to be security in the students to enforce saftey and a sighn of peace towards the segregation. -
NASA
NASA is the NAtinal Aeronautics and Space Administration, that started in 1958. This was part of the United States government. NASA was ultimately in charge of the science and technology that has to do with airplanes and space.The U.S government invested millions of dollars into improving NASA and education . -
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Counter Culture
This was a way of life during the 1960's by a Group that rejects the values, norms, and practices of the larger society and replaces them with a new set of cultural patterns -
OPEC
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is in charge of oil. It was an organization fromed by 12 of the worlds major oil-exporting nations. In effect it is in charge of coordinating the petroleum policies and technical and economic aid. -
Election of Kennedy and Nixon
The presidential election of 1960 was the first television seen election from people's homes. It was the first time people didn't have to buy a radio to tune into politics. In reality, television gave Kennedy an advantage because of his younger looking presence. The election ended in the terms that Kennedy was elected president of the U.S. This election was the start for people to watch and be more aware of politics -
Albert Sabin
Sabin was a polish American medical researcher, who was best known for developing the oral polio vaccine which has played a key role nearly eradicating the disease. Sabin was born August 26 1906 and died March 3 1993. -
Peace Corps
Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. The stated mission of the peace Corps included providing technical assistance, and helping people outside the United States. In addition, the Peace Corps helped Americans understand the cultures of other countries. This was made during the Kennedy Presidency -
CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
This was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba, which was one of the most tense periods in the cold war. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union , and was the closest the two superpowers came to a nuclear conflict. -
Anti-War Movement
it is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, It is a movement in opposition to the carry of armed conflict. The term can also refer to pacifism -
Birmingham March
The Birmingham campaign, or Birmingham movement, is a christian leadership conferance movement to bring attention to the issue of intergration. This movement was set up in 1963, the movent ended in great discpute between police and African Americans -
March To Washington
This march was powerful in the sense that it was a march for jobs and freedom. The march attracted 250,000 plus people and also delivered one of the America's most famous speeches "I Have a Dream" by Dr.King. The march was done in Austust 28, 1963 -
Assassination of JFK
The assassination of JFK was the event that marked part of American history forever. John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he drove around with his wife. He was shot in the head, all his blood and brain guts spilled all over his wife and in an hour he was pronounced dead. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald -
Jack Ruby
Jack Ruby was a nightclub owner from Dallas, Texas who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of president John F. Kennedy. His actions, the event was witnessed by millions of Americans on live television. He claimed out of grief and denied any involvement in a conspiracy. He then died of cancer -
Warren Commision
The President's Commission on the assassination of President Kennedy, established by President Lyndon b. Johnson, on November 29th 1963 to investigate the assassination of US President John F Kennedy. -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi. The purpose of this was to attempt to register African American voters in Mississipi. In effect, three men were killed and tourchered by the KKK -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an act that outlawed discriminatin of sex, orgion, color. ext.. this basically paved way to todays modern eras politcial issues that seem rather controversal. This act was eacted in july 2, 1964 -
Daisy Girl Ad
A controversial political advertisement aired on television during the 1964 United States done by president Lyndon B. Johby nson's campaign. This commercial was made to advertise the "Great Society" . -
Great Society
The Great Society was a society done by the Johnson presidency. The goals of this society was to creat social reforms that eliminated poverty and racial injustice -
Selma March
On 25 March 1965, Martin Luther King led thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the steps of the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, after a 5-day, 54-mile march from Selma, In effect this march was a nonviolent march yet many whites were outraged and acted violently. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1965 definition. A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people. -
New Frontier
This was used by Liberal Democratic presidential candiate John F. Kennedy. Kennedy planned to have rise to the challenges such as achieving social equality for all. Unfortionelty he was shot and his plan did not fully come to terms. -
Nixons Presidency
Nixon stepped down in 1974, halfway through his second term, rather than face impeachment over his efforts to cover up illegal activities by members of his administration in the Watergate scandal. He served in presidency for two terms. Overall his presidency was to help aliviate the tension of the cold war and racial injustice -
Wareen Burger Supreme Court
The Burger Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States who served from 1969 to 1986. Some decisions from the court involved holding segregaation policies in public schools, and anti-miscegenation laws. -
Earl Warren Supreme Court
Warron was an American Jurist and politician who served as the 30th govenor of California, he was held at a high regard by president Ronald Reagan. He was appointed from 1986 till 2005. -
Stagflation
In economics, stagflation, is a high inflation, it is a condition that represneted slow economic growth rates. This inlfation combined with unemployment and stagnat demand in the economy -
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Environmental Protection Agency
Respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. This was organized in 1970 and was held under the presidency of Richard Nixon. In effect America is more conserved about our enviornmental issues -
Roe V. Wade
Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman in getting an abortion violated her due process rights. Additionally this casued government regulations of abortion. It also made a controversy of womens rights that are today see as well. -
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act was held in 1973 and was signed on December 28, 1973. This provides the conservation of species that are endangered. This establishment was made to help save species that are going extinct. -
Nixon Tapes
Nixons tapes were an outcome that caused the watergate scandalWatergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, In addtion this caused the American people to not trust their government -
FEC
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the campaign finance legislation in the United States. It was created in a provision of the 1974 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act. -
Moral Majority
The Moral Majority was a prominent American political organization. this was established with the Christian right and Republican Party. Esablihsed in 1979 -
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Election of 1980
United States presidential election of 1980, American presidential election held on Nov. 4, 1980, in which Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic Pres. Jimmy Carter. -
Music Television
MUSIC TELEVISION was Entertainment in 1981 and acquired by Viacom in 1987. Additionally it was Supported by advertising, it began as a service providing music videos twenty-four hours per day in programs . This was a cultual entertainment -
Space shuttle program
The Space Shuttle program, (STS), was the United States government's manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011. Additionally it was administered by NASA and officially beginning in 1972. this offered educational advances and technology -
Internet
The history of the Internet begins with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s. Initial concepts of packet networking originated in several computer science laboratories. this made America a knowlagable country and gave more people educational opprotunities -
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The intent of this program was to develop a sophisticated anti-ballistic missile -
Video Head System
The Video Home System (VHS) is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording In 1959, JVC developed a two-head video tape recorder, and by 1960 a color version for professional broadcasting. This helped techonology in the U.S -
Satellite Entertainment
The industry’s first 30 years, from 1945 to 1975, established the roots of satellite broadcasting. From the 1945 vision of Arthur C. Clarke, who first suggested the concepts for a worldwide satellite communications system, through the first Anik and Westar satellite launches, the framework for satellite broadcasting was initiated. -
Reagan Doctrine
The “Reagan Doctrine” was used to characterize the Reagan administration’s policy of supporting anti-Communist.President Ronald Reagan called upon Congress and the American people to stand up to the Soviet Union. This made chane pssoble towards the Cold War and settled more peace -
Iran Contra Affair
A scandal in the administration of President Ronald Reagan, This was a secret arrangment in the 1980s and in effect provided contra rebeles to gan selling arms to Iran. -
Challenger Explosion
On January 28, 1986, the NASA shuttle orbiter and the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart only a minuet after its flight. This killed seven crew members, which consisted of five NASA astronauts and two payload specialists -
Oprah Winfrey
Billionaire Oprah Winfrey is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. She is one of the most paying African American Women in the Century. She opened borders between people Whites or Black and of any ethnicity -
Affordable Cell Phones
In 1996, mobile phones became a little more defined and better looking than how they were before. Antennas were shortened and the designs modified; the features were also upgraded -
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1990s
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Persian Gulf War
the US invaded Iraq to liberate Kuwait in effect Iraq set Kuwait's oil fields on fire so the Americans couldn't gain the oil. Additionally, this caused the US to set military bases in Saudi Arabia. -
Rodney King Incident
King was a taxi driver who became known for being beaten by police in Los Angeles. This was due to a following of a car chase on march 3, 1991. In other words King was speeding and four white officers beat him for breaking the law. -
Election of 1992
The United States presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election. The candidates were: Incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot. The result was Bill Clinton winning the election -
Bill Clinton Presidency
Bill Clinton , served in office from 1993 to 2001. He was the 42 president of the U.S. During Clinton’s time in the White House, America enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity, marked by low unemployment, declining crime rates and surpluse. -
North American Free Trade Agreement
In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement came into effect. This created the world's largest free trade zones and laying the foundations for strong economic growth. Including the rising prosperity for Canada, the United States, and Mexico -
Defense Marriage Act
This Act was enacted September 21, 1996, It was a United States federal law defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman, -
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9/11
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9/11 ATTACK. On Tuesday, 11 September 2001,This caused American Grief on people and caused war Againsted Terrorist. This killed thousands of cilvilans and made it a memorial for American loss. -
Election of 2000
The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, and Al Core. The election resulted in the presidency of George W Bush. -
War on Terror
the ongoing campaign by the United States and some of its allies to counter international terrorism; also called war on terrorism. Homeland Security is the department created to fight the war on terror. Word Origin. 2001. -
Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Act is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush this was held October 26, 2001. The act expanded the title of "uniting and strengthening America By Providing Appropriate Tools". Additionally, the act was caused to attain political and religious and ideological. -
No child left behind
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The No Child Left Behind Act was , which passed Congress in 2001 and was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The purpose of this act was to give all children equal opprotunities for educatin, this implementation opened new doors to opprotunties and succes for all children -
2nd Iraq War
The war was a military conflict in Iraq, the war led to the U.S to overthrow Saddam Hussein's regime. In effect U.S troops were withdrawn in 2010. The war defeated Iraqi military and paramilitary forces -
Hurricane Katrina
The Hurrican was a deadly one, that caused thousands of people to die and millions to lose their homes. In effect, the Gulf coast in New Orleans was left damaged and many moved away. This made the Country come together and helped others in need, also a large number of funding was made to help repair the damage. -
Election of 2008
The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. The Democrat Barack Obama, defeated Republican John McCain.This was a memorable election becase it involved the presidency of the first African American President of the U.S -
Sonya Sotomayor
First Hispanic SCOUTS judge , onia Sotomayor is known for being the first Hispanic justice nominee on the United States Supreme Court. Additionally she is distinguished for her many years of judicial service. She has been serving since 2009 and has broke barriers for the hispanic community -
Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or Obama Care is a United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama, this gave people protection and made them feel secure of their government -
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