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United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US drops the first bomb on Hiroshima and then three days later another on Nagasaki, causing Japan to surrender and ending WWII -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play baseball opening the sport to other African Americans -
McCarthyism begins
McCarthy begins accusing people in the government of sympathizing with communists - instills a dislike for commies in the American people (American dream and capitalism no like commies) -
Troops sent to Vietnam
the US enters the Vietnam war against communism - affects the way the US military and government is perceived -
Brown vs Board of Education
Supreme Court rules segregation in school illegal -
Sputnik 1
the USSR launches Sputnik 1 into orbit, showing a big lead in front of the US in the space race and led to betterment of US education, especially in math and science -
Troops sent to Little Rock
Shows that the US government was going to back their decision on segregation, ensuring equality for colored people -
NASA
NASA is founded in response to the USSR in the space race, leads to more jobs and betterment of education -
First televised presidential debate
the debate between JFK and Nixon was televised and changed completely how debates work - shift in politics and affected the election
