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The Marshall Plan
It was passed with the purpose of aiding Western Europe, by giving over $12 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II. -
Koren War Begins
Following the North becoming Communist and the South remaining Capitalist, each side had wanted to unify the country but a full on civil war began after the North invaded and captured the South's capital of Seoul. It became an international conflict when the United States and United Nations sent troops to help the South and China began helping the North. -
The Civil Rights Movement
The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States -
Vietnam War Begins
It was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and North Korea, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Philippines. It fought a guerrilla war against the anti-communist forces in the South. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the Little Rock Crisis, Governor Orval Faubus announced that he would call in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the African-American students' entry to Central High, claiming this action was for the students' own protection. -
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, with the purpose of overcoming legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Kent State Massacare
The Kent State massacre, were shootings of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, during a mass protest against the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces. -
Watergate Scandal
A June 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to an investigation that revealed multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, which soon led to Nixon's resignation. -
The Oil Embargo
Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations. -
The Fall of Saigon
On April 30, 1975, Communist North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, forcing South Vietnam to surrender and bringing about an end to the Vietnam War -
1980 United States Presidential Election
This election held on November 4, 1980 with Republican nominee Ronald Reagan who defeated Democrat Jimmy Carter.Due to the electoral college vote resulting in a landslide, with 489 votes for Reagan and 49 for Carter. -
The Cold War Ends
The Cold War 'officially' ended when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met with US president George Bush aboard a Soviet ship docked at Malta's Marsaxlokk harbour. -
1990s United States boom
The 1990s economic boom in the United States was an extended period of economic prosperity, during which GDP increased continuously for almost ten years.
