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The Fair Deal
The fair deal was a set of proposals presented to Congress by Truman in January 1949. The term characterized the whole agenda of the Truman administration starting in 1945 and ending in 1953. -
Iron Curtain
It was a boundary that divided Europe into two separate area by the end of WWll to the end of the Cold War. It's a term that symbolizes the efforts of the Soviet Union to isolate themselves and their satellite states from the West and non-soviet areas. -
Trinity Test
Trying to catch up to the German's during the war, American scientist where finally able to develop atomic power. On July 16,1945, a plutonium bomb was detonated at a testing site. The site is called "Trinity," inspired by the poetry of John Donne. It was the first successful atomic bomb. -
Fission vs. Fusion
A fusion reaction is started by a fission reaction, but different fro the atomic bomb. The fusion bomb derives it's power from the fusing of various nuclei . It is also know as a hydrogen bomb. -
Hiroshima
The first bomb ever deployed was on August 6, 1945 over the city Hiroshima. The explosion destroyed 90% of the city. Around 80,000 People where killed immediately , even more so people where killed due to things such as radiation or injuries. After that, Emperor Hiroshito surrendered on August 15. -
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Cold War
Growing out of post-World War II tensions between the two nations, the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted for much of the second half of the 20th century resulted in mutual suspicions, heightened tensions and a series of international incidents that brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of disaster. -
Hollywood 9
The House Un-American Activities Committee (also know as HUAC) of the U.S congress opened an investigation about communist infiltration. This started on October 20th, 1947. The hearing was chaired by Congress man Parnell Thomas focusing on political subversives in Hollywood actors, etc. -
West Berlin supplies
Due to the Russians closing all entry points west around Berlin on June 1948, America came up with a solution. Though Russia isolated Berlin, they did not provide much care for the people inside, it was pretty much impossible to get any food or supplies. Instead of retreating, the U.S and it's alliances dropped food from the air inside the Berlin wall. -
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1950's
1950 was the start of the fast changes that would be seen in the next 2 decades , the great depression was becoming a faint memory and families were moving out to the suburbs,kids watched shows on TV sets and spent Saturday afternoons watching cartoons at Cinema matinees , times were gentler with little violence and the consumer revolution was about to start in a big way, and the man of the household became the sole breadwinner. -
Beat Generation
A literary movement started by a group of Authors. These works where explored and influenced the culture of America and politics of the WWll era. Most of their work was published and became popular throughout the 1950's. -
Television
AT the end of WWll the TV set was not a household item in many homes, it's cost too high for the regular worker. 10 Years later, that fact changed. Now almost everybody had Television sets in their homes. President Truman was the first ever president to appear on Tv. -
North Korea invades South Korea
on April 1950, Kim ll-Sung visited Moscow to meet with Stalin who had finally decided to support an invasion of the South. The plan was a simple take over in the time of three weeks before America could get involved. Mid-June, North Korean troops where secretly places into position; the south had to keep a portion of it's fighting troops far from the boarder. North Korea attacked on June 25. -
Ike Turner
Ike Turner was a famous man talented in many different areas. Songwriting, talent scout, bandleader, etc. He is mostly recognized for being a pioneer of the fifties rock and roll. He is mostly remembered for his works in the 60's to 70's with his wife back then-Tina Turner -
Bill Haley and the Comets
This was an American Rock and Roll band founded in 1952 until they split up in 1981 due to Bill Haley's death. It is one of the first groups of white musicians to bring more attention to the Rock and Roll Genre. The group placed many great hits in the top 20's throughout their time. -
Dr. Jonas Salk
Finally a cure for Polio had been found by a researcher named Dr. Jonas Salk. Announced over the radio on March 26, 1953, he claimed to have successfully tested a vaccine against polio. This was to prevent the disease from even more American children in the time of the polio epidemic.
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Albert Sabin
After Dr. Jonas Salk came Albert Sabin. He was an all American researcher mostly known for his work on the polio vaccine previously developed by Dr. Salk. Mr. Sabin actually took a different approach from Dr. Salk, seeking to destroy the disease instead of trying to prevent it. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case is acknowledged to be one of the best Supreme Court decisions in history. This case was filed against the Topeka Kansas school board by a parent by the name of Olivier Brown. When her child was denied access to Topeka's all white school. Brown claimed that racial segregation at Topeka school went against the constitution. Black schools were not equal to white schools, and they never would be. -
Little Richard
Little Richard was the foundation for the new genre, Rock and Roll. With his colorful performances and explosive songs, Little Richard ruled the industry. Songs such as "Tutti Friutti" "good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Long Tall Sally defined the sound of Rock and Roll. At some point, Little Richard abruptly left the industry when he had to make a decision between his faith and fame. HE was led back by the British Invasion in 1964. -
G.I. BILL
The G.I. Bill was created to help veterans coming home from WWll. It gave them hospitals, lower mortgage interest, and stipends covering tuition as well as for other expenses for veterans in school. Officially, it was called The service men's readjustment Act of 1944. -
Elvis
Known as the "King of Rock" or just simply, "The King," Elvis ruled ti world of rock and roll. He was an American actor and singer that became one of the most iconic in America. At the time, parents despised the man and music for it's rebellious and "sexual" influences. He started his career in 1956. -
Orval Faubus
Orval Faubus was the Governor of Arkansas remembered for his stand against desegregation of Little Rock High School. Going to the extreme, Faubus deployed the National Guard to black the black kids from entering the school. President Dwight Eisenhower replied to these actions by sending ten times the federal authority to not only force desegregation, but as well to show the consequences of going against the law. This forced Faubus to let the black students in. -
Sputnik
The Soviet Union Successfully launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957. The first artifical satelite was around the size of a beach ball and weighed 83.6. This launch sushered in new things such as new politics, military, technology, etc.This encouraged the U.S to invest more in education. Sputnik was the start of the space race. -
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1960's
The cold war continued to become colder as the two sides distrusted the other more and tried to influence other parts of the world. John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson won the Presidency with one of the smallest margins. The sexual revolution of the 60's had begun with the use of birth control pills. France tests its first atomic bomb and joins those countries with nuclear bomb technology. The US sends the first troops to Vietnam in 1954 in the fight against communist North Vietnam. -
Feminism
Mostly focused on workplace equality, the feminist movement of the 1960's to the 70's demanded such things as equal pay. They launched the N.O.W movement in 1966. They also popularized tothe idea that the "Personal is political." These feminist wanted women equality personally and politically. -
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), was an organization for younger black's to be a part of the Civil Right's movement. A lot students took part in Sit-ins at lunch counters closed off to black people. The sit-ins stared in February 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Because students did not have jobs, sit-ins where the best options for when they would be taken to jails. Ella baker was a student that helped set up the first meeting of the SNCC. -
Chicano Mural Movement
The Chicano Mural Movement began in 1960 in Mexican American Barrios around the Southwest. Artist began to use public buildings and other surfaces to showcase their Mexican America culture. Between the 1960's and '70's, this became an effort to reinvigorate Hispanic heritage while at the same time challenging racism. -
New Frontier
This was used by liberal Democratic presidential candidate JFK in his acceptance speech. U.S presidential election to Democratic National Convention in L.A memorial ad the slogan to inspire America to support him. The New Frontier was meant to be space, now that sputnik had been a success. -
LSD
LSD became popular in the 1960's by people such as Timothy Leary. He encouraged students to "Turn on, tune in, and drop out." This all created an entire counter culture of drug abuse and school drop outs. In 1980 LSD declined but came back up in 1990. It became more commonly used at dance clubs and night raves by older teens and young adults. -
Hippies
Hippies where a really colorful and nonpolitical group of people. These where a group of people that believed in being free and outgoing, doing in what they believe and not worrying about the problems of the world. Hippies believed in such things as free relationships and drug use. Some historians refer to hippies as counterculture. -
Peace Corps
This was a trial program created due to the Cold War. JFK pointed out that the Soviet Union had more than what they actually did in numbers dedicated to spreading communism. In reality the U.S had no program, JFK had wanted America to be more involved in the cause of development and global democracy. Many where skeptical about the program. -
Birmingham Marcher suppression
In the spring of 1963, one of the most influential campaigns of the Civil Rights movements involving activist in Birmingham happened. It was the start of a bunch of sit-ins, marching, and boycotts. These where peaceful actions that where met with very violent reactions. They where met with things such as very high pressured fire hoses, police dogs, and beatings on all that where involved, not matter their gender or age. -
"I Have a Dream" Speech
This speech is still celebrated and remembered to this day. It was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the march in Washington for jobs and freedom. It was a speech in where he called for freedom and an end to racism int he U.S. Over 250,000 civil rights supporters showed up on the steps of the Lincoln memorial. It was a defining moment in the Civil Rights movement. -
Birmingham Bombing
A bomb exploded on September 15, on a Sunday morning before service. Many people where killed, but the ones mostly remembered are four young girls. The church was targeted for being a meeting place for Civil Rights leaders. The KKK where eventually convicted for the bomb. -
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was a marine who was accused of killing JFK. Leaving the U.S to join the Soviet Union, Lee Harvey Oswald suspiciously came back around the time of JFK's assassination. Charged for the assassination of the president, Oswald denied killing him. He was later killed by Jack Ruby. -
Jack Ruby
On November 24, 1963, Jack Ruby killed the supposed assassin of President JFK. Only two days earlier had JFK been killed before the whole world, and Oswald was blamed. Many people called Jack Ruby a hero for doing what he did and killing Oswald. -
Barry Goldwater
A five term U.S senator for Arizona as well ad the Republicans nominee for president in the 1964 election. He lost by a landslide but is still credited for starting the resurgence of the American Conservative political movement in the 1960's. Goldwater rejected the New Deal and fought conservative coalition. -
The Great Society
"The Great Society" was introduced by Johnson as his vision for America. It was a plan to end such things as poverty, promoted equality, rejuvenated cities, etc. This became the blueprint for the legislation since the New Deal. It had a big effect on The American Society. -
Daisy Girl Ad
This was a very controversial political advertisement that was only aired once on TV. During the Presidential election of 1964, the commercial was made for Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign. It is considered a big piece in Johnson's landslide win against Barry Goldwater. It also became an turning point not only politically but as well in the advertising history. -
Selma March
Martin Luther King created the march of Selma. It was an effort to register black voters in the South. The marcher's attempted to march from Selma to the State Capital of Montgomery. There, they were met with a very angry response like peaceful Civil Rights actions usually are. Many people where beaten and attacked live on TV. The marcher's did reach their goal, marching around the clock for three days. -
Black Power Movement
Though Martin Luther King's peaceful fight was ore involved and known, not everybody agreed on being peaceful. All of the achievements and steps forward in the civil rights movement was almost compromised by a violent civil rights group called the Black Panther's. These where people rejected the courage and patience shown by Marin Luther King. -
Stonewall Riot
Starting out as a simple arrest and shut down of a club illegally selling liquor, the arrest turned violent when not only where the employees arrested, but as well as three drag queens and a lesbian. The Stonewall Riot was followed by several days of demonstrations in New York and was the impetus for organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front as well as other gay, lesbian, and bisexual civil rights organizations. -
Apollo 11
This was the first successful mission to the moon. The most recognized astronaut is Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, that where on that trip, Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon on July 20, 1969. The mission was accomplished, which was to land on the moon and come back and return to each safely. It paved the way for other landing missions. -
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1970's
Music continues to make significant impact with the largest ever rock festival held on the Isle of Wight with 600,000 people attending, including some of the biggest name in music Jimi Hendrix and The Who. This is also the year The Concord makes it's first its first supersonic flight. Another significant change is the age of voting is now lowered to 18 in the US. -
Personal Computer
The first computers where introduced in 1975, and later came more models, all big bulky kits. Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote a basic compiler for the computers, this led to Microsoft. The microchips led to being smaller and mass produced, this made it possible for computers to be sold more cheaply. By 1970, microchips could contain 1000 transistors, computers became cheap enough for normal people to buy. -
Nixon Tapes
Due to paranoia, Nixon illegally recorded 3,700 hours of phone calls and meetings in the hotel Watergate. When caught, Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, stating that it was in his right as a president of the U.S. It was not until later that he did hand over the tapes but with obvious missing pieces. This led to Nixon's resignation and the people's distrust in the government. -
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment was an amendment proposed to the U.S constitution. It wad designed to guarantee equal rights for all people, no mater the gender or sexuality. It passed both houses of congress by 1971 and later given to the legislation for ratification. When it was rejected in the very beginning, organizations such as Feminist Majority Foundation protested. -
Watergate Hotel
The Watergate hotel is well known for it's Nixon Tapes scandal. Early on June 17, 1972, a lot of burglars were arrested inside the office of Democratic National Committee inside the hotel. It was all connected to the Nixon campaign, having been caught in the act of wire tapping stealing documents. -
Endangered Species
The endangered Species Act of 1973 was created by president Carter. It is one of the few dozen U.S environmental laws passed in the 70's. This act protected animals that where endangered from the ocean to the skies. It enacted legislation to carry out the outline in the convention on International trade involving endangered species of wild life. -
Roe v. Wade
Abortion was a big discussion and it only became bigger when the case Roe v. Wade came up. The court during the 1973 ruled that abortion rights during the 1st trimester where protected under constitution. It nullified a law that stated that all abortion was illegal no matter the circumstances. Because of the old law, women conducted abortions themselves with objects such as coat hangers. -
Nixon’s resignation
After the Tape scandal in the Watergate hotel, Nixon decided to resign. With his impeachment also going against him, he had no choice but to resign. He was the first ever president to resign.
“By taking this action,” he said, “I hope that I will have hastened the start of the process of healing which is so desperately needed in America.” -
Camp David Accords
Egyptian president and the Prime minister began to sigh the Camp David Accord. It lied down groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after the few years of hostility. It was all negotiated in 12 days of intensive talks at Carter's camp. The final agreement was signed on March 1979. -
The Moral Majority
The Moral Majority was apolitical organization for Christian rights and fro the republican party. Founded in 1979 by a baptist minister, Jerry Falwell and some of his associates. It was dissolved in the late 1980's. The Moral Majority played a large role as a political force and not to mention in a republican presidential win. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
A group of Iranian students took hostage from the U.S Embassy in Tehran. It was a clear revolutionary move to declare a break off from Iran's past and American interference, It also raised the profile of their leader,Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The hostages where set free after the new president, Ronald Reagan delivered his speech. It was like a big public hit to Carter. -
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1980's
Americans enjoyed many fundamental changes in their standard of living in the 1980's. One major transformation was the new, expanded role of television. Cable TV, although available in the 1970's, became standard for most American households. In November 1986, it emerged that the White House had secretly sold arms to Iran in an effort to win the freedom of U.S. hostages in Lebanon, and then diverted money from the sales to Nicaraguan rebels known as the Contras. -
Space Shuttle Program
The space center had a shift of ficus in the 1980's. Instea of focusing on sending humans into space one by one, they wanted something bigger. What they came up with was the launching of a revolutionary new space craft into orbit. In other words, the space shuttle. -
Reaganomics
During Reagan's campaign , Reagan announces a blueprint. It was his plan to fix the economic mess that was taking place at the time. He claimed that undue tax burden, excessive government regulation, and massive social spending programs hampered growth. Reagan proposed a phased 30% tax cut for the first three years of his Presidency. The Media called in "Reaganomics." -
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter struggled to respond to formidable challenges, including a major energy crisis as well as high inflation and unemployment. In the foreign affairs arena, he reopened U.S. relations with China and made headway with efforts to broker peace in the historic Arab-Israeli conflict, but was damaged late in his term by a hostage crisis in Iran. In 1980 he was soundly defeated in the general election by Ronald Reagan. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald won the election by a land slide leading him to be aided by the Iran hostage crisis and a worsening economy at home. Carter, after defeating Ted Kennedy for the Democratic nomination, attacked Reagan as a dangerous right-wing radical. Republicans won control of the United States Senate for the first time in 28 years. This election marked the beginning of what is popularly called the "Reagan Revolution." -
A.I.D.S. Crisis
Until the 1980's, the number was unknown on how many people had AIDS or HIV. Both of these diseases where not very known or known how to be treated. Both transmitted sexually, it first appeared in the gay community.Thousands of people died, and so in dedication for the loss of those people, quilts where made and displayed for each person. -
Sandra Day O’Connor
Sandra Day O’Connor was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006, and was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions. -
MTV
Music Television goes on the air for the first time ever, with the words: “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video to air on the new cable television channel. MTV went on to revolutionize the music industry and become an influential source of pop culture and entertainment in the United States and other parts of the world, including Europe, Asia and Latin America, which all have MTV-branded channels. -
Reagan Doctrine
In his State of the Union address, President Ronald Reagan defines some of the key concepts of his foreign policy, establishing what comes to be known as the “Reagan Doctrine.” The doctrine served as the foundation for the Reagan administration’s support of “freedom fighters” around the globe. -
Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra Affair was a clandestine action not approved of by the United States Congress. It began in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan's administration supplied weapons to Iran in hopes of securing the release of American hostages held in Lebanon by Hezbollah terrorists loyal to the Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's leader. -
Challenger Explosion
On January 28, 1986, the American shuttle orbiter Challenger broke up 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission. It was later determined that two rubber O-rings, which had been designed to separate the sections of the rocket booster, had failed due to cold temperatures on the morning of the launch. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in his city’s relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders. East and West Berliners flocked to the wall, drinking beer and champagne and chanting “Tor auf!” (“Open the gate!”). At midnight, they flooded through the checkpoints. -
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1990's
Culturally, the 1990's are characterized by the rise of multiculturalism and alternative media, which continued into the 2000's. Movements such as grunge, the rave scene and hip hop spread around the world to young people during that decade, aided by then-new technology such as cable television and the World Wide Web. the beginning of the widespread proliferation of new media such as the Internet from the middle of the decade onward. -
Oprah Winfrey
She is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media" -
Beginning of Email
until as recently as the 1990s, it was largely the only way to get a marketing communication into the hands of a specific individual. Marketers came up with many ways to attempt to make postal marketing mailings more personalized and to better track their response rates, but the truth was that once you sent a postal mailing, figuring out if it worked or didn't work was more guess-work than actual facts. -
Affordable cell phones
The 1990's was an important time in the development of telephone technology. From the introduction of more portable cell phones, to a shift from analog to digital technology, owning a cell phone became much more popular during this time period. The telephone went through major developments and with the increasing availability of the mobile web, cell phones began to become one of the most utilized technologies on the planet. Read on to learn about telephone development in the 1990's. -
Rodney King Incident
On March 3, 1991, four police officers were filmed beating taxi driver Rodney King after a pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles. The video shocked the city, and the events that followed shocked the nation.It was one of the first police brutality videos of its kind, and forever changed the conversation about police and race in America. -
Ross Perot
Ross Perot presidential campaign of 1992 began when Texas industrialist Ross Perot opened the possibility of running for President of the United States in the election of 1992 as an independent candidate on the February 20, 1992 edition of Larry King Live. Though he had never served as a public official, Perot had experience as the head of several successful corporations and had been involved in public affairs for the previous three decades. -
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton, the 42nd U.S. president, served in office from 1993 to 2001. During Clinton’s time in the White House, America enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity, marked by low unemployment, declining crime rates and a budget surplus. Clinton appointed a number of women and minorities to top government posts. In 1998, the House of Representatives impeached Clinton on charges related to a sexual relationship he had with a White House intern. -
"Don't ask, Don't tell"
"Don't ask, don't tell" was an a U.S state policy that basally said that if you are not asked, then don't tell. Presented by Bill Clinton, it was for Gays, bisexuals, and lesbians in the military. Issued in December 21, 1993 to stop the harassment in the military. -
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
In 1994, the North American Free Trade Agreement, a state-of-the-art market-opening agreement, came into force. Since then, NAFTA has systematically eliminated most tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade and investment between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. By establishing a strong and reliable framework for investment, NAFTA has also helped create the environment of confidence and stability required for long-term investment. NAFTA was preceded by the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. -
Lewinsky Affair
The Lewinsky scandal is a very known and laughed at scandal now. It was between Monica Lewinsky, a worker at the white house and the President Bill Clinton and their sexual relationship. It took place on 1995 to 1996. Evidence was found on a blue dress that Monica owned but never washed, semen present on the front. -
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
A United States federal law that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman, and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. Until Section 3 of the Act was struck down in 2013, DOMA, in conjunction with other statutes, had barred same-sex married couples from being recognized as "spouses" for purposes of federal laws, effectively barring them from receiving federal marriage benefits. -
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The growth of the Internet contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world.The War on Terror and War in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks in 2001. In 2008 Barack Obama became the first black U.S president. -
Al Gore
Al Gore was a vice president of the U.S under President Clinton. From 1992 to 2000, after a tenure of the U.S house of representatives and senate. Al Gore lost a presidential bid to Bush in 2000. He won a noble prize in 1007. -
Bush v. Gore (SCOTUS case)
The Supreme Courts ruling on the 2000 presidential election. They ruling was given on December 12, 2000. The court decided the related case of Bush v. Palm unanimously. The electoral College was set to decide the election. Bush won. -
9/11 Attacks
Remembered as 9/11, this was a devastating time in history. A series of planes where hijacked by terrorist and flown into important landmarks. Flown into the Twin Towers (Towers of the World Trade Center) and the pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into a filed instead of it's actual destination thanks to the passenger's on board fighting back. Over 3,000 people were killed. -
PATRIOT ACT
This act of congress was signed by President Bush on October 26, 2001. It is actually called "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools" but abbreviated into the PATRIOT ACT. The extension of this act was signed on May 26, 2011 by President Obama for a four year extension. The act basically allows the government invade citizen's privacy by wire tapping and more. -
Second Iraq War
It was an armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq. This overthrew the government if Saddem Hussein and the conflict continued ad insurgency emerged to go against the forces and post invasion Iraq government. The second war was fought completely inside of Iraq, unlike the first one. -
First Hispanic SCOTUS judge - Sonya Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was the first Hispanic judge of the supreme court. She was nominated by President Bush in 1991. She was later nominated by Presided Clinton. She was once again nominated by out most recent president, Obama. -
Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Hurricane Katrina is said to be the most destructive and coastline nature disaster in history. It is known to be the deadliest hurricane since 1928, the Okeechobee Hurricane. It came fro the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.The damage cost is around $108 billion dollars. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is politician that was able to serve as the 44th president of the united states. He served from January 20, 2009 to 2017. His victory was eve greater because he was to be the first ever black president of the united States. Obama acknowledged the history made with his win while also knowing the challenges that where ahead of him. -
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Nicknamed the Recovery Act, It is actually called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. it was signed into law by Obama in February 2009. It was developed as a response to the Great Recession, it's main objective was to save existing jobs and create new ones. -
Affordable Care Act (ACA) “Obamacare”
Nicknamed "Obamacare", this act was passed on March 23, 2010. Obamacare made it possible for those under the act, places such as hospitals and such would transform their practice financially. It gave people lower costs, better health an more.It's purpose is to provide affordable health insurance. -
Undoing of DOMA
During Obama's presidency, DOMA was undone. This meant that same sex couples who where legally married could have the same rights as those different sex couples. This also made Same Sex marriage legal all over the U.S. It was a great win for the gay rights movement that called for a lot of celebration all around the world.
