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U.S drops atomic bomb on Japan
U.S drops a atomic bomb on Japan and 8 days laer World War II ends. -
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Lesson 9
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Unveiling of Truman Doctrine
Unveiling of Truman Doctrine, announcing the U.S. would do everything in its power to contain communism -
NATO
Creation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -
U.S. tests hydrogen bomb
U.S. tests hydrogen bomb for the first time. -
Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court declares segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by a young Martin Luther King. -
President Eisenhower signs Interstate Highway Act
President Eisenhower signs Interstate Highway Act, leading to massive government investment in road building and disinvestment in American downtowns and public transportation -
USSR launches Sputnik
USSR launches Sputnik, beginning of Space Rac. -
East Germans raise Berlin Wall
East Germans raise Berlin Wall -
Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. and Soviet Union come dangerously close to nuclear war -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy -
Birmingham campaign of civil rights movement
Birmingham campaign of civil rights movement, Martin Luther King leads March on Washington to pressure President Kennedy to support civil rights legislation -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Martin Luther King takes civil rights movement to the North
Martin Luther King takes civil rights movement to the North; violent protests against housing desegregation in Chicago. -
Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee
Assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee
