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Iron Curtain
The iron curtains purpose was to create a barrier created by the soviet union to separate itself and its dependent eastern and central european allies.
The reason i chose this is because it didn't allow them to come in contact with west and other noncommunist areas. And it happened right after world war 2. -
Baby Boom
A temporary marked increase in birthrate especially following World war 2.
I chose this because it during World War 2, Birth rate was low because no one wants to have a child during a war, so after the war it was raised extremely. -
Cold war
The cold war was after World War 2. It was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union with its satellite states, and united states with its allies.
I chose it because it was a very important time of history because its when the soviet union collapsed. -
Marshall Plan
Was an American initiative passed to aid western Europe. Gave Europe over 12 billion dollars to help rebuild Western European economies.
I chose this because this took place after world war 2. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. began when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south.
I chose this because It was a very important war during 1950 -
Brown VS. Board of education
When the court ruled that American state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
I chose this because it was a big case that helped stop segregation. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a seminal event in the civil rights movement.
I chose this because it showed helped end segregation. -
Interstate Highway system
a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States.
I chose this because it helped develop faster traveling. -
Cuban Missle crisis
was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.
I chose this because it created a lot of conflicting. -
Civil Rights Act
Landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, and racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations.
I chose this because it helped stop discrimination. -
Gulf of Tonkin resouluton
Authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
i chose this because it gave the president power. -
The most important. The civil rights act
I believe that this is the most important because it deals with so many different things to stop discrimination. For example discrimination during voting and the fact of being able to vote was very contradicting throughout this era. Racial segregation in schooling is another major social issue that this act helped resolve. Employment was very unfair due to inequality with gender and race, this conflict was a big issue; once resolved many other issues were fixed. -
Roe V. Wade
Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
I chose this because it gave women more power. -
Watergate
Major federal political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974.
i chose this because it exposed the president. -
War Powers Act
Federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
I chose this because it helped equal out power. -
Reagan Resolution
Historians and political observers to emphasize that the conservative "Reagan Revolution" led by President Ronald Reagan in domestic and foreign policy had a lasting impact.
The reason I chose this was because it had a lasting impact for domestic events. -
Iran-Contra affair
It was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration.
I chose this cause it involves more of reagan's scandals.
