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Suez
1859-1869 After the Suez was nationalized Israeli-British-French attacked Egypt because it was on their land, the war almost involved nuclear warfare. It was significant because it helped the US make trade routes with Europe -
Red China
The territories controlled by communist china during the chinese civil war. . 1927-1949 -
Malconm X
To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. -
Khrushchev
On February 25th 1956 Khrushchev made his famous secret speech denouncing Stalin and his “cult of personality”. In 1958 Khrushchev became the Russian Premier and served until 1964. his term marked the “de Stalinization of Russia”. -
Space monkey
This refers to to the Space Race between Soviets and U.S. it started when the soviets launched Sputnik. America next had many attempts which mostly ended with explosions. America finally got a rocket that worked and got spacemen as pilots. -
Sputnik I
On October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball. -
Bay of Pigs
Jan 1 1959 Fidel Castro drove his men to throw out General Fulgencio Batista. The CIA then pushed jim out of power. -
Stranger in a Strange land
This is a book about a martian who travels to earth in his early adult years. The book follows him and his interactions with humans. -
Terror in the Airlines
Airline terrorism became the top threat worldwide, during 1976 through 1988. -
Baseball
The 1980s was a decade of transition for baseball. -
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam under communist control on march 2nd of 1965 the us commenced Operation Rolling Thunder which was the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail cutting the supply between the Vietcong and North Vietnamese aid. On March 8th 3500 American Marines stepped foot in Vietnam. 2 March 1965 – 2 November 1968 Rolling -
Russia In Afghanistan
Russia entered Afghanistan in 1979 to protect communist interests in the country. Russia was opposed by the Mujahideen who was aided by the Americans. The Soviets were eventually pushed out by the Mujahideen. December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989 Soviets in Afghanistan
