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Germany Surrenders
Germany signed their unconditional surrender -
Hiroshima Bomb
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Nagasaki Bomb
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Formation of the United Nations
the united nation was formed with the aim of preventing future wars and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. -
America gave independence to the Philippines
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Start of the Cold War
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Start of the Second Red Scare
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Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy whose purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War
Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. -
Marshall Plan is passed
An American initiative to aid Western Europe
The United States gave over $12 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II. -
Executive Order 1980 and 9981
Abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Formed
Consisting of
29 North American and European countries.
its main purpose was to defend each other from the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation. -
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McCarthyism
the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Start of the Korean War
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End of the Korean War
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Brown v. Board of Education
a landmark Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
A political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama -
End of the Second Red Scare
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Space Race
Started with Russian Sputnick
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Cuban Revolution ends
Castro and Guevara overthrew Batista and turned Cuba communist -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy was just barely able to avoid a nuclear war between the US & the USSR. The USSR agreed to not hold nuclear weapons in Cuba as long as the US never invaded Cuba again. The crisis was seen as a win for the US. -
The Feminine Mystique Published
Author;Betty Friedan
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March on Washington
During this event, Martin Luther King delivered his memorable “I Have a Dream” speech -
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Vietnam War Opposition Movement
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24th Amendment
prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
EOC created several programs: Job Corps & Work Study, which provide work training & employment; VISTA, which trains volunteers to fight poverty; Adult Basic Education; Head Start, which provided pre-school to young children. -
Medicare/Medicaid
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Griswold v. Connecticut
the Supreme Court ruled that a state's ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Miranda v. Arizona
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be.." ect. -
Black Panther Party formed
in the wake of the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, that Merritt Junior College students Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense -
Dr. King Assassinated
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Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965
abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States -
Stonewall Riots
the Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn -
Environmental Protection Agency
an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection -
26th Amendment
Right to Vote at Age 18 -
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Watergate Scandal
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Roe v. Wade
a woman's right to choose an abortion was protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -
Bakke v. University of California
The Supreme Court ruled that specific quotas for minorities are unconstitutional, which hugely hurt Affirmative Action. Today -
Ronald Reagan is elected President
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End of the Cold War