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HUAC and Red Scare
The House UN-American Committee was created to find communist threats to the united states as a result of the red scare which was The widespread fear of communism and communist countries and is now recognized as propaganda. -
The UN was created
The United Nations is a group of countries that came together in an attempt to ensure and enforce world peace by getting many powerful countries to discourage hostility and encourage healthy relations among countries around the world. -
Levittown and suburbanization
Levittowns were mass-produced neighborhoods that symbolized post-war suburbanization and caused conformity and gender roles to become more prominent among suburban households. -
National security act
The national security act led to a major update in the way government agencies were run to allow for smooth and clear communications between branches and promoted the protection of the country as a major reason for this act. -
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Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan
The Truman doctrine said that the United States should interfere with Russia and help countries that are under the influence or in danger of communism which was seen as the trigger of the Cold War against Russia. The Marshall Plan was created in an attempt to help European countries and their struggling economies to keep them democratic after the effects of the second world war. -
Trumans Fair Deal
Truman's fair deal was a proposal that every American Gets free healthcare, the minimum wage is increased, and every American be granted equal rights. -
Berlins Blockade and Airlift
The blockade and airlift was the first major incident of the cold war and happened when Russia blocked all access to the allied controlled portion of Berlin which caused the British and Americans to airlift supplies into the blocked-off portion. -
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Korean War
The Korean war was fought between north and south Korea until all countries involved agreed on an armistice to end North Korea's attempts to take over South Korea. -
CIA sponsored Coup in Iran
This was a mission to overthrow the prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh who was democratically elected and instead tighten the rule of a monarch Mohammed Reza Phalavi. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This is considered a landmark ruling where it was decided that segregated schooling is unconstitutional even if they are considered separate but equal. -
Murder of Emmitt Till
Emmit till was accused of talking to a white store owner's wife who told her husband and he was later found beaten shot and sunk in river after being abducted by her husband and his half brother. -
Montgomery bus Boycott
The bus boycott was a protest against the segregation of public transportation that took place in Montgomery Alabama and was a significant piece of the civil rights movement. -
Federal Highway act
This is an act that allowed for the construction of highways spanning the united states and established an interstate highway system as one of the largest public works projects in American history. -
NASA established
NASA is an agency that prioritizes its civilian space program as well as aeronautics and space research. -
Little Rock Nine
The little rock nine were a young group of African Americans in little rock Arkansas that challenged the segregation of public schools. -
Election of 1960
In a very close election, John F. Kennedy beat Richard Nixon in the presidential election of 1960s. -
JFK & McNamara advocate a “flexible response”
They advocated for a defense strategy called flexible response which anticipated a response that is just short of retaliation. -
Protests against Vietnam War
These protests were predominately in the United States protesting their involvement in the war believing that we did not belong and many participants destroyed their draft cards and dodged the draft in massive groups. -
Radicalization of the Civil Rights Movement
There is large support for the civil rights movement however there are still racist sentiments in the south at this time and pushback leads to more radical acting among protesters. -
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Bay of Pigs & amd Cuban Missile Crisis
After the CIA failed in its attempt to overthrow Castro's regime Russia reached an agreement with him to place missiles on Cuban land as a threat to the united states. -
Betty Friedan writes Feminine Mystique
This book gave a voice to many as she spoke against traditional gender roles and started a large movement for gender equality. -
March on Washington
The march on Washington was a large gathering in support of the civil rights movement and had speakers such as Martin Luther King Jr who gave his I Have A Dream speech. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1964
This civil rights act makes discrimination for things such as race, gender, religion, color, or nation of origin. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This resolution was authorized by president johnson to take any chance to repel attacks and stop further attacks. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of any voting practice discrimination and things such as literacy tests or other pre-requisites to voting -
Johnson’s Great Society
Johnson planned to have better education, medicare, disease control, beautification of America as a whole but the main goal was to get rid of racial injustice and poverty. -
Civil Rights Acts of 1968
This act prohibits any discrimination on people based on their backgrounds when selling a property. -
Tet Offensive
The main goal of the Tet Offensive was to discourage America and get them to scale back their involvement in the Vietnam war by going through with over 100 coordinated attacks on south Vietnamese outposts.