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Yalta Peace Conference
This was a meeting between the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. The meeting was to talk about the returning of the nations in a war-torn Europe. -
Potsdam Conference
Three of the most important people meet to talk about the negative terms for the end of the World War 2. The three people were: Joseph Stalin, Minister Winston Churchhill, and Harry Truman -
Marshall Plan
The United States gave 13 billion dollars to help rebuild European economics after World War 2 took place. -
Berlin Blockade
This was one of the major occuring problems in the Cold War -
Berlin Airlift
This was to carry supplies to the people that were in West Berlin -
U.S. military desegregated
This was to put a end to racism in the United States Armed Forces -
Communist Revolution in China
This was alos known as "War of Liberaton." This was the time period were they drive to power. -
Soviet Union test first atomic bomb
This was what the Soviet Union of an nuclear project. -
Korean War
They war took place between the North and South Korean. It was ended by the signing of the armistic -
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
He was the president for over 8 years. He also ended the Korean War. -
McCarthy Hearings Begin
He was charged for being soft on the communism. He was also known the most famous and feared hunter. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision is handed down
This was the decide of black and white people having different schools. But they were declared. -
Emmett Till murder
He was excused for flirting with a white girl. He was kidnapped and beaten and shot. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving her seat to a white person. -
Eisenhower sends troops to Vietnam
They were send after French was defeat and they had left the country. -
Federal Interstate Highway Act
There was $25 billion spend of this. It took 10 years to bulid this. It was the largest public works project in history. -
Little Rock Central High School Crisis
A bunch of white people gathered after the front of the school so that the colored people didn't enter the school -
Sputnik I is launched
It was the size of a beach ball. It took 98 minutes to orbit the entire of the world. -
John F. Kennedy elected president
He was the 35 president. He was the youngest person to ever take office.