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Iron Curtain
Post WW2 after germany was defeated Soviet Russia had taken over the eastern side of Europe. -
Truman Doctorine
Was an international plan set fourh by president Truman. His plan was to give aid to post war countries to prevent them falling to communism -
Marshall Plan
Economic Plan in which the U.S. gave financial aid to Europe. What this did was rebuild factories and give them money to spend on American Goods -
Aparthied
Was a system of racial segregation used by the NP governtments who ruled over South Africa -
Berlin Blockade
During this time period Soviet Russia had blocked off parts of their country.The roads and canals that gave access to East Berlin. This caused the western side to drop care packages into east germany -
Domino Theory
Ended sometime in the 1980s, theory that said If one country fell to communism others will follow. -
Containment
A plan by the U.S. to contain Communism by giving aid to damged post war countries -
*Korean War Begins
Was a war between North Korea and South Korea. Many battles back and fourth between attacking and defense. No official treatys have been signed. -
*Truman signs peace treaty with Japan
Post World War 2 the Japaneese came to sign treaties to officially end the tension between the two countries. Parts of the treaty said that Japanese can have little to no military. -
*Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat
On december first Rosa Parks was sitting on a bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. Parks was arrested the same day. This had helped start up the Civil Rights movement. -
*Dr. Suess publishes "Cat in the Hat"
Made a major contribution to the literature area. Dr. Suess made reading more fun for children to read. Cat in the Hat has never lost its popularity with american children. -
Great Leap Forward
Pollitical Campaign of the PRC (Peoples Republic of China) Which had many consequences of which were good and bad. Some advances were Industrialization, and irrigation. Some bad results were Famine and Rebellions -
*Nasa Founded
in 1958 NASA was founded during the space race. NASA was a civilian based organization, not military. Contributions include the Apollo moon landing and the Skylab. -
O.P.E.C
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. This is an organization that control the exporting of oil from countries. In the 70's the price of oil increased because U.S. was helping Israel fight -
*Peace Corps founded
The starting of the peace corps had three goals in mind: providing technical assitance, helping other countries understand U.S. culture, and helping the U.S. understand foriegn culture. -
*Soviets launch first man in space
The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin. He completed orbit in his Vostok on April 12 -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Was an unsuccesful invasion of Cuba led by United states forces. The United states originally had helped Castro get into power, soon to realize he had turned communist. U.S. went to attmept to bring him down. -
*Berlin Wall built
Construction began on the wall because Soviets wanted to keep their people from escaping their part of the city. Also known as the Iron Curtain. Many famous artists had made their mark on the wall -
Cuban Missle Crisis
Occured when Soviets attempted to put missles on Cuban Islands. United States feared Soviets getting that close to home. Nuclear war almost insued. -
*MLK "I have a dream speech
Made Speech on Lincoln Memorial steps. He had called for an end to Racism. Considered Defining moment of civil rights movement -
*JFK assassination
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald -
*Draft-Card Burning
Draft card burning was a form of protest used by young americans against the Vietnam war. Soon after card burning became a federal offense. fourty six men were prosecuted for burning their cards. -
*Nelson Mandela Sentenced to life in prison
Mandela was sentenced with inciting workers strikes, and leaving the country without permission. After being released from prison he later became the leader of South Africa. He was a major leader in the liberation of South Africa -
*Watts Riots
The riots resulted in 34 deaths, 1032 injuries, 3438 arrests, and 40 million in property damage. The riots were caused due to mistreatment of blacks via the police of L.A. Marshal Law and curfews were established, and parts of L.A. were declared a war zone -
*Six-Day War
War fought between four countries, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Syria. The war began when Israel bombed an Egyptian Airfield. Within six days, Israel had won the Gaza strip and more. -
Tet Offensive
Was a military campaign used during the Vietnam War. Allied forces attmepted to capture most of Vietnam. -
*MLK assassination
On this day Martin Luther King was shot standing in front of his hotel room. He was a great leader for the Civil rights movement. Kings death didn't slow the movement, if anything. It amplified the movement. -
*Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong, an American was the first man on the moon. With extremely low amount of fuel they made it. They team also collected around 50 lbs. of Moon Rocks -
*Woodstock
Was a festival held held 42 miles south of Woodstock, New York. 32 people had played in what was not always concert condition. Bands include Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Grateful Dead. -
Watergate
A scandal in which Nixon's offices broke into the Watergate offices of the Democrats which caused Nixon to resign -
'72 Olympics Massacre
Ended Septermber 6 which resulted in with a total of 17 deaths. -
*Vietnam War Ends
The end of the resulted in defeat of the United Nations side. U.S. although P.O.W. were returned, many U.S. soldiers had died. Also while pulling out, operation "Baby-Lift" occurred -
Camp David Accords
Were the secret meetings and signing of treaties between Iraely and Egyptian Countries -
Ayatollah Khomeini
Was a religious leader and a politician who led the '79 Iranian Revolution -
*Three mile island incident
On this day, the three mle island had a small nuclear meltdown. This resulted with a release of small amounts of radioactive iodine. After the incident Pres. Carter visited the area. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
Diplomatic crisis between U.S. and Iran revolutions that had broken out had kidnapped people in the U.S. Embassy. -
Reagan Assassination Attempt
69 days after Reagan was inaugurated into office he was almost killed outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel. After shots were fired John Hinckley Jr. was subdued. Only four people were injured. And Reagan went on to run in office. -
*AIDS discovered
In 1982 Luc Montagnier had discovered the disease known as AIDS which later came to be known as HIV. He had many patients that he studied the virus of it. He originally thought that it was a disease related to homosexuals -
Perestoika
Pollitical movement for reform in the Russian Communist Party -
Tianamen Square Massacre
also known as the june fourth incident. These were college led protests held in Bejing, China which enforced marshal law on its residents. Many things about this protest are unknown due to the fact that Chineese government doesn't realease the information -
World Trade Center Bombed
This occured when a truck bomb was detonated underneath the North Tower. The incident killed six people and injured more than a thousand people. The main perpetraitor was Ramzi Yousef -
NAFTA
Agreement made between U.S. Mexico, and Canada -
*Bill Clinton Impeached
Was charged with Purgury and Obstruction of Justice. He had lied becasuse he had cheated on his wife with his secretary.XD Soon after Clinton lost his presidency -
*India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons
Due to high tensions between the two countries. They had both started to test nuclear weaponry. This is at fault due to the pollitical and historical conflicts between the two countries.
