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After WWII people began having children to celebrate life and enjoy life now that there was peace.
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Germany beccame divided, and the Berlin wall was built to divide ast and West Germany.
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North Korea invades South Korea
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The UN signed an armistice agreeing to the new border near 38th parallel
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Linda Brown vs. Board of Education made it unconstitutional for segregation in schools. The decision was a 9-0 unanimus decision that helped change the future of the United States.
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Alabama born Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus ride. Although she wasn't the first to refuse segregation laws, she was the most impressive by staring the Montgomery Boycott.
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McCarthy made accusations of communist spies being part of the United States government. His alcohol problem led him to be censured and then passed away.
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At the begining of the school year, 9 African Americans known as the Little Rock 9 were greeted by an angry mob who opposed integration. Armys had to be sent out to the first day of school to avoid harm being done to the 9 students.This was a life changing time for the United States.
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The soviets put two satelites into orbit and officially became the first country with the capabllity to launch missels. The race to send a man to the moon was on.
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Fidel Castro of Cuba overthrew Batista which was a good partner with the United States. Castro was turning into communism and as he got worse Cubans gradually started fleeing Cuba.
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Cuba went to the Soviets and asked to have missles in the territory to further stop the harrassment from the United States. The Soviets agreed and Cubans shortly had missles pointing to the United States.
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, this picture shows his son saluting him during his funeral.
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Supposed attacks on the Maddox and USS Turner Joy by Vietnam made President Johnson ask Congress for permission to declare war. It turns out no one really new for sure if it was an attack.
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The communists attacked the United States on Tet day, and eventhough this was a big victory for America, it took a hard and depressing toll on our country.
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After many years of Germany being divided, Germany finally becomes one again.
