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The G.I. Bill of Rights
The G.I. Bill of Rights, better know ass the 52-20 club, was enabled for former servicemen to receive $20 a week for 52 weeks per year while they were looking for work. -
USSR Takes Over Manchurian
The Soviet Union invades Manchurian, China, and takes control of thier railroads and access their key seaports. -
the Yalta Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin meet together to discuss a post war security and peace plan, and what the Allied Nations should do with Nazi Europe. -
Iron Curtain
USSR wanted a protected sphere around the western boarder. -
Roosevelt Dies
President Roosevelt Dies at the age of 63 from a stoke. -
Truman Becomes President
After Roosevelt dies, his vice president, Truman, becomes president of the United States. -
Germany Divided
After World War II Germany was divided into four occupied zones. Soviet Union in the east, United States in the south, France in the southwest, and Britain in the northwest. -
Korea Divided
Korean divided at 38th Parallel. USSR occupied the North, and the U.S. occupied the South. -
Lend Lease is Terminated
President Roosevelt terminated the Lend Lease Act to help their allies, the USSR. -
United Nations
The United Nations were formed to maintain peace and security after World War II. It is made up of 51 countries. -
The Cold War
The Cold War was a period of intensive political, geographical, and military rivalry between the U.S. and USSR. -
Taft-Hartley Act
Taft-Harley Act, also known as The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, is a U.S. federal law the restricts the activities and power of labor unions.The 80th United States Congress overrides President Truman veto, then enacting the new federal law. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshal Plan was an American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe. -
The Berlin Blockade
Germany and Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies entry ways to the sectors of Berlin that was under Western control. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance between North American and European countries. -
Soviets Develop Atomic Bomb
The Soviet Union successfully tested their first Atomic Bomb. -
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McCarthyism
McCarthyism is a term that refers to the U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without the proper evidence. McCarthy was accused of having communists in Stated Departments. It is also a period of time in the United States known as the Second Red Scare. -
Armistice
The U.S., China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice that ends the Korean War. The armistice also ended America's first experiment with the Cold War concept of "limited war". -
Battle of Inchon
The Battle of Inchon was an invasion and battle of the Korean War. The United Nation won after fighting for four days. -
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Ethel and Julius were an American couple who were convicted on spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. They were accused of giving tip-secret information about, sonar, radar, and valuable nuclear weapon designs to the Soviet Union. During this time the United States was the only country in the world with nuclear weapons. -
Warsaw Pact formed
The Warsaw Treaty Organization was a political and military alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European Countries. -
Highway Act
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized the construction of a 41,000 mile network of interstate highways that would be across the nation. It would cost $26 billion to pay for them, but the federal government would pay for 90% of the construction. -
The Launching of Sputnik
The Soviet Union successfully launched the world's first artificial satellite named Sputnik. It took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was an American spaceflight that was the first time human landed on the Moon. The crew was Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin. -
Soviet Union Invades Afghanistan
Soviet forces invades Afghanistan causing the Soviet-Afghan War. The war last for ten years of gruesome fighting. -
Communist Governments Fall
Communist Government fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall is demolished and East Germany allows unrestricted migration to West Germany
