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Sinews of Peace
Iron Curtain SpeechIron Curtain speech by Winston Churchill- "an iron curtain had descended on Europe" -
Truman Doctrine Issued
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Rio Pact
Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceU.S. meet 19 Latin American countries and create a Sercurity Zone around the Hemisphere. -
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Mao Zedong take Control of China
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Boom Times
Baby BoomersWhen the troops came back from their rough times fighting in World War , little did they know they were going to be experiencing a cultural damage. When they came back they went through a "Baby Boom". This boom was hwen everyone was building up their families. -
Start of the Korean War
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Ending Fights in Korea
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Long Time Soviet Union Leader
The death of Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin, Soviet Unions ruthless dictator, had died. He led the Soviets through a horrible history for his country. He also led his nation to the Cold War. -
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Nuclear Arm Race
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Soviet Union suppressed Poznan
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Suez Crisis
Suez CrisisSuez Crisis began wiht Israeli attack led by Moshe Dayan against Egyptian forces in the SInai, Egypt took control of Suez Canal -
Sit-In Movement
Sit-In MovementIn Greenshboro, North Carolina, four college students began to sit-in campaign at their lunch counter. These student were African American students and they were sitting at a white person counter. Here, the waiters refu\sed to give them service because they weren't sitting in the right place. -
Cuba and Russia
Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and thier policies. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Martin Luther King's Assasianation
Martin Luther King's AssassinationThe Assasination of Martin Luther King</a>King wnet to Memphis, Tenessee to help aid African American Sanitatary workers who were holding a strike. King was standing on his balcony of his motel. James Earl Roy shot MLK Jr. with a rifle. -
The March on Washington
The march on WashingtonThis was one of the largest Civil Rights Demostration. They held this campaign in Washington to build wtheir support on the movement. -
President JFK Assassination
The assasination of JFKKennedy rode in an open car through the city of Dallas to a sight where he was going to present a speech. Just shortly on his ride there shots Rang through the air, fateally wondering and actually killing President Kennedy. -
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North Korean and U.S.S.R
North Korea captures U.S.S.R. Pueble
