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Civil Rights Movement
A big step for African Americans. A lot of people contributed to this movement. For example Malcolm X, MLK Jr. and JFK
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Yalta Conference
Conference that lasted 7 days. Meeting that was intentended to discuss the damage in Europe from the world wars. Also talked about how to divide up Europe and Japan.
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Iron Curtain Speech
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Executive Order 9981
Supreme Court declared that segregation on bused that crossed state borders was illegal.
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Paris Peace Treaties
Treaty of Paris The treaties allowed Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Finland to reassume their responsibilities as sovereign states in international affairs and to qualify for membership in the United Nations. -
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Cold War
December 8, 1987- 1991 is considered to be the time period of the true end of the Cold War.
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Berlin Airlift
Berlin Airlift After WWII the German Capital city was divided into four sections. The Russians wanted all of Berlin to themselves so they blocked all routes in and out of the city to stop all transport to the people. Truman did not want to start WWIII so he decided to air lift supplies into the city, Thus known as the Berlin Airlift. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The Treaty was to ensure that if one of the countries included were to be attacked the other countries shall aid them in battle. The Treaty included France, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, United States of America, & the United Kingdom. NATO -
North Korea Attacks
Korean War North Korea launches a full-scale attack against South Korea. North Korean tanks cross the 38th parallel with little to no resistance. This was the start of the Korean. -
Summer of Terror
Summer of Terror South Korean President Syngman Rhee executes 100,000 people. He made this decision in fear that South Koreans would join the communist. -
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Korean War
A war between North and South Korea. Was supported by China and the Soviet Union. The U.S. was divided up with the Soviet Union along the 38th parallel.
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Dwight Eisenhower is elected president
Dwight defeats Adlai Stevenson, senator of Illinois in the race to become president. In Dwight’s campaign he made promises that he would end the Korean war. He sought to end the war through a combination of diplomacy and military muscle flexing. [Eisenhower/Korean War](http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/online_documents/korean_war.html ) -
Geneva Accords Divide South Vietnam
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Segregation in Schools
Segregation in Schools...Supreme Court declared segregation in school to be unconstitutional. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact is formedThe Warsaw Pact was formed in retaliation to NATO. The Warsaw pact included the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria. -
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The Space Race
Space Racecompetition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were competing to see which country was capable of spaceflight capability. For example who could go the longest in space, who could reach the different planets and make different discoveries... -
Rosa Parks
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Began when Rosa Parks defid the bus laws by not giving her seat to a white man. Led up to a federal ruling making the Supreme Court declare segregated buses unconstitutional.
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Suez Crisis
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Sputnik Satellite
Forst artificial Earth satellite that belonged to the USSR. Launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.
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Lester B. Pearson UNEF
Was head of NATO. Got NATO to focus on large troop concentrations in Western Europe to instead supporting foreign intervention, peacekeeping, diplomacy and support to Non-aligned Nations.
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Vietnam War
Really ended in 1975 30 April
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U-2 Plane Shot Down
U-2 Plane shot down A U-2 plane from the United States was spying on the soviet Union and was shot down. The United states denied its purpose but was eventually forced to admit its true purpose -
Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall was buit and borders sealed between East and West Germany. The Berlin Walls purpose was to keep East Germans from fleeing to the West because the economy and living conditions were better over there. Overview of the Berlin Wall -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
13 day confrontation between the Soviet Union/ Cuba and the U.S. Point of the War where it almost came to actual war (fighting, guns, etc)
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Quarantine Line
Cuban Missile Crisis JFK orders a blockade of Cuba to stop all Soviet Union ships from possibly delivering more missles and equipment to cuba. After the line was established EX-COMM recieved information that the ships had turned away from the line. -
MLK Jr. "I have a dream" Speech
I Have A Dream...Public speech that contibuted to the almost end of Racism in the States. Speech was given in ront of the Licoln Memorial during the March on Washington. -
Assasination of JFK
Assasination of JFKwas assasinated in Texas by a many named Harvey Lee Oswald. Deal with the uban Missile Crisis, The Space Race and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American Surpreme Court Justice. Thurgood spent at least twenty-five years on the court before retirement.Thurgood Short Bio -
Assasination Of MLK Jr.
was assasinated in Tennesse. He is one of the most well known civil rights movement leaders. His "I have a dream.." speech is also very well nown throughout the world.
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"One Small Step for Man"
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the name of the ship that successfully touchdown on the moon. Neil Armstrong -
SALT Treaty
Series of talks and correspnding about international treaties between the superpowers during the Cold War.
[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks](www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ9lGGHp8mI)
