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Japan ending World War II
After Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the nation, bringing drastic changes. -
The Postwar Overview
At the end of WW2, leading into the Vietnam made some affects to the U.S. For example, the U.S had the best economy in the world, but people of all races began to fight for their Civil Rights. -
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The Postwar Timeline
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Letter from John F. Kennedy
During this time, John F. Kennedy joined the U.S Navy 18 years before his election. He always communicated to Clare Booth Luce, and Henry Luce by writing letters. -
End of World War 2
The end of WW2 was a celebration. After the war ended, the U.S economy began to grow and progress. -
Baby Boomers
This boom began in 1946, when a record number of babies–3.4 million–were born in the United States. About 4 million babies were born each year during the 1950s. -
Television Finds A Home
Television's began to find their way into more and more American homes.This caused Americans to be attached to it. -
Arts and Entertainment
The 1960's changed society's way of entertainment. There was a new form of music, and the television was invented. -
Start of Vietnam War
The war to end communisum started in 1955. Many men and women were drafted and forced to fight in Vietnam. This war lasted 20 years. Which ended April 30, 1975 -
Sputnik launch
The Sputnik launch was the first time anyone in the world sent a dog into space. -
B-47 bomber
A U.S. B-47 bomber accidentally drops an atom bomb on a house in South Carolina—but no nuclear fission occurs. -
The Presidential Election of 1960
The Presidential Election of 1960 was close between Richard Nixion and John F. Kennedy. Kennedy won by 118,000 votes. He is known for the famous quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country." -
Berlin wall
Buildings behind the barriers were demolished, and the wide open area became known as "no man's land" or the "death strip," where guards in more than 300 sentry towers could shoot anyone trying to escape. -
Assassination of John F Kennedy
President Kennedy and Governor Connally are both wounded and rushed to Parkland Hospital.Wire services report three shots were fired as the motorcade passed under the Stemmons Freeway. Two bullets hit the president and one hit the governor. -
Malcolm X Assassination
Audubon Ballroom located in the upper Manhattan borough of New York City, was packed with blacks who had come to hear the leader speak about his evolving views on the civil rights movement and his disillusion with the Nation of Islam. -
Martain Luther King Jr dead
The death of one of the best Civial right movement leaders for African Americans.
