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Cold War
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Cold War
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Soviet winning & took over in China
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NATO
The formation of NATO occurs. Multipe nations come together against the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Pact
A group commonly known to be against NATO. It was the union of the Soviet nations. -
Surburbanization
Low in cost and easy to live housing. Not a lot of variation in the style of house. "Cookie cutter" houses. -
Television
Televisions were widely used all over American homes. I Love Lucy was a very popular show during the 50's. Gave a different image to the American lifestyle. Wanted comformity to this life. -
Civil Rights Movement
Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Unwillingness to enforce policies about desegregating schools in the southern states. Eisenhower did not want violence when integrating students so he involved military support to minimize the risk. -
Sputnik
Rockets possible have missles, military threat. Space based weapons may be Sputnik. Soviets were taking the lead. Kennedy wants to lead in the space race. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall went up and was intented to cut movement from east to west. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba against the U.S. -
Election of 1968
Nixon was elected president in the yeat 1968. He was anticommunist. The arms race had grown dangerously in the 1960's -
Nixon & Space Race
Nixon makes it happen by having safe moon landing in space. The Apollo 11 was a huge accomplishment -
Nixon's attack in Cambodia.
President Nixon announces that U.S. troops will attack enemy locations in Cambodia. Collge campuses protested against this -
Berlin Wall Fall
The Berlin Wall falls and allows people to move to the west.This leads to the end of the Soviet Union.
