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Korean War Begins
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border.
(Key concept: 8.1.B)
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Brown V. Board of Education
This was a landmark supreme court case where the Court invalidated the Plessy v Furgusson ruling, declaring 'separate but equal' to be untrue. Future Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall was one of the NAACP lawyers who successfully argued the case. This case finally gave kids of all races equal opportunity in education. (Key concept: 8.2.B)
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Vietnam War Begins
The Vietnam war was an undeclared war between America and the soviet union because the US believed communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States could risk an all-out war against each other because of their nuclear arsenal. Over the 20 year time period over 250,000 US soldiers died.
(Key concept: 8.2.2)
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Space Race
The space race was a 'race' between the Soviet Union and the United States, for dominance in the space frontier. The first man to step foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong. The space race prompted an increase in interest in NASA and pursuance of higher education in the sciences. Also it increased patriotism in the US.
(Key Concept: 8.3.1.A)
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day upfront confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War caused by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. In this time period both nations were superpowers and with a massive nuclear arsenal could have ended the world with their deployment. (Key Concept: 8.1.1.C)
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/v/cuban-missile-crisis -
Assassination of JFK
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. while riding in a motorcade in Dallas during a campaign visit. Kennedy died 1 hour later at 46 years old. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated Kennedy as an attack against capitalism and what the US stood for. (Key concept: 8.1) https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/jfk-assassination -
Lyndon B Johnson begins presidency
Lyndon B Johnson served as the 37th president of the US following the assassination of JFK. y. He is remembered for his "Great Society" social service programs, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and expanding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (Key concept: 8.3.3.B)
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Richard Nixon & the Watergate Scandal
The 37th president Richard Nixon resigned presidency to avoid impeachment after the Water Scandal. The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during 1972 to 1974, following an infiltration of the DNC headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Nixon's administration was not only aware of this but also facilitated it. https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Events/Watergate/ -
Roe V. Wade
This was a landmark supreme court case of the time period. It legalized abortion and is currently in the middle of the controversy “pro-life” and “pro-choice” advocates. The Court ruled that a woman has the right to an abortion without interference from the government in the first trimester of pregnancy, as it is her "Right to privacy."
(Key Concept: 9.1)
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Iran hostage crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran during president Jimmy Carter's administration. Iranian College students that supported the Iranian Revolution overthrew the US embassy and held 52 American diplomats hostage for over a year. It is to this day the lengthiest hostage crisis in history.
(Key concept: 9.1)
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Ronald Reagan & Reaganomics
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the US. Economic policies advocated by Reagan were referred to as 'Reaganomics' These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics aka trickle-down economics and in support of free-market economies.
(Key concept: 9.2)
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Nelson Mandela released
Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
(Key Concept: 9.1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=png6cUURZB8
