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Truman Presidency Begins
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Social & Political Changes
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United Nations Founded
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Jackie Robinson Breaks Major League Baseball's Racial Barrier
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Executive Order 9981 Signed Into Effect
Executive Order 9981 banned segregation in the U.S. military. -
Communism control in China
Communism began spreading in China after Communist leader Mao Zedong gained control of China in a civil war. This is also when Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China. -
Eisenhower Preisdency Begins
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Racial Segregation in Public Schools Deemed Unconstitutional
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Rosa Parks Arrested
The reason Rosa Parks was arrested was because she refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus -
Little Rock Nine Enter Little Rock High School
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Greensboro Sit-ins Occur
This event caused several other sit-ins across the nation for civil rights. -
Kennedy Presidency Begins
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Agreement on Limited Nuclear Test-ban Treaty
This agreement was between the United States, Soviet Union, & Great Britain. -
Johnson Presidency Begins
Lyndon B. Johnson had gone from Vice President to President as a result of John F. Kennedy's assassination during his presidency. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed
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Nixon Presidency Begins
