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Texes Social Studies
Post WWII
| Events | definition/explanation |
|---|---|
| The Cold War-The Berlin Airlift | first major international crises of the Cold War/ Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin.(26 June 1948 – 30 September 1949) to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin |
| The Cold War-NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization-intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European states based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. Unified Defense |
| The Cold War- Korean War | Communist North Korea invaded South Korea, US sent troops to defend South Korea. War waged until 1953 and ended in a stalemate. |
| The Cold War- Vietnam War | Beginning in 1956, US supported the S Vietnamese efforts to overthrow the Soviet backed North Vietnam. Ultimately the US left Vietnam in defeat in 1973-Major player-Henry Kissinger |
| The Cold War-Cuban Missile Crisis | In 1962, The soviets placed missiles in communist Cuba. President Kennedy demanded the Soviets remove the Missiles. Closest that USSR and US came to Nuclear war |
| The Cold War-McCarthyism | Joe McCarthy led a crusade to uncover Communists in the US - during the 1940's and 1950's many prominent individuals were accused of being Communists, inc;Lena Horne, Charlie Chaplin, and Arthur Miller |
| American Foreign Policy | From 1945 until the fall of the USSR in 1991, the US was centered upon a war between communism and capitalism. Since the fall of the USSR US FP has shifted focused primarily to the Middle East |
| September 11, 2001 | intensified the concerns of the US with securing peace in the middle east. |
| African Americans in the 20th Century | NAACP- the primary goals were to secure voting rights for African Americans. Lynching and forms of violence towards AA's were very common . NAACP argued that only the US Govt could protect AA's |
| Civil Rights Movement- BROWN vs Board | Supreme court ruled that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional |
| Civil Rights Movement-1957 | Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock Arkansas(Little Rock 9) to integrate Central High School |
| Civil Rights Movement- MLK | Martin Luther King Jr. belief in non violence and peaceful demonstrations |
| Civil Rights Movement- Rosa Parks | On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake's order to give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger, after the white section was filled. |
| Civil Rights Movement-James Meredith | In 1962, he became the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi, |
| Civil Rights Movement- George Wallace | The Democratic Governor of Alabama called for segregation forever- He tried physically to stop AA students from entering University of Alabama. Federal Marshals convinced him to stand aside. |
| Civil Rights Movement- Civil rights Act of 1964 | prohibited discrimination in public facilities, in government and in employment |
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