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1938-1945, The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated alleged communists in the US in an attempt to rid the US of communist ideas. The hearings resulted in many people being falsely accused and convicted, becoming blacklisted and having their lives ruined.

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July 27 1953, A truce was signed between north and south korea to end the fighting, the korean war was also a proxy war for the USA and the Soviet Union. As a result, korea was split into North and South and became 2 seperate countries.

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May 17 1954, The US Supreme Court ruled that segregating schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. As a result all schools were forced to integrate, which led to mass backlash.

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Aug 1955, Emmett Till was a 14 year old boy who was murdered after being falsely accused of whistling at a white woman, he was tortured and brutally killed over the course of multiple hours. His death led to widespread civil unrest and protests as many feared it could be their child next.

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Dec. 5 1955 - Dec. 20 1955, the montgomery bus boycott was a 2 week long protest against segregation on public transit in Montgomery Alabama. The boycott led to Browder v. Gayle which resulted in the abolition of segregation on public transit.

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April 16 - April 20 1961, was a a failed American backed operation to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. As a resuslt of the failed invasion Castro gained more support and grew ties with the Soviet Union.

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May 4- Dec. 10 1961, The freedom rides were groups of integrated passengers protesting the unconstitutional segregations of busses. It resulted in stricter enforcement of anti segregation laws.

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Oct 16 - Oct 29 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 2 week period of extremely high tensions with the Soviet Union and the USA after the soviets built a nuclear missile base on the USA. The crisis led to an increased trust in Kennedy as president because of his de-escalation skills.

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Aug. 28 1963, The march on Washington was a large scale protest to bring light to the inequality african americans faced in America. The march was a driving force for the civil rights acts passing in 1964.

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November 22 1963, JFK was assassinated during a motorcade in Texas, he was shot in the head. His assassination led to Lyndon B Johnson becoming the US president.

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Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

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Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner

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June 21 1964, Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner were civil rights activists that were found murdered and buried. 18 men were indicted with conspiracy to violated Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner's civil rights.

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July 2 1964, The civil rights act was passed in 1964 as a result of widespread protests and civil unrest in regards to the equality of treatment for all. The civil rights act outlawed discrimination against anybody based on their gender, age, sexuality, or race.

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Feb. 21 1965, While on his way to give a speech in Washington Heights Malcolm X was shot multiple times and killed. 3 men were charged and convicted for his death but 2 of the 3 men over 55 years later.

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Aug. 5 1965, The voting rights act was passed by Lyndon B Johnson in 1965 because of demands to ensure the equality of all voting rights. The voting rights act outlawed discrimination in voting based on race.

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April 4 1968, Martin Luther King was staying at the Lorrelai hotel in Memphis, Tennessee King was leaning over the railing speaking to a colleague when he was shot in his cheek and instantly rendered unconscious, dying only an hour later. Kings death sparked protests and riots across the US for the next coming months.

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July 20 1969, The US and Soviet Union were having a "space race" to see who could land on the moon first during the cold war. The US beat the Soviet Union to the moon which led to a rise in nationalism in the citizens of the US.

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April 30 1975, The Vietnam war was an embarrassing defeat for the USA and was yet another proxy war fought between the US and the Soviet Union. The Vietnam War was very controversial and the eventual end was met with mass support by the US citizens.

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Nov. 9 1989, The Berlin Wall separated Soviet controlled East Germany from the US controlled West Germany, East Germany was oppressive and didn't allow citizens to leave. The fall of the wall was met with extreme support and led to an increase of trust between the Soviets and the USA.

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Aug 2 1990 - Feb 28 1991, Operation Desert Storm was the US's first major foreign invasion since the cold war. Many service members and civilians were killed as a result of the war.