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1945 Creation of the United Nations- What is the United Nations? What is its purpose?

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1945 Creation of the United Nations- What is the United Nations? What is its purpose?

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The United Nations is an organization made of 193 countries formed in 1945 after WWII. The Purpose of the UN is to maintain peace among nations and promote social equality and progress for everyone.

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March 1946 Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech

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March 1946 Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech

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The Iron curtain speech was given by the legendary Winston Churchill on March 5th, 1946. Churchill stated that it was important for the U.S. and U.K. to work together to stop against the growing Communist power, which he referred to as the Iron curtain.

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1948 Marshall Plan- What is the Marshall Plan?

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1948 Marshall Plan- What is the Marshall Plan?

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The Marshall plan was a program that supported Western europe after WWII. Also known as the European Recovery Program, it provided 15 billion dollars to bring Europe back to the superpower we know it as today.

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The Berlin Blockade was an event in which the Soviet Union cut off Berlin from the rest of the world to limit the U.S. and its allies from traveling there. Not only did it cut off 2.5 Million Civilians from electricity and food, but it was one of the major steps toward the cold war.

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1949 NATO- What was the purpose of this organization?

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1949 NATO- What was the purpose of this organization?

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Also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, this is a military alliance between 30 states including the U.S. and Canada. It was created to fight against the growing threat of Communism, Russia would create the Warsaw pact to counter this.

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Led by Mao Zedong, the communist revolution was a successful revolt against the Chinese government by the People's liberation army. This event resulted in China as we know it today.

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The Korean war was fought between North and South Korea, U.S. supported South Korea while the Soviet Union supported North Korea. The War ended in a stalemate and Korea was divided, South Korea adopted Capitalism, while North Korea became Communist.

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This was the case that is the most well known for finally desegregating schools. The U.S. Supreme court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation were unconstitutional. The Decision caused a massive controversy at the time, it was one of the most important court cases in our country.

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This was a civil rights protest against segregated seating. Due to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans refused to ride buses until something was done. It was one of the first major protests for civil rights and it was a stepping stone to the civil rights bill that was passed around a decade later.

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The Vietnam war remains one of the most controversial decisions in American History. In the fight against the communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong vs South Vietnam and the United States, millions of lives were taken including over 2 million vietnam civilians. America wasn't willing to commit to winning to the war and we eventually left , leaving south vietnam to be invaded by Communist forces. It is the only war that the U.S. has ever lost.

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Also known as the second Arab-Israeli war or the Sinai war, this was a conflict between Egypt and Israel, in which Egypt was invaded by Israel, France, and the U.K. It eventually ended in an Egyptian victory and tensened the Cold War.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957- What is this group?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) 1957- What is this group?

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The SCLC is an african american civil rights organization created to ensure equality and justice. It's most well known for their first president, none other than Martin Luther King Jr. Himself, it still remains up to this day1

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Sputnik was the first earth satellite to break orbit, it remained in orbit for 3 weeks. Unfortunately for the U.S. Sputnik was created by the soviet union, this would cause an intense space race which led to the first man on the moon.

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Freedom riders were civil rights activists who rode busses to protest the decisions of the supreme court. Disaster struck when their bus caught on fire, they escape but were beaten by the mob, some of them had metal pipes as weapons.

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The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt by the U.S. Government to overthrow Fidel Castro and the Cuban government. Ultimately it was a colossal failure and indirectly caused the Cuban missile crisis.

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During August 15th 1961, East germany decided to completely shut off access to the west by building a giant wall, '13' tall. Life outside of communist east germany was far better in the west, skilled workers and citizens were beginning to leave at an alarming pace, it was starting to really damage the economy so the government response was to keep them all in!

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The Cuban missile crisis marks the closest the world has ever gotten to a nuclear war. For 35 days, tensions were extremely high between Cuba, Russia, and the States, Nuclear war was a high possibility. JFK and Gorbachev worked hard to come to an agreement and the crisis was finally averted.

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1962 Creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW)- What is the UFW?

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1962 Creation of the United Farm Workers (UFW)- What is the UFW?

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The UFW (United Farm workers of America) is a labor union of farm workers founded in 1962. It succeeded in better working conditions for the farmers and is still active to this day.

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1963 Assassination of JFK- Who assassinated him?

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1963 Assassination of JFK- Who assassinated him?

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On November 22, 1963, President John. F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas Texas and was instantly killed. This shocked the world, as JFK was an inspiration to the U.S. Population and we really needed him during the worsening cold war. The shooter Lee Harvey Oswald was caught but later assassinated as well.

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Publication of the Feminine Mystique 1963- What did this publication led to?

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Publication of the Feminine Mystique 1963- What did this publication led to?

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The Feminine Mystique was a book created by Betty Friedan in 1963. It was a massive success and was one of the main factors in the 2nd wave of Feminism.

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Led by Martin Luther King Jr. this was a peaceful protest with 250,000 attendants. In front of the Lincoln memorial, this is where M.L.K. gave his famous "I have a dream speech"

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After 3 decades of endless persecution in the United States, the Civil rights act of 1964 finally outlawed segregation and discrimination based on race. It also banned discrimination in the workplace based on gender and national origin as well, or at least it tried to.

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This law outlawed discrimination in voting commonly seen in the South. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this bill on August 6th 1965

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Taking place from January to September this was a series of coordinated attacks on South Vietnamese cities and outposts. It was an attempt to cause rebellion and discourage hope in South Vietnam and cause the U.S. to withdraw. I'm sure it was one of the factors in the U.S. withdrawing.

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The Woodstock festival, taking place from August 15-18 at Max Yasgur's Farm in Upstate NY was a legendary celebration of 60's music culture and a final farewell to hippie music. 500,000 people showed up when they only expected 50,000.

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This event took place when 89 native americans and their supporters occupied Alcatraz Island. The protest was sparked by the constant violations of the Treaty of of Fort Laramie nearly a century ago. It was ended in 1971, and resulted in only 1 death.

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1969 Stonewall Riots- What did this event cause to happen?

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1969 Stonewall Riots- What did this event cause to happen?

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Also known as the Stonewall uprising, it broke out once Police raided a gay bar. The violent protest went on for 6 days, it was eventually ended but it served as a catalyst for gay rights in the U.S.

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Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to step foot on the moon during 1969

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Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to step foot on the moon during 1969

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After Russia got the first man out of the earth's orbit America  desperately needed an advantage in the space race. During the Apollo 11 Mission, Nasa successfully got the team on the moon for the first time, Neil armstrong became the first man on moon and he famously said "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

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Arnold Schwarzenegger wins mr olympia in 1970

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Arnold Schwarzenegger wins mr olympia in 1970

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Mr Olympia is a legendary title awarded to winners of an international bodybuilding competition. Before Arnold was a famous actor he competed in professional bodybuilding and he won his first mr olympia competition in 1970, it would begin a legendary winning streak for 5 years until he pursued his movie career. This is important because Arnold's hard work and dedication inspired many young men and women to push themselves to their limits.

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Title IX of the Educational Amendments passed 1972- What did Title IX do?

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Title IX of the Educational Amendments passed 1972- What did Title IX do?

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This was a law passed that made discrimination based on sex illegal. This was not limited to pregnancy, gender identity, sexual identity.

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The Watergate scandal was the biggest political scandal which led to Nixon's resignation. Unbeknownst to Nixon, members of his administration broke into Watergate hotel hoping to influence the next election. Once Nixon found out, instead of coming clean, he worked with his secret group "The Plumbers" to stop the news from leaking to the press.

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The U.S. Supreme court ruled that a women should have every right to choose to have an abortion without excessive government interference. The Abortion argument is extremely controversial to this day and there is a growing fear that this decision may be overturned.

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August 9, 1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon

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August 9, 1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon

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Richard Nixon, the 37th President was in danger of being the first President to be impeached after the Watergate scandal.  Rather than having that burden, Nixon resigned from the presidency, on his way to his helicopter, he flashed the famous peace sign.

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Monty Python and the Holy grail is released in 1975

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Monty Python and the Holy grail is released in 1975

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a Medieval Comedy that follows King Arthur and the knights of the round table. This film was an instant classic that is more enjoyable than most comedy movies made today. The movie completely changes the cinema genre by creating its own genre, spoof movies, which are comedic parodies of movies such as Scary Movie, Spaceballs, or Airplane.

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Ted Bundy was finally arrested in August of 1975

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Ted Bundy was finally arrested in August of 1975

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Ted Bundy was one of the most famous serial killers of all time, after a decade of murder he was finally caught and arrested in 1975. He remains one of the most studied characters in psychology and a chilling reminder that evil can be hiding where you least expect it.

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Halloween was released to theaters in 1978

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Halloween was released to theaters in 1978

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On October 25th 1978, Halloween was released to theaters and changed the movie genre forever. Known as an absolute classic, it starred Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, trying to escape from an unstoppable killer. The movie popularized the slasher movie genre, and the Iconic main villain, Michael Myers, influenced the creation of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface.

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When the U.S. Embassy in Iran was stormed by militants and took 52 hostages, the whole world was shocked. The hostages were held for 444 days and were eventually let go on January 20th, 1981, the day of President Reagan's Inauguration.

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Redondo pier was destroyed by a fire in 1988

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Redondo pier was destroyed by a fire in 1988

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On Friday, May 27th, 1988, The Redondo pier, known as Horseshoe pier at the time caught on fire. 140 firefighters from Gardena, Hawthorne and Redondo, Manhattan, and Hermosa Beach eventually stopped the fire before it could spread further. It was theorized that the electric equipment malfunctioned due to the waves pounding against the pier under the sea. No one was killed in the fire.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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On June 4th, the Chinese Military fired into a crowd of protesters, killing around 10,000 citizens and shocking the world. Due to this, our congress voted to impose strict sanctions against China, similar to the ones imposed on Russia.

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Ronald Reagan passes away on June 4th, 2004 

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Ronald Reagan passes away on June 4th, 2004 

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About 5 months after I was born, the 40th President of the U.S. Ronald Reagan lost his battle with Alzheimer's. Reagan was the President for most of the 80's and his death was felt across the entire U.S.