The Finale. by Lily Smith

March 1946 Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:29:09 UTC

March 5th, 1946, the Iron Curtain speech would be told by Sir Winston Churchill. This speech would be told by thousands of others in order to inspire others to have a blueprint of sorts to win the cold war.

1949 Communist Revolution in China

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:29:18 UTC

On December 7th, 1949, the Chinese would have a revolution that would have started that dated back in August in the 1920s. This occurred because different communism parties joined together to talk about the uprising of a possible formation of a post war government.

Roe v. Wade 1973

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:29:29 UTC

On January 22, 1973, the supreme court would recognize the right to personal privacy. This also included the right to whether or not a woman chooses to have a child and continue pregnancy.

1969 “Red Power” occupation of Alcatraz

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:29:40 UTC

This was when Native Americans took over and held Alcatraz Island as Indian land. Perspective 50 years later tells the story of their 19 month occupation in Alcatraz a watershed moment in the history of Alcatraz Island where native Americans sovereignty and our nation.

1972-1974 Watergate

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:29:53 UTC

The Watergate scandal included a break in at the Democratic national committee headquarters in the Watergate complex on June 17, 1972. Richard Nixon immediately alerted authorities about what had happened.

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

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:30:30 UTC

This movement was lead by the Cesar Chavez. It seeks to empower migrant farm workers to improve their wages and working conditions.

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

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:30:47 UTC

On October 24th, 1945, the United Nations was created by our 32nd U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt. It would be used as an international governing body in order to increase corporations that are political and economical for countries.

1948 Marshall Plan- What is the Marshall Plan?

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:31:23 UTC

On April 3rd, 1948, President Truman would sign an act that would recover the economy. It would give the economy capitals and materials in order to have Europe and their residents to rebuild.

1963 Assassination of JFK- Who assassinated him?

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:31:56 UTC

JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald is the person who assassinated him.

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

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:32:17 UTC

On January 10 through 11, 1957, sixty African American ministers would meet in Atlanta Georgia. This was to have a similar act that of the Montgomery Bus Boycott or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech.

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

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:32:49 UTC

title IX of the education amendment of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex and education programs and activities that receive federal and financial assistance. This is basically a law passed down that there should be no sexism.

1949 NATO- What was the purpose of this organization?

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:33:49 UTC

On April 4th, 1949, Countries such as the U.S., Canada, and some European nations would start to develop security and defense over the Soviet Union. This would give a sense of security and freedom to members that had relations with military or political backgrounds.

1968 Tet Offensive

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:34:21 UTC

The tent offensive was a major escalation And one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam war. It is often credited with turning the war in their favor.

Suez Crisis 1956

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:34:56 UTC

On October 29th, 1956, the Egyptian government saw that the British and French would be entering and taking over their canals. In response they wanted to take over the canals so that they have access to their waters.

June 1948 Berlin Blockade

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:35:14 UTC

On June 24th, 1948, members of the Soviet union who had their territory completely surrounded, had no choice but to cut their ground traffic. This was so they had a chance to invade their way into West Berlin in order to force the allies out of their city.

March on Washington 1963

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:35:22 UTC

It was the largest gathering for a civil rights march. An estimated amount 250,000 people were there.

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

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:35:50 UTC

The stonewall riots is a series of violent violent confrontations that begin in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when police and gay rights activist outside of Stonewall in a gay bar in the green witch village section of New York City. As the riots progressed an international gay rights movement was born.

1961 Berlin Wall built

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:36:35 UTC

On August 13th, 1961, Germans on the west side of Berlin would build a wall that stretched across 155 kilometers. This wall was meant to have their power kept from the outside world. The wall would last until November 9th, 1989.

June 1950- July 1953 Korean War

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:37:00 UTC

On June 25th, 1950, North Korea who was supported by the Soviet union, invaded the south of the United States. The war would raise the importance of the U.S. military and would eventually bring the importance towards other militaries in other countries.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:37:32 UTC

The civil rights act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This act made it possible for people of color to go to school with white people.

1957 Sputnik

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:37:59 UTC

On October 4th, 1957, a satellite known as "Sputnik" would be launched into orbit around the earth. The Soviet union would be responsible for the event and their satellite.

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

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:38:29 UTC

On February 19, 1963 the book the feminine mystique became a bestseller. This book sold over 1 million copies. This led to gender equality.

Freedom Riders Began in 1961

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:38:57 UTC

Student activist from the Congress of racial equality launched the freedom ride to challenge segregation. They did this for better transportation.

1961 Bay of Pigs

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:39:23 UTC

On April 17, the Cuban exile landed on the Bay of Pigs beaches and came in with fire. Cuban plane sstrafted the invaders, sank two courtships, and destroyed half of the exiles air support.

August 9, 1974 Resignation of Richard Nixon

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:39:55 UTC

On August 9th, 1974, 37th president, Richard Nixon would run a small little speech campaign in order to keep his image good and to hopefully resign for Presidency again. After a while of swindling and manipulation on the pubics eye, Nixon would end up gaining back his place for president.

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:40:16 UTC

In 1962 the Soviet Union began to secretly installing missiles in Cuba to launch an attack on U.S missions. Two super powers were at the blink of war before coming to an agreement about the missiles.

1955-1975 Vietnam War

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:40:38 UTC

On November 1st, 1955, a war would rule out in Vietnam which would start because people who were a part of the northern region of vietnam wanted to reunite the country. This was an act of communism and this ended up having the war go on until April 30th, 1975.

Brown v. Board of Education 1954

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:41:11 UTC

May 17, 1954, the supreme court would rule out a case that schools should divide students depending on their race. This forced people who were either black or white to go into different classrooms and different parts of the building. African American students would also be treated unfairly in most cases.

Montgomery bus Boycott 1955-1956

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:41:42 UTC

On December 5th, 1955, a civil rights movement known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, this movement made clear that the African American did not want to be segregated into seats. This act lasted up until December 20, 1956.

Voting Rights Acts of 1965

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:42:08 UTC

The voting right act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination. The legislation in which President Johnson signed into the law, outlawed literacy test and provided appointment to federal examiners in those jurisdictions that were covered according to a formula provided in the statute.

2001, September 11th Attacks

lsmith824 — 2024-06-03 17:43:31 UTC

On September 11th, 2001, terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 planes and crashed 2 planes into the twin towers. The other were planned to hit the pentagon. One of the two planes hit their target, and the other crashed into a field instead. This caused a "war on terrorism," and started the US-Afganastan war.

Iraq War 1980-1988

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:48:59 UTC

The Iran-Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq. It lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. This war was started by Iraq launching an invasion of the Iran. The war was ended after the tiredness of the war. This left disputes over the land between the two, and the border.

Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2023

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:50:51 UTC

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 or Coronavirus) had an outbreak starting in 2019. It caused 6.88 million deaths in the United States.

Donald Trump declared Guilty 2024

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:52:51 UTC

Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal payments made to the pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels to ensure her silence of encounters between them. The payments totaled to $420,000 dollars to Daniels.

Israel and Palestine War (2023-Present)

jjarquin — 2024-06-03 17:54:08 UTC

An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-Lead Palestinian militant groups has been taking place in the Gaza Strip since the 7th of October 2023. It is part of the Israeli-Palestinian border conflict and has been the deadliest conflict for the Palestinians in the entirety of Arab-Israeli conflict.

George Floyd Protests (2020-2023)

lsmith824 — 2024-06-04 18:08:16 UTC

On May 25th, 2020 an African American male by the name of George Floyd got pulled over in his car, the officer pinned Floyd to the ground after pulling him over, which caused him to go into Cardiac Arrest and sadly passed away. On May 26th, 2020, the black lives matter community would see this and protest would start and last up until mid to late 2023.

Black Lives Matter, 2013

jjarquin — 2024-06-05 20:00:28 UTC

The black lives matter movement is a political and social movement that was started due to discrimination, inequality, and racially-motivated violence against black people. The movement was started in response to the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Rekia Boyd.

The Titan Submersible Implosion 2023

jjarquin — 2024-06-05 20:01:38 UTC

On the 18th of June 2023, a submersible made by Oceangate imploded during an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic. An hour and a half after it's descent, it stopped communication and imploded. The fate of the submersible was unknown until they found the debris.

The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery 2020

jjarquin — 2024-06-05 20:04:45 UTC

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was murdered in a racially motivated hate crime. While jogging in Satilla Shores, three white men pursued him in their trucks for several minutes and used the vehicles to block his path and fatally shot him. All three men were imprisoned for life.

Hillary Clinton runs for Presidency 2016

jjarquin — 2024-06-05 20:07:21 UTC

On April 12th, 2015, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for presidency. She narrowly won the Iowa Democratic caucuses, and was the first woman to ever do so. She lost to Donald Trump.