https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”—President John F. Kennedy, inaugural address, January 20, 1961. en-us 2023-05-23 19:43:12 UTC 2023-06-02 18:32:46 UTC hello@padlet.com dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603777630 The purpose of the united nations is to maintain international peace and security. Protection of human rights and deliver Humanitarian Aid. Support and help develop climates. The UN is made up of 193 Member States. The UN has constantly kept the peace in our world throughout the years. Without the UN we probably would have seen another big catastrophic war in our timeline. ]]> 2023-05-24 20:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603777630 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603788216 The Marshall Plan is a plan that provided American Goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported development of stable governments. Some of the goals are rebuilding, removing trade barriers. This is to help the community and stop the spread of communism.]]> 2023-05-24 20:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603788216 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603800446 A political revolution that led to the fall of mainland China that allowed communism to rise and spread. This would make the United States decide to suspend diplomatic ties with the PRC for numerous decades. This revolution would start due to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. ]]> 2023-05-24 21:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2603800446 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605017449 NATO AKA "the North Atlantic Treaty Organization" officially came to rise after the signing of the treaty, April 4, 1949. This treaty is also known as the Washington Treaty. The purpose of NATO was to provide security for the western powers against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peace alliance the US joined outside the west.]]> 2023-05-25 15:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605017449 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605028927 This Blockade was the first international crisis of the cold war. The Soviets wanted to limit the ability of the US, Great Britain, and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin. This blockade would cut off all land and river transport between west Berlin and west Germany. The Western allies would respond by coming to Berlin with a massive Airlift.]]> 2023-05-25 15:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605028927 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605037218 The Boycott started when Rosa parks was arrested because she did not want to give up her seat on the bus. She would soon be forcefully removed from the bus and be arrested. This would spark up a series of Boycotts that would last for about 13 months. The protest would soon end with the Supreme Court ruling segregation on buses to be unconstitutional.]]> 2023-05-25 15:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605037218 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605045829 This was a court case that decided blacks to be "separate but equal" in schools. In most public schools blacks were not allowed to attend schools that were like this but this would soon change. Soon this would be looked at as a violation of the 14th Amendment and therefore not allowing blacks to go to certain schools was considered unconstitutional.]]> 2023-05-25 15:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2605045829 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609341667 Sputnik was a series of soviet satellites that first launched October 4, 1957. This was the first satellite to be placed in orbit. Sputnik started some of the cold war outbreaks. This would also spark the space race within the cold war. This would create a hostility between the US and the Soviet Union.]]> 2023-05-30 16:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609341667 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609353451 The Vietnam War put the communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the US. The war would end when the US decided to withdraw from Vietnam and communist control spread all over.]]> 2023-05-30 16:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609353451 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609367668 The President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company. The enterprise owned and operated the Suez company. The Suez Company was owned and controlled by the French and British.]]> 2023-05-30 16:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609367668 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609371638 A war fought between North and South Korea. This war started when North Korea invaded South Korea on 25 June 1950. The Korean war dictated the impacts of the spread of communism all over.]]> 2023-05-30 16:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609371638 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609378726 The SCLC was created January 10, 1957, 60 black ministers from the civil rights me in Atlanta. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen as the first president in the group. The SCLC would address many issues in nonviolent ways. This group had lots of struggles they had to overcome.]]> 2023-05-30 16:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2609378726 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610790872 "From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent." This quote symbolized the ongoing issues with the soviet union and the U.S. and Britain must address the situation.]]> 2023-05-31 17:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610790872 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610795631 The Berlin wall was built by the German Democratic Republic during the cold war era. The purpose of this wall was to stop the population from escaping soviet-controlled east Berlin to west.]]> 2023-05-31 17:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610795631 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610802218 The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt by the invasion of Cuba. About 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed fidel castro. This invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. The purpose of this invasion was to overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government.]]> 2023-05-31 17:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610802218 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610816173 During this time the United Farm Workers sparked out marches, national boycotts, and fasts. The worker union attracted national headlines and gained much labor. This would lead them to go on lots of strikes.]]> 2023-05-31 17:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610816173 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610821608 A feud between the Soviet Union and U.S. as well as the Cuban government. This crisis would last about 7 days putting the world on a tight hold. Nuclear annihilation was amongst the people in the world, people were on edge when the world could possibly end. The Soviets were sending missiles to cuba for the U.S. having missiles in Turkey. ]]> 2023-05-31 17:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610821608 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610826980 The assassination of JFK was committed by Lee Harvey Oswald. There are many theories on how and why the assassination took place. People believe the CIA have something to do with JFK's assassination. ]]> 2023-05-31 17:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2610826980 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612099801 The Publication of Feminine Mystique gave a voice to the many American women and their frustrations with their limited gender capabilities. This would help boost and spark widespread activism for gender equality. This book was the centerpiece of the much backlash thrown to them.]]> 2023-06-01 18:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612099801 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612103638 In August 1963, more than 250,000 people marched onto the nation's capital to preach for more jobs and freedom. This is what really put the civil rights movement on the map for better and equal needs. Many prominent faces and leaders were apart of the march.]]> 2023-06-01 18:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612103638 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612106233 This act was passed stating, "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing." Jobs could not discriminate anymore due to these reasons.]]> 2023-06-01 18:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612106233 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612113577 The Freedom Riders were led by James Farmer, this group consisted of six white and seven white young riders. The freedom riders started in Washington D.C. when they boarded a Greyhound bus on May 4, 1961. ]]> 2023-06-01 18:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612113577 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612120873 This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by president Lyndon Johnson. This made it illegal to discriminate against voting practices to minorities. 
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put an end to discriminatory laws relating to a person's right to vote on the federal level.]]> 2023-06-01 18:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2612120873 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613046661 The Tet Offensive was a failure for the Communists troops in Vietnam. It is estimated that 50,000 communist troops died from trying to regain control of the southern part of the country. ]]> 2023-06-02 15:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613046661 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613050635 This was a movement that began in 1969 on the Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. This showed American Indian people the possibilities of protesting politics. Young Indian college students and Indian people joined the organization to reflect diversity. ]]> 2023-06-02 15:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613050635 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613053502 The Stonewall riots began New York police raided the stonewall inn, a gay club, This raid sparked many riots among bar patrons and other neighborhood residents. There was many violent clashes with law enforcement.]]> 2023-06-02 15:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613053502 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613057687 The watergate scandal was a political issue that would lead President Richard Nixon to resign from the presidency. Former FBI agents would go to prison for about six years for the incident. ]]> 2023-06-02 15:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613057687 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613060018 This amendment passed and prohibits, "discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance." This didn't allow companies to discriminate based on sex.]]> 2023-06-02 15:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613060018 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613063480 Roe v. Wade was a Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the U.S. The Supreme Court believed it was a fundamental right and it implied the 14th Amendment. This would soon be overturned in the 21st century. ]]> 2023-06-02 15:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613063480 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613066913 The Watergate scandal would force President Nixon to resign from the U.S. political office. He was going to be impeached if he didn't resign due to his involvement in the scandal. Either way he was going to be in some sort of trouble.]]> 2023-06-02 15:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613066913 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613072744 On September 26, 1983 a Soviet nuclear alarm system went off detecting nuclear missiles from the U.S. were heading to Russia. The command was not fully sure that a strike was imminent but the command wanted to strike back. Stanislav Petrov listened to his instincts and they finally realized it was just a glitch in the computer system. If Petrov gave the go ahead to launch missiles the world as we know it would have been gone. ]]> 2023-06-02 15:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613072744 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613094191 Ronald Reagan helped cut taxes and he escalated the arms race and transitioned the cold war with the Soviet Union. On March 30th, 1981, there was an assassination attempt on him. He was departing from a Washington Hilton hotel.]]> 2023-06-02 16:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613094191 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613125712 This Serial killer era was a prominent era of killing innocent people. People never really understood why such killings rose during this time. There are many plausible explanations with mental health, abuse, and some political factors. Names like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Dennis Rader, etc.]]> 2023-06-02 16:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613125712 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613129753 The War on Terror began right after the attacks on the Twin towers. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, the U.S. began to go on a search for who was responsible. The U.S. would soon find out that Al-Qaeda were responsible for the U.S. soon set out on affirmative action. ]]> 2023-06-02 17:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613129753 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613134071 The Chernobyl Disaster is known as one of the worst nuclear if not the worst nuclear incidents in history. When the reactor exploded it killed 30 operators and firemen there. Large amounts of radiation would be spread out everywhere and many different people would develop cancer from such amounts of radiation. ]]> 2023-06-02 17:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613134071 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613153901 The Cold war starts to end when the Berlin wall comes down. Borders opened and free elections ousted communist regimes. In late 1991 the USSR dissolved into the republics. The Iron Curtain was lifted and the cold war ended.]]> 2023-06-02 17:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613153901 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613163550 The Los Angeles Riots started over the death of Rodney King. Over 60 people died and about $1 billion in damages was an impact. There was a video that surfaced of four police officers that brutally beat Rodney and that caused all of the riots. ]]> 2023-06-02 17:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613163550 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613169601 The September 11 Attacks are the most prominent attacks in U.S. history. Such an attack has never happened on U.S. soil. The Last attack before 9/11 was pearl harbor. 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and they crashed them into the world trade center, the pentagon, and in a field. About 3,000 people were killed and over 6,000 people injured.]]> 2023-06-02 18:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613169601 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613182023 Hurricane Katrina is the largest and an extremely powerful hurricane that is known to American history. This hurricane caused lots of loss of life and destruction. The amount of flooding in New Orleans was catastrophic. ]]> 2023-06-02 18:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613182023 dross74 https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613185311 The Columbine High School shooting sparked mass debates on gun control and bullying. 12 students and one teacher were killed in the shooting. About 24 other students would be wounded before the two shooters would commit suicide. ]]> 2023-06-02 18:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dross74/qcrluv7zkhn51ibv/wish/2613185311