4th Quarter BIG IDEAS by Mr. PEDERSON

Atomic Bomb

pedersor — 2024-04-03 15:38:16 UTC

The Atomic Bomb was dropped on July 16, 1945. It was dropped on Japan to end World War 2.

D Day

pedersor — 2024-04-03 18:23:00 UTC

In other words, the D in D-Day merely stands for Day. This coded designation was used for the day of any important invasion or military operation. On 6 June 1944 – 'D-Day' – Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. Codenamed Operation 'Overlord', the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from Nazi occupation.

Cold War

pedersor — 2024-04-10 15:32:48 UTC

The Cold War was an ongoing argument and fight that was political between the USSR and the United States. It did not involve weapons, but it involved words and threats.

United Nations

pedersor — 2024-04-11 15:36:26 UTC

The UN helps people and other countries to beat hunger, kill diseases and illiteracy and it encourages respect to protect people's freedoms.

Korean War

pedersor — 2024-04-11 15:38:39 UTC

A war that fought after World War 2 and it was over the border of North and South Korea. It ended in a stalemate ( tie ).

Life in the 1950's

pedersor — 2024-04-17 15:12:05 UTC

In the 1950s children often played games in the streets outside their houses. This was much safer, as fewer people owned cars and there was far less traffic. Children also played different types of games, with more simple toys. Instead of computer games, they had footballs, hula hoops, skipping ropes and cards.

Little Rock 9

pedersor — 2024-05-02 15:29:50 UTC

Significance: In 1957, nine ordinary teenagers walked out of their homes and stepped up to the front lines in the battle for civil rights for all Americans. The media coined the name “Little Rock Nine" to identify the first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School.

JFK Assassination

pedersor — 2024-05-06 15:34:25 UTC

On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. It was a very controversial time period in American history and many still wonder why he was killed.