https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf "Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings." -John F. Kennedy en-us 2020-05-26 18:37:07 UTC 2025-11-26 20:04:15 UTC hello@padlet.com earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/597644531 The United Nations is a government organization aiming to keep peace. It was created to allow nations around the world to cooperate and communicate surrounding pressing issues to prevent another World War. ]]> 2020-05-27 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/597644531 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599818824 Speech delivered by Winston Churchill in Fulton, Missouri he said "An iron Curtain has descended across Europe”. By him saying this he is referring to communism.]]> 2020-05-28 18:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599818824 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599823810 Also known as the European Recovery Program [ERP], an american program providing foreign aid to Western Europe. About 12 billion was transferred to Western European economies.  ]]> 2020-05-28 18:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599823810 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599826369 An attempt by the soviet union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access. This was all in an effort to limit the United States and their power. ]]> 2020-05-28 18:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599826369 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599842190 The north Atlantic treaty organization was created by the US and other Western European countries. The goal was to gather together to converse on how to defend themselves from the soviet union. ]]> 2020-05-28 18:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599842190 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599849212 The Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China. It is also commonly known in China as the War of liberation. ]]> 2020-05-28 18:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599849212 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599856664 On June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast the very first commercial color TV program. Many did not have colored TV however. ]]> 2020-05-28 18:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599856664 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599864289 A war between North Korea and South Korea which began when the north invaded. The United States then came to the aid of South Korea. ]]> 2020-05-28 19:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599864289 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599873476  He became the 34th president of the United States. He was an Army General and statesmen.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599873476 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599886218 Formally ended the war in Korea, it was a formal agreement of the warring parties to stop fighting. It helped lead to negotiations of lasting peace.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599886218 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599904008 A supreme court case which ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. They ruled that it was unconstitutional even if the separate schools are otherwise equal.]]> 2020-05-28 19:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599904008 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599910295 A civil rights protest, it was a campaign against racial segregated seating and African Americans refused to ride city busses in Montgomery, Alabama. It is known as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599910295 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599919827 Also known as the Second-Arab Israeli war, it was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel. Later it was then followed by the United Kingdom and France.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599919827 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599926100 Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) is a civil rights organization founded in 1957. It aimed to help end black discrimination and coordinate protests. 

]]> 2020-05-28 19:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599926100 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599932005 The first artificial Earth Satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union. It raised the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union because they were working to develop new technology.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599932005 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599934028 John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon in the election. This was the first election in which all 50 states participated.

]]> 2020-05-28 19:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/599934028 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/605449374 Cuban refugees land in Cuba in an attempt to escape the communist government of Fidel Castro. Although the attack was a failure because it resulted in them leaning towards soviet power and caused problems with US relations to this day. 

]]> 2020-06-01 18:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/605449374 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608134805 As a part of the civil rights movement a group of African American and white people. They were protesting segregated bus terminals in the south and wanting to participate in “Freedom Rides”.]]> 2020-06-03 05:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608134805 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608164951 The vietnam war was a conflict between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. It also involved the United states as an ally. About 3 million people died many of them being Vietnamese citizens. ]]> 2020-06-03 05:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608164951 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608169632 The communist government of East Germany or the German Democratic Republic began the construction of a wall to divide the two parts of Germany. It was made out of barbed wire and concrete between East and West Berlin and is known as the Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark”.

]]> 2020-06-03 05:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608169632 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608181723 Founded by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Gilbert Padilla, and other early organizers. It is the nation's first and largest farm workers union. They work to create regulations that protect farm workers in California. ]]> 2020-06-03 05:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608181723 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608187254 A 13 day time period of increased confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the time of the Cold War. It started when America discovered the Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.]]> 2020-06-03 05:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608187254 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608194973 A book written by Betty Friedan which led to the beginning of the second wave of feminism in the United States. It was about women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional society roles.  

]]> 2020-06-03 06:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608194973 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608209938 More than 200,000 demonstrators marched in Washington, the nation’s capital, seeking jobs and freedom. The march was successful because it pressured JFK to pass a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress.]]> 2020-06-03 06:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608209938 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608217620 President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. He travelled speaking in different states regarding his re-election.

]]> 2020-06-03 06:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608217620 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608228230 It ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. It is considered as one of the major achievements of the civil rights movement. 

]]> 2020-06-03 06:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608228230 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608240668 A 32 hour student protest by Berkeley students to promote the right to host on-campus political activities. It was informally under the leadership of Berkeley graduate student Mario Savio.]]> 2020-06-03 06:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608240668 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608244686 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Medicare and Medicaid programs to provide health coverage. These programs protect the lives and health of Americans and improve the economic security of the nation. 

]]> 2020-06-03 06:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608244686 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608249986 Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War which included literacy tests prior to voting. 

]]> 2020-06-03 06:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608249986 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608262727 A coordinated series of attacks from North Vietnamese on more than 100 cities in South Vietnam. It was as a result of rebellion from the South Vietnamese and to encourage the US to not be as involved with the Vietnam War.

]]> 2020-06-03 06:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608262727 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608270850 A series of riots by members of the gay community following a police raid that began in the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. This helped spark the LGBT community to see that they could fight laws that were oppressing them and organize groups that rallied the community on specific issues.]]> 2020-06-03 07:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608270850 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608281311 Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin were the first to step foot on the moon for the first time out of all mankind. Apollo 11 also known as Apollo Lunar Module Eagle was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.

]]> 2020-06-03 07:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608281311 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608290192 A 19 month long protest where American Indians and their supporters were in Alcatraz Island. They were protesting against United States government policies that took away their native land.]]> 2020-06-03 07:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608290192 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608298065 President Nixon signed this law to protect the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality. The purpose was to encourage a peaceful harmony between humans and the environment around them. 

]]> 2020-06-03 07:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608298065 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608298878 Nixon banned the advertisement of cigarettes on radio and television. In an effort to limit youth use of cigarettes due to the many new health concerns that were discovered such as high chances of cancer and heart disease. ]]> 2020-06-03 07:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608298878 mdelatorre2 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608299248 A political scandal involving President Richard Nixon which led to his resignation. He was stealing information and abusing his presidential power in an effort to help himself in his reelection campaign. 

]]> 2020-06-03 07:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/608299248 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609227130 This was a comprehensive federal law prohibiting discrimination based on gender. This would apply to any federally funded education program or activity. ]]> 2020-06-03 15:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609227130 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609233665 The U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion across the United States. This held up the right that women are defended by the 14th amendment. 

]]> 2020-06-03 15:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609233665 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609239988 As the Watergate scandal arose, Nixon lost a lot of his support. His resignation speech was delivered in the Oval Office of the White House. 

]]> 2020-06-03 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609239988 earce4 https://padlet.com/mdelatorre2/sv30r02vdu3s9rkf/wish/609249126 The movie Star Wars was put out and became the top grossing film at the time. It became a wider release based on the positive outcome. 

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