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Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy that promised to provide assistance to democracies in their fight against authoritarian challenges. -
McCarthyism
Also known as the Second Red Scare, An attack on individuals on suspected beliefs. -
Korean War
North Korea and South Korea engaged in a conflict where North Korea invaded the South with the aim of bringing the entire peninsula under the control of the communist North. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
a court case that supported separate school systems for black students and white students were considered unequal. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A 13-month protest against racial segregation was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, leading to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. -
Vietnam War
The long, costly, and debated battle between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam, backed by the United States. -
Sputnik
Earth's first artificial satellite orbited the Earth for three consecutive months and transmitted signals back to Earth. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between the U.S. government and the Soviet Union. -
March on Washington
The largest civil rights march of its time that advocated for African Americans rights. -
JFK assassinated
On November 22, 1963, at noon, President John F. Kennedy was killed while he was riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Civil Rights Act
The act prohibited discrimination against race, color, age, sex, and religion. -
RFK Killed
Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1968. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched an attack against targets in South Vietnam. -
MLK killed
Martin Luther King was assassinated at 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, April 4, 1968, as he stood on a balcony outside his second-floor room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Moon landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who were in charge of the Apollo mission, successfully landed on the Moon. It marked the first time humans had ever set foot on the lunar surface. -
Watergate break-in
On the morning of June 17th, 1972, a guard saw something strange happening and told the police. Five burglars pretended to be plumbers and entered the place. -
Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court made a really important decision that said the Constitution of the United States usually keeps the right to have an abortion safe. -
Iranian hostage crisis
Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage by a group of militarized Iranian college students.