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Relax Its the Social Security Time
1946 US Citizens were now feeling relaxed as the war was passed, the GI bill was created for Vets to attend school and purchase homes. This time was also a scary time as a social security system was created in order to assist U.S population while they retire. Congress has not helped as they used the money for other needs. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p27.html -
Foreign Policy/ Truman Doctrine
A Policy which put a stop to the soviet expanding into other countries. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine -
Berlin Vs. Superwall
British, American and French were in a zone across Berlin. The Soviet controlled this area. Berlin was not able to feed itself and the soviets were not supporting them in supplies. Although there was routes allowed to assist the communities. Stalin is the leader and the other allies are against the communist. Stalin is upset, closes the routes. President Truman was not going to appease the soviet leader. 300 days have passed & US started to airdrop food for the people. (Jeffrey Bass) -
Creation of Allies
The new era of coming together of countries was official with this entity. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a group of nations coming together to defend the forceful take over of any nation upon another one. -
Suburban town Conformity
A time of suburbanization, where military men were putting their VA loan to use to own their home. The homes were built by William Levit created a suburban area called Levittown, the homes were not very different as there was a high demand for the homes. A social interaction was also a form of need in the communities to conform the families in these suburban areas. Television was a new commodity and an influence to the 1950’s image -
Top or Bottom
Korea was separated and needed to choose a side between communist and non communist politics. The foreign policy doctrine created by Harry Truman as a policy to defend a country should another country act hostile against it and to use the US military force to contain any communist intent. Is still occurring till this day. -
The Hated Rooster
In Vietnam there was a a leader Ho Chi Minh who declared Independence from the French and also the Japanese. The US let the country take their lands back into practice. They then were gaining hooked by french and needed assistance from the US. Now Ho Chi Minh was an enemy of the US. French lost and US came to a new stand in dividing the southeast Asian land -
First to the top
The US and soviet were trying to be the first on space. The two countries launched rockets into space. A Russian dog was the first life form in space giving the Opposing country the upper hand. -
Modern Civil Rights
The civil rights was not a new even in the US but was not always an import par of the US agenda. The civil rights were now pushed by the people. The government was not supporting the Negro community to create equality and threats were made on the students if there should be an attempt from the blacks to go into a white community school. -
"I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. made the historic speech in progressing the movement of civil rights for equality and stop racism in our nation. -
New Kennedy
The President election of President Kennedy was a hopeful and bright side of the US. He was charismatic and made the citizens of the US feel that he was going to do right during his term. His opponent was Mr. Nixon and won over him by a great amount. During his time he created the green barre, the fight against Fidel Castro. -
Free the Homemakers
The rights of women were pushed down and needed to have a better equality from the men. Liberation of women having more rights in joining graduate school, having a voice as men did -
Political Scandal
Nixon was on the front of being impeached due to a break in at the Watergate apartment. These men were caught stealing information to have a political upper hand on the Nixons other candidate. There was many lies which Nixon was hiding. -
US in Afgnanistan
Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan and the U.S assisted the Muhiyadeen, which lead to economic policy and the U.S was not able to escape as they took part into it. -
War in the 90's
George bush president of the US, 2 years in to his presidency he is challenged by Saddam Hussein who has invaded Kuwait and taking full control of the oil distribution to the US and other nations. presiden Bush was not allowing for this to happen while other countries like Iraq and their people were being taken over.
