1941-1963

__Events__
1. Cold War 2. America Declares War 3. Hiroshima/Nagasaki 4. Vietnam War 5. Korean War 6. D-Day 7. JFK Assassination 8. Cuban Missile Crisis 9. Civil Rights Act 10. Marshall Plan

__People__
1. Harry Truman 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower 3. JFK 4. MLK 5. Joseph McCarthy 6.Elvis Presley 7. Rosa Parks 8. Anne Frank 9.Malcolm X 10.Marilyn Monroe

__The **Cold War (1945-1991)** __ []

Influences… The Cold War was over almost a 50 year period starting after WWII when the Nazis were defeated. Afterwards, the Soviet Union and the United States competed with each other I a arms race to be the world’s best superpower.
 * 1) Communism
 * 2) Success against Nazi Germany
 * 3) Stalin
 * 4) Being superpowers
 * 5) Nuclear Bomb

__America Declares War (WWII) (1941)__
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- Influences
 * Pearl Harbor
 * Hitler
 * WWI
 * Appeasement
 * Fascism, Totalitarianism, Nationalism,

The US declared war on Japan, the day after they bombed Pearl Harbor. Germany and Italy had an alliance with Japan and immediately declared war on America, causing us to enter the war in Europe. This was important because it pulled us out of the depression, later established us as the world power, and stopped the Empires of Germany and Japan from growing.

__The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki- 1945__
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During the second world war, the Allied military leaders had hoped to force Japan to surrender by putting a blockade in place or by heavily bombing Japan. Using the Manhattan Project of the creation of an atomic bomb, Truman decided to bomb the sity of Hiroshima without any warning. On July 26th, 1945, Truman demanded that Japan surrender or else it would lead to "prompt and utter destruction." On August 6th, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 80,000, wounding 35,000, and destroying two thirds of the buildings. On August 9th, 1945, Truman decided to drop another bomb on the city of Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. These two historic events led to what is known as V-J Day. On August 15th, the Japanese emperor announced the end of the war.

__Vietnam War (1959)__
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- Influences
 * Domino Theory
 * Communism
 * Ho Chi Minh
 * French Rule
 * Chinese helped the Vietnamese

The Vietnam war was generally a very unpopular war in America. Many soldiers were killed or hurt because of the gorilla warfare tactics used by the North Vietnamese. America stepped in on the side on the South Vietnamese because the north was Communist and because Americans feared that if one country fell to communism, then surrounding countries would as well.

__Korean War (1950-1953)__
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[] Influences… After North Korea poured soldiers over the 38th Parallel the war began. American troops were there within a month and this was the first military action during the Cold War. The war ended after 3 years and is still divided today.
 * 1) 38th Parallel
 * 2) Communism
 * 3) Cold War
 * 4) North Korea’s invasion of South Korea
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Stalin

__D-Day- June 6th, 1944__
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During the second world war, the Allies hoped to end the war quickly by launching a large invasion of mainland Europe. They chose the coastline of Normandy, France. Although the Allies were going to invade, they fears the introduction of two German weapons, the V1 Flying Bomb and the V2 rocket. By the end of the battle, there had been over 10,000 American casualties. By the end of August, Paris had been freed from the Germans.

__JFK Assassination (1963)__
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Influences… <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On November 22, 1963 President Kennedy was in a car touring the city of Dallas when at about noon he was assassinated. His assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald who shot him from The Texas Schoolbook Depository Building and fled. He was captured later that day and was shot by Jack Ruby three days later.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cold War
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Lee Harvey Oswald
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">John F. Kennedy’s Presidential policies
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Red scare
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">American desperation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">__Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)__
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Influences… <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a satellite took pictures of nuclear weapons setup in Cuba. They were believed to be Soviet missiles. This almost led to a nuclear war because if those missiles had gone off, we would have been forced to retaliate.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Soviet insecurity
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Bay of Pigs
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cold War
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Communism
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Fidel Castro

__Civil Rights Act (1964)__
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- Influences
 * JFK
 * MLK Jr. and his followers
 * Progressive era
 * Plessy Vs. Ferguson
 * the March on Washington (1963)

The civil rights act of 1964 is one of the most important acts of US history especially for minorities. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it in in 1964 and it made discrimination based on a persons color, nationality, religion or sex illegal. It protected the right of EVERY US citizen to use public facilities, gain employment, and to vote

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Marshal Plan __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Influences… <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Marshal Plan was the act by the government to help all non communists stay communist free. The U.S provided economic support to any country fighting communism.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Stalin
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Communism
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">WWII
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Destroyed European countries
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Truman

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__Harry Truman__
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Truman became President in 1945 following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He played a major role in the development of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, both of which attempted to help Europe regain its stability. Also, Truman played a leading role in the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War. He made the decision to bomb the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the U.S. development of the atomic bomb.

__Dwight D. Eisenhower__
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States and during the Cold War. He was also President during The Korean War and was a General in World War Two. He, along with the other Cold War Presidents, helped in different situations from starting World War Three.

__John F. Kennedy__
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JFK is one of the great leaders on America before he was assassinated. His election was special because the TV had a huge impact on him being elected. His inaugural speech was the one where he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." He took immediate action in the civil rights movement, created the peace corps, and still had the cold war issues weighing heavily on him. While The world was on the brink of nuclear war in the Cuban Missile Crisis, he acted calmly and quite possibly saved America and maybe the world.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">__Martin Luther King Jr.__
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Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the civil rights movement during the 1960's. King was a strong advocate of using nonviolence to gain their rights, and pushed for the abolition of segregation. In 1964, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. King's life came to an end when he was shot at the age of 39 years old.

__Joseph McCarthy__


McCarthy is important because he created the "Domino Theory" and made the "Red Scare" nation wide. He was a senator from Wisconsin that could explain why China fell to Communism, Korea wouldn't become capitalistic, and the Russian Spies in America. McCarthyism was created by his views and the millions of followers he had because of American's fear of Communism.

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Elvis Presley __**
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Elvis Presley is considered the father of Rock and Roll. His dancing and performances were considered wrong and older generations did not approve of him. He was the most famous celebrities during this period.

__Rosa Parks__
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Rosa Parks was one of the most important people during the civil rights movement. In 1955 she refused to get up out of her bus seat and move to the back, sparking the movement. Afterward she helped participate in marches and such, being one of the founders of the movements.

__Anne Frank__
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Throughout the years that Anne Frank and her family went into hiding to escape the persecution by the Nazi's, the young girl kept a journal that documented their journey and the horrors along the way. Once Anne was killed at Auschwitz, her father published her journal for thousands of people to read. The simple diary then became a controversial piece of history.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Malcolm X __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Malcolmx.com/



<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Malcolm X was a human rights activist during one of the most violent and racist times in History. He pushed for rights for African Americans and thought of them as the greatest race. One of the most influential African Americans of time period. __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Marilyn Monroe __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[]



<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Marilyn Monroe was the most famous women of her time. She performed in motion pictures and concerts where she sang. She was a sex symbol for women and changed how women look and act.