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Established in 1945 by the Allied Powers.
When was the United Nations established?
A political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, which began after Germany's surrender in 1945 over the establishment of left-wing governments.
What was the Cold War?
33rd president of the U.S. (1945-1953).
Who was Harry S. Truman?
In the 1950s, this became a dominant cultural force in the United States, evolving from a novelty to a key form of American entertainment. It was widely believed to have a greater influence on American culture than traditional institutions.
What was television?
A figure in the American civil rights movement, most notably for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947. His entry into the major leagues marked a significant challenge to racial segregation in the United States.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This ruling banned segregation in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
The Soviet Union began to install missiles in Cuba to use for attacks against the U.S.; the confrontation of this event brought the United States and the Soviet Union very close to war.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Legislation that aimed to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power.
What is the Employment Act of 1946?
A book by sociologist David Riesman, with collaborators Reuel Denney and Nathan Glazer, that deals primarily with the social character of the urban middle class.
What is The Lonely Crowd?
An interracial American organization established in 1909. Its primary goals are to abolish segregation and discrimination in areas such as housing, education, employment, voting, and transportation; to oppose racism; and to ensure that African Americans have their constitutional rights.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
In 1955, a leader emerged in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
A was a diverse, centralized state led by the Communist Party, reforms in the 1980s led to independence for its republics by 1991.
What was the Soviet Union?
A significant increase in the birth rate in the United States between 1946 and 1964. This generation is the only generation distinctly recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.
What was the Baby Boom?
An American social and literary movement that began in the 1950s. It was centered in bohemian artist communities in San Francisco’s North Beach, Los Angeles’ Venice West, and New York City’s Greenwich Village.
A nonviolent civil rights movement that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960.
What was the Sit-In Movement?
In 1969, the United States successfully had a never-before-seen event in space.
What was Apollo 11
The first person to refer to the situation between the United States and the Soviet Union as the Cold War in an article.
Who was George Orwell?
Ratified on February 27, 1951, limits the number of terms a president may serve.
What is the 22nd Amendment
A popular music style, evolving from a blend of country music and rhythm and blues. It became a cultural phenomenon fueled by Black culture and the increasing spending power of white teenagers.
What was Rock and Roll?
U.S. legislation that intended to end discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin. It is considered the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction and a hallmark of the American civil rights movement.
What was the Civil Rights Act?
Iranians took U.S. hostages in 1979, after overthrowing their government.
What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
The Soviet Union blocked land access to West Berlin in 1948, prompting the US and its allies to organize the Berlin Airlift to supply the city.
What was the Berlin Blockade?
President Harry S. Truman's liberal domestic reform program.
What was the Fair Deal?
A commission was created to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
What was the Warren Commission?
Signed the Civil Rights Act into law.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?