1941-1963


 * 1941-1963 **

__**Most Important People:**__
 * 1) Adolf Hitler
 * 2) John F. Kennedy
 * 3) Martin Luther King Jr.
 * 4) Dwight D. Eisenhower
 * 5) Fidel Castro
 * 6) Harriet Truman
 * 7) Douglas McArthur
 * 8) Rosenbergs
 * 9) Elvis Presley
 * 10) Neil Armstrong

__**Most Important Events:**__
 * 1) World War 2
 * 2) Pearl Harbor
 * 3) Cold War
 * 4) Korean War
 * 5) Vietnam War
 * 6) Civil Rights Movement
 * 7) Cuban Missle Crisis
 * 8) Hiroshima
 * 9) Nagasaki
 * 10) Sputnik


 * Adolf Hitler**
 * Cordon**

Adolf Hitler’s rule made one of the biggest impacts on our world in all of history. It seems impossible that a man such as Hitler could be responsible for the outbreak of World War II, in which over 60,000,000 soldiers around the world were killed, the slaughtering of over 6,000,000 innocent people (a.k.a. the Holocaust), and the overall destruction of Europe. Hitler’s actions showed America, as well as other countries, that we must be involved in foreign affairs in order to prevent such events from happening again. He was an example of how the evolution of modern war tactics could be used for evil.
 * World War I veteran
 * Chancellor of Germany from August, 1934 to April, 1945
 * His ideas of foreign policy contributed to initiating World War II (invasion of Poland)
 * Blamed for the slaughtering of over 6 million Jews
 * Committed suicide on April 30, 1945

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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, and served from 1961 until he was assassanated in November of 1963. JFK was the youngest president to ever be elected into office and was the second youngest president to ever be in office, behind Teddy Roosevelt who was 42. Kennedy is also the only Catholic to ever be president. Some important events taking place during his presidency were; the bay of bigs invasion, the cuban missile crisis and the space race. The cuban missile crisis was like throughout the United States increasing the presidents credibility, his approval rating rose 11% to 77%. He was shot twice when he was assassinated, once in the torso and once in the nack of his head, by a lone sniper Lee Harvey Oswald. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy#Cuban_Missile_Crisis] Martin Luther King Junior is notorious for his involvement in the African-American Civil Rights Movement in America during the 60s. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was a minister that followed the teachings of Ghandi, which consisted of mostly nonviolent protesting. King is famously known for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 in Washington, D.C. Being the youngest person awarded the nobel prize in 1964, he was praised for his work in racial segregation and the like. In April of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenessee at the age of 39. He has since been praised for his outstanding work in the history of the United States, and we even celebrate a holiday dedicated to this man as well.
 * John F. Kennedy**
 * Joe**
 * Martin Luther King Jr.**
 * Courtney**




 * Dwight D. Eisenhower-** **Ellen**
 * -34th president of the United States 1953-1961**
 * -First Supreme Commander of NATO**
 * -Led soldiers in the invasion known as D-Day and was in charge of the War Plans Division**

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Fidel Castro is a Cuban politican and revolutionary, he was the president for 32 years until recently stepping down. After several failed assassination attempts on him by the C.I.A., Castro formed an Alliance with the Soviet Unionand allowed them to store their neclear missiles on the Cuban islands. This alliance led to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Castro was a huge concern of the United States government during the 50s and 60s. Also he was one of the top concerns of the U.S. government because he was encouraging the Cubans to shoot missiles at the United States if we were to invade Cuba. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Castro#The_Cuban_Missile_Crisis:_1962] Harriet Truman was the 33rd President of the United States of America. He served two terms from 1945 till 1953 after World War II was over. Although not having much of an occupation after he served time in the First World War, Truman turned to politics and became a senator. He was one of the very few presidents who failed to attend and graduate college also. His platform consisted of the Fair Deal Program, which was quite similar to Roosevelt's New Deal on dealing with domestic affairs. Truman's presidency consisted of many foreign affairs, such as the Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Cold War, and more. He became a very unpopular man at the end of his presidency.
 * Fidel Castro**
 * Joe**
 * Harriet Truman**
 * Courtney**


 * Douglas McArthur**
 * McKayla**
 * - US army General and field marshal of the Phillippine Army**
 * -Played a prominent roll in leading the army through the war in the pacific during WW2**


 * Rosenbergs-** **Ellen**
 * -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg**
 * -Committed espionage during war**
 * -Were the first to ever be executed for espionage by the US on June 19, 1953**
 * -Caught spying to find out information on the bombs.**
 * -Sent by the Soviet Union**

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Mckayla
 * Elvis Presley**
 * - Introduced the true meaning to what is Rock and Roll to America**
 * - brought about a new generation of music, dance, entertainment, clothing, looks, attitude during the 1950's and on**
 * - people were crazy about Elvis. The young generation looked up to Elvis as an icon and tried to be just like him with his unique style**
 * - Elvis changed the way people entertained, and impacted the world of music immensely.**
 * -He brought joy to people from all over the world with his music, and famous dance moves**


 * Neil Armstrong**
 * Cordon**

Neil Armstrong was perhaps one of the biggest celebrities of the 1960’s. His successful journey on //Apollo 11//, along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, made him the first man on the moon. This mission served as a breakthrough not only for America, but for science all around the world. Being able to put a man on the moon seemed impossible for thousands of years, but Neil Armstrong astounded many when he resonded to Earth with “One small step for man, one giant step to mankind.” America’s success with the //Apollo 11// mission only fueled the heat between the United States and the USSR in the Space Race and Cold War.
 * Born on August 5, 1930
 * Korean War veteran
 * Became one of the first American’s in space in his first flight aboard the //Gemini 8// mission in 1966
 * On his second flight, the //Apollo 11// mission, Neil became the first human being to set foot on the moon
 * Born on August 5, 1930
 * Korean War veteran
 * Became one of the first American’s in space in his first flight aboard the //Gemini 8// mission in 1966
 * On his second flight, the //Apollo 11// mission, Neil became the first human being to set foot on the moon
 * Korean War veteran
 * Became one of the first American’s in space in his first flight aboard the //Gemini 8// mission in 1966
 * On his second flight, the //Apollo 11// mission, Neil became the first human being to set foot on the moon

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Influences: 1. China becomes communist 2. World War 1 3. Desire to bring US into war On an early morning in December of 1941 in a quiet militry base in Honolulu, Hawaii the Japanese attacked. They sent bomber planes flying over Pearl Harbor and dropped them all over the naval base, destroying numerous battleships and taking many innocent lives. Torpedoes were not meant to be used in the shallow harbor, but the Japanese got around it and sunk lots of battleships.
 * Pearl Harbor**
 * Courtney**

World War II was a global war taking place from 1939 to 1945, the United States officially entered the war in 1961. The second world war is considered by historians the deadlist conflict in human history. The war was fought between the Axis Powers; Germany Italy and Japan, and the Allied Powers; U.S. France and the British. Events Influencing the Second World War and the U.S.' Entrance - rise of Hitler in Germany - the first world war - unrestricted submarine warfare by the German/Nazi u-boats - sinking of the Lousitania, a passenger ship - the Zimmerman Note, united states involvement []
 * World War II**
 * Joe**


 * Hiroshima**
 * Cordon**
 * Atomic Bomb dropped on August 6, 1945
 * First time a nuclear bomb had ever been used as an offensive
 * Killed over 70,000 people immediately, while injuring another 70,000 with severe burns and radiation poisoning.
 * Lasting effects of the bomb were not known to be as severe as they were. Birth deformations and a low life expectancy was common for several generations after
 * Contributed to the surrendering of Japan, ending the war in the Pacific.

The bombing of Hiroshima my have helpedend World War II, but turn opened up a whole new idea of war fighting tactics. The use of the atomic shocked the entire world. Many disagree with the killing of thousands upon thousands of innocent people, while many agree Truman’s decision, declaring it saved over a million American lives. Nonetheless the bombing of Hiroshima was a demonstration of how use of our modern weapons at the time were too advanced, and would only continues to improve over the next few decades. [] [|http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm]


 * Nagasaki**
 * McKayla**
 * -World War 2 atomic bombing**
 * -2nd atomic bomb that followed Hiroshima**
 * -bomb was called the fat man**
 * -killed 60,000-80,000 people and left the town of Nagasaki in utter ruins**

The Civil Rights Movement occured throughout the 50s and 60s and its main goal was equality by the law. The Civil Rights Movement pulled the U.S. out of segregation with the judicial decision in Brown vs. Board of Education. The Movement helped with making segrgegation illegal. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in employment practices and public accomodations. Events Influencing the Civil Rights Movement - Montgomery Bus Boycott(1955-56), rise to fame of Rosa Parks - Martin Luther King, Jr's famous "I have a Dream" speech - the assassination of MLK JR. - Jackie Robinson becoming the first african american baseball player - segregation and racism throught the U.S. before and then []
 * Civil Rights Movement**
 * Joe**


 * Korean War**
 * Cordon**




 * Korean was seen as a vital domino in Eisenhower’s “domino theory”
 * On June 25, 2950, the North Korean Army invaded South Korea by crossing the 38th parallel line
 * In fear of losing Korea to communism, which would result in all of Southeast Asia becoming communists, Eisenhower sent over 100,000,000 troops over the course of 3 years to aid the South Korean Army
 * An armistice was signed on July 27, 1953 between countries involved and the United Nations to stop fire.
 * The border still remained at the 38th parallel

The Korean War was an attempt (and partly success) at Eisenhower’s belief of containment of communism during the Cold War. Americans, though anti-communist, believed the United States was too heavily involved in foreign affairs, due to our involvement in Korea. Over 35,000 men were killed in action, while another 90,000 wounded, all for a war that was never officially won.

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 * Sputnik- Ellen**
 * -first artificial satellite to be put in Earth's orbit by the Russians**
 * -Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957**
 * -Took part in triggering the start of the Cold War**
 * -Involved in the Space Race**
 * -Helped identify density and orbital changes.**
 * -Burned on January 4, 1958 after spending 3 months in orbit**

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 * Cold War- Ellen**


 * -Soviet Union (communists) vs. United States (western democracies) due to political tension between the two.**
 * -Began as World War ll was ending.**
 * -arms build up of nuclear weapons**
 * -"Iron Curtain" created during the time of the Cold War**
 * -Marshall Plan**
 * -Berlin Airlift and the falling of the Berlin Wall**
 * -US felt their national security was threatened by the Soviets**

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 * Vietnam War -McKayla**
 * - Stepping stone during the cold war**
 * -This was war a prolonged struggle between national forces attempting to unify Vietnam under a communist country.**
 * -The US felt the strong need to take action in getting involved to help avoid communism in Vietnam.**
 * - Us leaders lost support of the war from Americans and the war ended by was never "won"**
 * - It was a benchmark of what not to do in all of the future US foreign affairs**

Influences: 1. Fidel Catro 2. Soviet Union 3. Cold War 4. Bay of Pigs 5. Korean War United States spy planes detected soviet nuclear missle being built off the coast of Cuba in 1962, which was only 90 miles away from the tip of Florida. This frightened everybody, especially President Kennedy. Kennedy publicly demanded the USSR to remove the missle and then ordered a naval blockade around Cuba. Tensions built as the United States and the Societ Union ships waited for orders to either fire or withdraw. Soviet leader Khrushchev eventually agreed to remove the missiles if Kennedy promised not to invade Cuba.
 * Cuban Missle Crisis**
 * Courtney**

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