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By Kennedi Stinnette and Andre Walker
By Kennedi Stinnette and Andre Walker
1948 - 1957
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The scare of widespread fear from the society of the rise of communism. This was important because America wanted to contain other countries from spreading communism and America did not want communism.
Rank: 10
Image: Cartoon depicting Communism and anarchy creeping under the American Flag, 1919 . Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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June 24, 1948 - May 12, 1949
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this crisis was one of the biggest international problems of the cold war. Germany and the Soviet Union created a blockade of the Western allies roads, railways, and canal access.
Rank: 14
Image: Berlin Blockade. Photographer. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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June 19, 1953
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were spies executed during the Cold War. This was important because America was on top guard about Russia and wanted nothing to do with them during the Cold War.
Rank: 8
Image: ROSENBERG EXECUTION, 1953. - Headline from the Los Angeles Times, 20 June 1953, reporting the previous day's execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg for spying.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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May 17, 1954
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American state laws ruled that segregation in the school is unlawful and unconstitutional. This was important because it showed that America was taking closer steps to completely abolish Jim Crow Laws.
Rank: 13
Image: SEGREGATION HEADLINE, 1954. - Front page of The New York Times, 18 May 1954, announcing the Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education school segregation case.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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December 5, 1955 - December 20, 1956
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A mass protest that ended when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation on public busses was unconstitutional. This is important because it played a massive role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Rank:15
Image:Montgomery, Alabama: 1956..Mrs. Rosa Parks, a Negro seamstress, being fingerprinted after her refusal to move to the back of a bus to accomodate a white passenger touched off the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala.. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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September 4, 1957
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1957 A group of African American High Schoolers who attended a predominately white school (Little Rock High School) aiming to end segregation within schools. These students are important because they were some of the youngest individuals to fight for Civil Rights and equal opportunities in the schooling system.
Rank: 1
Image:SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1957. - Elizabeth Eckford (left) and Jefferson Thomas (right), two of the first nine black students to be admitted to Little Rock Central High School, walk away from school after attending afternoon session, 12 August 1957.. Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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May 9th, 1960
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The FDA approved in order to give women more freedom regarding their bodies and reproduction. The importance of this movement was that it gave women the basic right to prevent pregnancy if she pleased.
Rank: 16
Image:Birth control pills. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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April 17, 1961 - April 19, 1961
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When Fidel Castro launched an attack on Fulgencio Batista and stepped into power. This was important because it was the push to dominate Fidel Castro.
Rank: 17
Image:Bay of pigs, 1961, captured mercenaries during the bay of pigs invasion.. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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October 16, 1962 - October 28, 1962
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A military and political standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States that almost resulted in Nuclear attacks. This was important because it was one of the biggest confrontations between America and the Soviet Union.
Rank: 18
Image: Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, aerial view. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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August 28, 1963
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A Civil RIghts March where people fought for equal rights like jobs and freedom in the U.S. capital. This is important because it encouraged JFK to pass a federal civil rights bill that was stronger than previous bills.
Rank: 2
Image: March On Washington. VERTICAL. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed May 23, 2019.
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