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President John F. Kennedy, 1961 – 1963
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President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963 - 1969
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President Richard Nixon, 1969 - 1974
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In that same year, the U.S. and the Soviet Union ratified the Outer Space Treaty banning territorial claims in space and the placement of nuclear weapons on any "celestial body."
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1952, nuclear war
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1917, when the collapse of Czarist Russia led to a civil war
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1947, the U.S. established the Marshall Plan to provide economic assistance for Europe.
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In 1950, the U.S. Justice Department indicted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on charges of passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Their trial and conviction led to the first execution of U.S. civilians for espionage.
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to end the war quickly, to shape a better post-war world and to ensure self-determination for all peoples.
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In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy declared that he possessed a list of 205 Soviet spies working in the U.S. State Department.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949, combining the defenses of the U.S. and Western Europe to safeguard democratic European governments.
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Stalin was concerned with protecting the Soviet Union’s borders from future attack
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The space race continued when the Soviets launched the first man in space in April 1961. In the aftermath of yet another Soviet success in the space race, Kennedy publicly pledged to put an American on the moon within the decade.
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The United States did not recognize the Soviet government until November 16, 1933.
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In Vietnam, Kennedy gradually increased the number of U.S. military advisers to over 16,000.
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In 1961, the Soviets threatened access to West Berlin as they had done during the Truman administration.
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September 1949, the civil war in China concluded with the communists victorious.
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Soviets tested an atomic bomb in 1949
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Nixon encouraged both the Soviet Union and China, competing communist nations, to vie for American attention. This approach led to a period of reduced tensions with the Soviets, called détente.
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In the summer of 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev reached a secret agreement with the Cuban government to supply nuclear missiles capable of protecting the island against another U.S.-sponsored invasion.
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the first Red Scare of 1919-1920, the U.S. government conducted investigations of suspected communists or communist sympathizers.
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But on November 1, 1963, with the tacit approval of the Kennedy Administration, the South Vietnamese government was overthrown
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Stalin’s agreement to enter the war against Japan and to guarantee that the Soviet Union would participate in the new United Nations organization.
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Americans lived in intense fear of nuclear attack, communist aggression and espionage
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Finally, on August 5, 1963, one day before the 18th anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, representatives of the U.S., Great Britain and the Soviet Union signed the nuclear test ban treaty which the Senate ratified and Kennedy signed on October 7, 1963.
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In a secret agreement, the U.S. also agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey
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The war in Vietnam not only tested the U.S. strategy of containing communism, it forced American policymakers to think more creatively about how to protect U.S. interests abroad.
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June of 1950, communist North Korea invaded South Korea
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1944, Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill agreed to withhold information from the Russians about the development of the atomic bomb
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Ultimately, the Senate voted to censure Joseph McCarthy for obstructing the processes of the Senate and impairing its dignity. President Eisenhower remarked to his Cabinet that McCarthyism had become “McCarthywasm.”
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The National Security Act of 1947 reorganized the foreign policy and military establishments of the U.S. Government and established the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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In 1950, the National Security Council issued Policy Paper Number 68, which called for a massive military buildup in response to the Soviet threat.
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Communist nations sought to influence newly independent nations in Africa and Southeast Asia.
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The dispute cooled after the East Germans built the Berlin Wall separating East and West Berlin.
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The Cuban government was overthrown in a communist revolution
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Upon discovery of these missiles in October 1962, the U.S. initiated a blockade of Cuba. For thirteen days the world waited on the brink of nuclear war until the U.S. and the Soviet Union struck an agreement.
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National Military Establishment, which became the Department of Defense in 1949.
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On April 17, 1961, 1,400 Cuban exiles launched a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba
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President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, on the eve of military victory in Europe and within months of victory over Japan in the Pacific.
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Eisenhower was determined to “roll back” communism, using the CIA to carry out secret operations to overthrow anti-American governments
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On November 22, 1963, he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.
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Truman sent U.S. troops to support South Korea. In September 1950
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Within six months of taking office, President Eisenhower ended U.S. involvement in the Korean War
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The U.S. recognized Israel as a sovereign state while the Soviet Union supported Arab countries who opposed Israel.
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In January 1959, Cuban revolutionaries took over the Cuban government and, in February, Fidel Castro became the Prime Minister of Cuba.
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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik I, leading to an international space race.
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May 1960 Paris summit was derailed when a U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union and the pilot was captured.
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The ultimate goal was to overthrow Castro and establish a non-communist government friendly to the United States.
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Karen BoschEngage students in historical thinking with primary resources http://t.co/elBccFWv04 via @paulresta
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Mandy SkinnerProvides access to documents, photographs, audio and video recordings, and other materials from the nation's 12 presidential libraries.
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Jemetra FisherInteractive timeline for students plus a resource for educators
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Gabe WarnerAn interactive timeline of Presidential history, presenting materials drawn from the Presidential Libraries.
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The Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the thirteen Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. The goal of the project is to make these resources readily and freely available to students, educators, and adult learners throughout the world.
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Reed GillespieInteractive timeline of the President's of the United States. Herbert Hoover to present.
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Mr. ColemanThe Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the thirteen Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. The goal of the project is to make these resources readily and freely available to students, educators, and adult learners throughout the world.
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Christina DiMicelliThe Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the thirteen Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. The goal of the project is to make these resources readily and freely available to students and educators.
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the ipl2An interactive timeline about modern presidents. Includes all presidents who have a presidential library
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Stephanie SuessThe Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the thirteen Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio
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Rebecca FinkThis website would be useful for any American history class covering the 20th century. It is too bad that it does not cover all presidents, but it is a good look at the last thirteen presidents (President Herbert Hoover to President George W. Bush).
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Ruey LinTimeline and pictures of presidents from Hoover to Clinton. Click on “Timeline” to see the time periods and “gallery” to see pictures of the president. (Learning Technology Center in The University of Texas at Austin College of Education)
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Jacob BustamanteLínea de tiempo con excelente contenido
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Brody Howardhttp://www.presidentialtimeline.org/ - documents, photographs, audio and video recordings from the nation's 12 Presidential libraries
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Joanna ."The Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives. The goal of the project is to make these resources readily and freely available to students, educators, and adult learners throughout the world. "
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Explore the lives and administrations of twelve Presidents of the U.S.
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Carmella Hughesthe presidents
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Nathan Hale High School LibrarySelect links in this order:
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Brownsburg LibraryAn interactive timeline of Presidential history, presenting materials drawn from the Presidential Libraries.
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Neil Hokanson20th Century Presidential resources.
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Secondary Level20th Century Presidential resources.
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Nancy MangumInteractive Presidential Timeline. Great for students or teachers.
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Rena Shifflet"The Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives."
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bpastoreGives access to documents, photographs, video recordings from 12 presidential libraries.
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sharon edwardsGives access to documents, photographs, video recordings from 12 presidential libraries.
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