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Important American Events

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From the 1950s through the 1980s, major events shaped the fabric of American society, economics, and politics. Socially, Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court which struck down the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), effectively ending segregation in public education (Brown, 2008, p. 1). In the 1950s, the threat of Communism and the rise of the Cold War led to what was known as "McCarthyism," a term that equates to the "intense anti-communist suspicion in the U.S." (McCarthyism, 2008, p. 1). Eventually, U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy was accused of leading witch hunts against innocent citizens and discredited. During the 1960s, the outbreak of the Vietnam War witnessed bitter fighting between Communist (i.e. China) and U.S. and Vietnam forces. Highly unpopular in the U.S., the Vietnam War generated

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