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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall

The berlin wall wasa barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls. Was used to isolate part of Berlin.

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Artifact 1: Berlin Wall

http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx

As President Kennedy secretly finds out about nuclear missiles in Cuba, Kennedy sets up a blockade around Cuba. As the United states and Russia get close to a nuclear war, they are able to make an agreement to take the missiles out of Cuba.

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Artifact 2: Cuban Missile Crisis

http://history1900s.about.com/od/vietnamwar/a/vietnamwar.htm

The Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of Vietnam under a communist government and the United States (with the aid of the South Vietnamese) attempting to prevent the spread of communism.

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Artifact 3: Vietnam War

http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/November-22-1963-Death-of-the-

President.aspx

President John F. Kennedy was non-publically planning for his next presidential campaign. Kennedy was trying to win over the electoral votes from texas. Kennedy was visiting Fort Worth when he was assassinated.

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Artifact 4: President Kennedy Assassination

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1960s/qt/vietnamtroops.htm

In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, per the authority given to him by Congress in the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, decided to escalate the Vietnam Conflict by sending U.S. ground troops to Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam; they are the first U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam.

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Artifact 5: Troops Sent to Vietnam

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-protests

During the beginning of the Vietnam war, most Americans were all for the war efforts in Vietnam. But as the war slowly continued, people began to worry about how important this war really is and if it is worth the casualties. So as the war progressed, more and more people began to make anti war efforts and they tried everything they could to stop the war.

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Artifact 6: Vietnam Anti War Efforts

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-land-in-the-

dominican-republic

China's first nuclear test took place in 1964 and first hydrogen bomb test occurred in 1967. Tests continued until 1996 when it signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). People in America realized that china having weapons of mass destruction could end very badly, so the United States were

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Artifact 7 China Obtains Nuclear Bomb

In an effort to forestall what he claims will be a "communist dictatorship" in the Dominican Republic, President Lyndon B. Johnson sends more than 22,000 U.S. troops to restore order on the island nation. Johnson's action provoked loud protests in Latin America and skepticism among many in the United States

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Artifact 8: Troops sent to the Dominican

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-land-in-the-dominican-republic

ghttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html#.U1h3U1VdWSooes here

The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. This wasn’t just for scientific studies, this mission was a way to “prove” to the world that the United States were the greatest super power, by successfully walking on the moon.

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Artifact 9: Apollo 11 First to the Moon

gohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)es here

While the U.S.A. claims that the ship was in territorial waters at the time of the incident, North Korea captured the ship. The USS Pueblo was a spy ship that was apart of the Naval Security Group (NSG).

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Artifact 10: USS Pueblo

The Pentagon Papers, officially titled "Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force", was commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1967. In June of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed. However, the publications of the report that resulted from these leaks were incomplete and suffered from many quality issues

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Artifact 11: Pentagon Papers

http://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

Before being elected for president Nixon served for eight years as vice president. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 19600, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California in 1962. In 1968, he ran again for the presidency and was elected.

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Artifact 12: Nixon is Elected

Linked citation goes here

February 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for an official trip. He was the first U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China since it was established in 1949. This was an important event because the U.S. was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War..

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Artifact 13: Nixon Visits China

www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0123.html

President Nixon Says that it reaches both countries goals, so with assistance from President Nixon’s associates, Nixon has stated that there is a cease-fire. And al troops will be out of Vietnam in 60 days.

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Artifact 14: US Cease-Fire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

The scandal in the middle east escalated quickly, costing Nixon much of his political support, and on August 9, 1974, he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office. After his resignation, he accepted a pardon issued by his successor, Gerald Ford.

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Artifact 15: Nixon Resigns

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In early 1975 the South Vietnamese Army lost twenty planes in a failed effort to defend a key province Phuoc Longe. The North Vietnamese leaders took advantage of the lack of response from the U.S. to the siege of the planes and started to move more aggressively in the South. This was a stepping stone to Vietnam getting the United States out of the country. Some people in Vietnam thought that it was patriotic to be happy that the U.S.A has left the country.

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Artifact 16: Vietnam War is Over