Transcript 1965-1975 - Cold war group 3 website

Welcome to the Museum of
Weapons Room
Inventions
Museum Entrance
Revolutions and
movements
Space Room
Vietnam War Room
The world from 1965-1975
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Alex Marks
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Alex Marks is a tenth grader in Clear Springs
high school. She is a assistant stage
manager in Clear Springs tech theatre
department.
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Viet Cong Attack on Pleiku Airbase
On February 6, 1965 Viet Cong
ordered an attack on U.S. Pleiku
airbase, also known as Camp
Holloway Airfield. Nine Americans
were killed and 128 wounded. In
retaliation the U.S. launched an air
operation called Operation Flaming
Dart against North Vietnam.
"Pleiku Airstrip after Vietcong Attack." WGBH Open
Vault. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2014
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My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre, which took
place on March 16th, 1968, was
one of the most infamous event of
the Vietnam War. This massacre
was caused by the United States
who were looking for Viet Cong.
The village had about 700
inhabitants. The number of people
killed ranged from no less than 175
to as high as 504, and the ages of
the people killed ranged from zero
to eighty two years old.
"Vietnam War: 'Kill Anything That
Moves'" BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr.
2014.to
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Secret Bombing of Cambodia
In hopes of destroying the North Vietnamese
hidden bases, President Nixon and his National
Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, sought
retaliation for a communist attack from North
Vietnam. This retaliation involved the bombing
of Cambodia on May 18, 1969. The bombing
was kept a secret. The entire operation was
called Operation Menu.
"Factsheets : Hitting Sanctuaries:
Cambodia." Factsheets : Hitting Sanctuaries:
Cambodia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
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Operation Eagle Pull
This operation was
designed to send U.S.
troops by helicopters to
evacuate U.S. embassy
staff from Phnom Penh.
This operation was put
into affect from April 11th to
April 13th of 1975
"Operation Eagle Pull." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 18 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
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Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
In 1968, the United States,
along with the USSR and
100 other countries sign a
nuclear nonproliferation
treaty. This treaty was
established to prevent the
spread of nuclear
weapons and weapon
technogly.
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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), 1968 1961–1968 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." The
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), 1968 - 1961–
1968 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d.
Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
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Neutron Bomb/Warhead
The Neutron Bomb is a small
thermonuclear bomb. After the
neutron bomb was made, the
Carter administration proposed to
modernizing the nuclear arsenal in
the United States by initializing
Neutron Warheads on Lance
missiles and artillery shells that
were headed to Europe. The
Neutron Warheads first camp out to
the media in 1977.
"I-HLS Neutron Weapons and Sam Cohen the Developer of 'sane' Nuclear Weapons." IHLS.
N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
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Grenade Launcher
After several attempts at
trying to make a squad level
repeating grenade launcher,
US finally made the XM148
in the mid-1960s during the
Vietnam War. It was a
prototype for a 40mm
grenade projector. Its was
evaluated for the chance to
go into to battle but however
it was never actually used in
the war.
"China Lake Model | Weapon.ge - Modern Firearms
Encyclopedia." China Lake Model | Weapon.ge Modern Firearms Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22
Apr. 2014.
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Rheinmetall MG3
After Germany was allowed to
reinvest in small armed weapons
the MG was developed. Many
models were made however the
MG3 was developed in 1968 and is
still used today. It is not only used
by Germany, like over weapons,
this gun has been adopted by the
armed forces of 30 different
countries.
•"The Lost Art of Machinegunnery? -." The
Lost Art of Machinegunnery? -. N.p., n.d. Web. 22
Apr. 2014.
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First Spacewalk
Alexey Leonov as Russian
astronaut was the astronaut to
spacewalk in 1965. He spent
twelve minutes outside his
Voskhod Spacecraft on March 18th.
After the walk Leonov was barely
able to get back inside the airlock
due to his space suit inflating in the
vacuum space. He did not go back
into space until 1971.
"Landings, NASA, and the Soviet Space
Program." Amy Shira Teitel. N.p., n.d.Web. 22 Apr.
2014.
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First Picture of Earth From a Distance
The U.S. Lunar Orbiter
orbits around the moon
on August 23rd, 1996
and takes the first
picture of earth from a
distance.
"Milestones in Space Photography -– National
Geographic." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web.
22 Apr. 2014.
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The Zond 5
On September 15, 1968, the Zond
5 is launched into space and orbits
around the moon and returns to
earth six days later. This flight’s
cargo was different, it included two
Russian tortoises, wine flies, meal
worms, plants, seed and other
living matter. On September 21,
1968 the capsule crash landed into
the Indian Ocean, the USSR space
program was able to retrieve it and
the cargo in it remained intact and
alive.
"Gagarin's Great Feat: 50 Space-Race Highs and
Lows." Time. Time Inc., 27 Sept. 2007. Web. 22
Apr. 2014.
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First Walk on the Moon
On the Apollo 11 Mission, two US
astronauts took the first steps on
the moon. July 20, 1969 Neil
Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
became the first men to walk on
the moon. Their walk on the moon
not only sent the US ahead of
Russia in the Space Race but also
gave people hope for knew
exploration.
“That’s one small step for a man,
and one giant leap for mankind”
"Boulder-based Company Plans to Offer Private
Trips to Moon in 2020."KDVRcom. N.p., n.d. Web.
22 Apr. 2014.
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Prague Spring
With political, economical, and social problems
pushing into overload, the communist party in
Czech made Alexander Dubcek as their new
leader, in 1968. Dubcek became well liked by
the people in Czech, for trying to get them
additional rights, however the other countries in
the Warsaw Pact did not take a liking to
Dubcek. So on August 20, 1968 when troops
from Russia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and
East Germany occupied Czechoslovakia, the
government declared that the invasion was a
violation of International lay. After many people
who initiated and supported the liberal reforms
were forced into the Soviet Union, Dubcek was
replaced in office, the replacement later gave
an apology.
"Thread: Prague Spring Invasion, 1968." Military
Photos RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
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Cultural Revolution in China
From 1966-1976 China experienced a
period of widespread social and political
upheaval, which was launched by Mao
Zedong, the chair man of the Communist
Party of China. Mao insisted that “liberal
bourgeois” elements needed to be taken
away and the country returned to
capitalism. He wants the thoughts and
actions of China’s you (the Red Guards
groups) to be mobilized. Mao himself
declared that the Cultural Revolution was
over in 1969 but from between 1969 -1976
the political instability and power struggles
said other wise.
Lieberthal, Kenneth G. "Cultural Revolution
(Chinese Political Movement)."Encyclopedia
Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.
Web. 21 Apr. 2014.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was a prominent
leader of the African American Civil Right
movement. MLK gave a speech about how
he wanted his children and many others
children to grow up in a world where there
was no race discrimination. During the
time of Vietnam War he began to publicly
express his doubts about the war, he
doubted the U.S. true intentions of the war.
Then on April 4,1968 he was assassinated
at his hotel in Memphis Tennessee. His
death brought many riots within the United
States.
Linked citation "Night Lights Classic Jazz - Indiana
Public Media | Dear Martin: Jazz Tributes To
Martin Luther King Jr." Night Lights Classic Jazz
RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
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Counterculture of the 1960s
The counterculture refers to an
anti-establishment culture
phenomenon that was developed
in the U.S. and United Kingdom
and spread throughout the western
world and gained more momentum
as the African-American Civil
Rights Movements continued to
grow. This movement was a
movement where young people are
rethinking the direction of the
American and other democratic
societies. They were also worried
about the environment
Linked citation goes her"The 1960s and
1970s." ENVIRONMENTAL CORRUPTION IN
THE UNITED STATES. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr.
2014.
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Portable Calculator
In the 1964 Dean Toombs got
together a team consisting of Jack
Kilby, Jim Van Tassel, and Jerry
Merryman to make a calculator that
could fit in the palm of someone’s
hand, but could perform the basic
mathematical functions. By
December 1966 they had a
working model of a calculator that
people could take around with
them
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LED
LED stands for light emitting diode.
The first commercially used LED
light was developed in the 1960’s,
which was only a normal light color.
However as time went on and
research continued in 1970 more
colors, such as green, yellow, red
and orange began to be developed
in LEDs. LED’s are normally small
lights.
"Light-emitting Diode." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
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Rubik’s Cube
Invited in Hungary in 1974 by Ernõ
Rubik, a sculptor and professor of
architecture, the Rubik’s cube was
originally called the Magic Cube.
The Rubik Cube was sold by Ideal
Toy Corporation. His initial
attraction to inventing the cube was
not to make a best selling toy
puzzle but the fact that the
structural design fascinated him.
Linked citation goes her"Rubik's Cube." Wikipedia.
Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 23 Apr.
2014.e
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Personal Computer
The first project of working on
a Personal Computer was
made in 1962 by and Italian
company, which was later
launched in the 1964 New
York World’s fair. By the 1970s
people in academic fields had
a chance to have a single use
of a computer systems.
"MITPressLog." 'MITPressLog' N.p., n.d. Web. 22
Apr. 2014
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Post-It-Notes
Invented by Scientist Spencer Sliver who was
attempting to make a super-strong adhesive.
The Post-It-Note was invented by accident, this
was in 1968. In 1977 the post it note was
names “Press n’ Peel” and was advertised in
stores in four cites, the results of how many
people bought it were disappointing, then in
1980 the “Press n’ Peel” was reintroduced as
the Post-It-Note and this attempt at selling the
product was more successful, a year later
Post-It-Notes were in stores in Canada and
Europe.
"The Yellow Post-It Note | Health for the Whole
Self." Health for the Whole Self RSS. N.p., n.d.
Web. 22 Apr. 2014.
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