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Artifact 1: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty(NTP) 1968

• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NTP) was an agreement signed in 1968 by several of the major nuclear/ non-nuclear powers. They pledged their cooperation in stemming the spread of nuclear technology. Although the treaty did not prevent nuclear proliferation, the treaty was a major success for advocates of arms control.

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Artifact 2: Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and extremely dangerous confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold war. It was a moment when both superpowers came closest to a nuclear conflict. The Soviets had secret missile sites being built in Cuba. After many long and difficult meetings, JFK decided to place a blockade of ships around Cuba. He wanted to prevent the Soviets from bringing in more supplies and demanded the removal of the supplies. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev replied by having the U.S. take their missiles in Turkey, and they will take the missiles out of Cuba. Return to Room

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View of the launch site

Artifact 3: Ngo Dinh Diem

• Ngo Dinh Diem was the 1st president of South Vietnam. He was Roman Catholic and the son of a minister. Diem’s father was a counselor to the Vietnamese emperor. Diem went to the school of law and administration in Hanoi and graduated in 1921. That same year he was made governor of the Phan-Thiet province, which led to his increase of popularity. In 1933, Diem was chosen to be the interior minister by emperor Bao Dai. He declined the offer, because he found that the position was powerless. Diem led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. He won U.S. support due to his anti-communism, but began building a dictatorship in South Vietnam. Diem lost the backing of his U.S. patrons and was assassinated in November 2, 1963. Return to Room

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http://library.thinkquest.org/C004577/religion6.php3

Artifact 4: Bay of Pigs

• On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. In February 1961, President Kennedy authorized the invasion plan of Cuba. He was determined to disguise U.S. support. The landing point of Bay of Pigs was part of the deception. The CIA used obsolete WWIIB-26 Bombers and painted them to look like Cuban air force planes. In the end, the Cubans killed more than 100 U.S. troops and 1,200 surrendered.

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Artifact 5: John F. Kennedy

•John Fitzgerald Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20, 1961. He was famous for his actions and inauguration speech, “…ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country…” –JFK. President Kennedy was the youngest and the first Roman Catholic president of the United States. In 1957, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his book of biographical essays, Profiles in courage. Kennedy saved many lives during his presidency, until he was assassinated on November 22, 1963.

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http://sanghavedanta.com/macanche/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=39

Video: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/john-f-kennedy/videos/inaugural-address-john-f-kennedy

Artifact 6: HAM

• Before humans went to space, it was believed that humans would be able to survive due to long periods of weightlessness. In 1961, three year old HAM the chimpanzee became the first upright hominid to go into space. Although American and Russian scientists have been utilizing animals - mainly monkeys, chimps and dogs - in order to test each country’s ability to launch a living organism into space, HAM was the first to come back alive and unharmed.

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Video: http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,3181593350001_2167364,00.html

Artifact 7: “Prague Spring”

• The Prague Spring of 1968 is a brief period of time when Alexander Dubcek, who led the Czechoslovakian government, tried to democratize the nation and lessen the hold Moscow had on the nation’s affairs. The Prague ended with a Soviet invasion, the removal of Alexander Dubcek as party leader, and an end to reform within Czechoslovakia.

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http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ImagesDetailsPage/ImagesDetailsWindow?

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Artifact 8: Berlin Wall

• The Berlin Wall was both a physical and symbolic boundary between West Berlin and East Germany beginning in August 13, 1961, between democracy and Communism during the Cold War. The wall was built to keep East Germans from fleeing to the West. People who were caught trying to cross the wall were shot on sight. The wall itself took 5 years to construct. Over 100 people died while trying to escape. The Berlin Wall was eventually destroyed on November 9, 1989. To this day, the Berlin Wall still remains one of the most powerful symbols of war.

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Image acquired at:

http://voiceseducation.org/content/berlin-wall-poetry-wall

Video: http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall

Artifact 9: Vietnamization

• Vietnamization was a new strategy introduced by president Richard Nixon in 1969. It was aimed at ending American involvement with the Vietnam War by transferring all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. The U.S. troops trained the south Vietnamese soldiers, then withdrew from Vietnam, hoping they would take responsibility for their own and fight their own war against the Viet Cong Communists. In April 1975, South Vietnam fell to Communism.

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Image acquired at:

http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/images/maycrv3b.gif

Video(Warning, dead bodies): http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnamization

Artifact 10: Richard M. Nixon

• Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. He was vice president of the United States (1953-1961) before he was the president (1969-1974). Nixon played a dominant role in setting the U.S. policy toward Vietnam from 1953-1974. President Nixon ended the U.S. involvement with Vietnam. He went to Vietnam, China, and Soviet Union to make peace with the officials.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/the-net-worth-of-the-american-presidents-from-washington-to-obama-2010-5?op=1

Video:http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/richard-m-nixon

Artifact 11: 26th Constitutional Amendment

• The 26th Constitutional Amendment is the right to vote at age 18. The law was passed in March 23, 1971. It was ratified in July 1, 1971. The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

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

Artifact 12: Marshall Thurgood

• Marshall Thurgood was the 1st African American to be in the Supreme Court. In 1930, he applied to the University of Maryland Law School, but was denied because he was black. He sought admission and was accepted at the Howard University of Law School instead. President Kennedy appointed Thurgood to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson appointed Marshall to the U.S. Solicitor General. By 1967, Thurgood becomes the 1st African American to elevate to U.S. Supreme Court.

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Image acquired at:

http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm

Artifact 13: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)

• The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) is the negotiation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that were aimed at curtailing the manufacture of strategic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. First suggested by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, SALT were agreed on by two superpowers in the summer of 1968, and full scale negotiations began in November 1969.

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Artifact 14: Apollo 11

• Apollo 11 was the 1st moon landing on July 16, 1969. The crew consisted of 3 members Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) E. Aldrin jr, and Michael Collins. The first steps taken on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The astronauts also returned to earth with the first samples from another planetary body. Apollo 11 achieved it’s 1st mission, to perform a manned lunar landing and return safely back to earth.

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http://moonpans.com/Apollo_11_photos.htm#apollo_11/apollo_11_breakfast.jpg

Artifact 15: Vietnam War

• The Vietnam War lasted from 1959 to April 30, 1975. It was a war between the Viet Cong (VC) Communists and the South Vietnamese. The VC were trying spread communism throughout the country. The U.S. became allies with the South Vietnamese in order to stop the spread of communism. American soldiers who fought in the war for awhile either became mentally insane, or committed suicide. Heavy drug use was common for Vietnam war veterans.

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http://www.mayankids.com/mmkpeople/mkbugtaco.htm

Some Vietnamese veterans were as young as 12 years old. 2 million died total, 1 million citizens died.

Artifact 16: Khmer Rouge

• The Khmer Rouge, translated to Red Khmer, are the brutal Cambodian Communist movement. They emerged from the country’s struggle against French colonization in the 1940s, and was influenced by the Vietnamese. They gained members and alliance with prince Sihanouk. The Khmer Rouge were led by Pol Pot, who was appointed Communist Party of Kampuchea and leader in 1963. The Khmer Rouge still continued to exist until 1999.

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Pol Pot

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Nicole Nguyen

Nicole Nguyen was a med. Student, until she was held hostage by the government and only to be released if she agreed to be a museum curator. She ended up loving the job and continued to stay as a curator. She now specializes in history and works in the Museum.

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5 Questions

1. Why was the Berlin Wall built?

2. What is Vietnamization?

3. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

4. When did the Vietnam War end?

5. What was the name of the first chimp who safely went to space and back.

Citations

• http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ImagesDetailsPage/ImagesDetailsWindow?total=66&query=OQE+cold&prodId=WHIC&windowstate=normal&mode=view&limiter=AC+y&displayGroupName=Images&u=leag77573&currPage=1&displayGroups=&sortBy=relevance%2Cdescending&source=fullList&p=WHIC%3AUHIC&action=e&catId=&view=docDisplay&documentId=GALE%7CBT2380000757

• http://gbvkr.org/background/cambodia-and-the-khmer-rouge-regime/

• http://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/npt

• https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

• http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/hill/marshall.htm