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The Korean War has a long history and the foundation for the war was being laid during the Second World War in 1945. The period between 1945 and 1970 was the most stressful period for the entire world was millions of lives were lost and several people died. At the end of the Second World War, Russia had declared war upon Japan on August 10th, 1945. Japan had occupied the northern part of Korea. More...
Montgomery Bus Boycott And Rosa Parks ( 1955 )
Rosa Parks was a seamstress and it was her act that led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 1, 1955 when Rosa was returning from work, she refused to give up her bus seat for a White. The rule at that time was that all African Americans had to ride at the back of the bus and when required, they had to give up their seat for White passengers. However, on that particular day, Rosa Parks was tired and when she was asked to give up her seat, she refused. More...
Bay Of Pigs Invasion History ( 1961 )
The Bay of Pigs invasion was initially planned with the idea of provoking popularity for a revolt against Fidel Castro who overthrew Fulgencio Batista, an American-backed dictator. It was a very tricky situation as the plan was to overthrow the Cuban government with whom the US was not at war then. More...
History Of The Cuban Missile Crisis ( 1961 )
At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis America and Russia were in a cold war. The terms between them were miserable. However, during the Cuban missile crisis the terms of the cold war almost forgotten by either party. In Cuba, things got heated up, and America and Russia came very close to a nuclear war. The world was threatened by the decision of both the countries. Several world leaders spoke to both Russia and America in light of the approaching nuclear war. More...
Watergate Scandal Summary ( 1970 )
The Watergate Scandal was one of the biggest scandals to rock the US. It occurred in the 1970s and changed the way the general public perceived politicians. However, for those who are not aware of the scandal, here is a summary of the Watergate Scandal.
On 17th June 1972, 5 men were arrested for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. Initially, it was assumed that it was just a simple burglary that went wrong. However, when investigations started, it was found out that the men had entered the office to repair bugs that they had installed into the office nearly a week earlier. More...
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