African Independence

There was a big change in Africa during a 20 year time period, 1955 to 1975. One reason why Africa changed so much was because the British Colony developed the first African colony in south Sahara to achieve independence, called the Gold Coast. One of the leaders that lead them to independence was Kwame Nkrumah, he was a former teacher, he helped liberate the Gold Coast from the British, by organizing strikes and boycotts, and was imprisoned. They receiving their independence, they took the name Ghana, and became the first nation that was governed by black Africans.

Neolithic Revolution

The Neolithic Revolution was a time when the first agricultural revolution took place. It was a time where people would hunt and gather for food, and cropping skills and techniques were developed. Also, people would craft weapons and start armies, people would also start trading things to each other.

The European Union

For many years, Europe has been through many wars, and all ended in bloodshed. Between Germany and France, England, Italy, etc., there were three wars, finally they relized that there should be peace in all of Europe. So, they united an alliance, 25 different nations, all united in the face of Europe, forming the European Union. This is a good thing because it would avoid another war, they are united economically, politically, and socially.

The Right Stuff

In the film, The Right Stuff is based on the competition between the U.S and Russia during the Space Race. Who was winning at the time was Russians, because the were the first ones to send a man into space, while the U.S sent a monkey. Another reason Russia was winning was because they also sent a rocket into space first.

Cuban Missile Crisis

In the period of the Cold War, there was a confrontation between the U.S and Soviet Union. They would compete against each other, the creation on nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union would deploy their nuclear weapons in Cuba, they were placed there to protect Cuba from any attacks from the United States (U.S) after the failure of Bay of Pigs Invasion. It started on October 19, 1962, and the Cuban Missile Crisis is often mentioned because it almost caused the begining of a nuclear war between both the U.S and Soviet Union.

NATO & The Warsaw Pact

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and it is an organization that includes North America and Europe. The reason for this organization is to aide the countries that requested mutual defense alliance, if they were under any attack. The Warsaw Pact was an organization between Central and Eastern European Communist states, to counter the NATO alliance.