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 * V-E Day**
 * World War II
 * Pearl Harbor
 * Battle of Berlin
 * The Allies of World War II finally accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany
 * Signaled the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich
 * Led to world-wide celebration such as the US and the Soviet Union
 * Soldiers were allowed to return home to their families (baby boom)
 * US was seen as a major world power, as their contribution seemed to be the turning point of the war
 * Allowed us to stop spending money on the war
 * Pearl Harbor**
 * World War II
 * America's presumed isolationism in regard to the war
 * The Imperial Japanese Navy surprisingly attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor
 * All eight US battleships were damaged, with four being sunk
 * Almost 2,500 American casualties with an additional 1,282 wounded
 * Proclaimed by President FDR, "a date that will live in infamy" because of the absence of warning from Japan
 * US immidetly joined World War II on the Allies side
 * The US's enterance into the war is widely considered to have shifted the power to the Allies
 * Backfired on Japan, as they believed this attack would neutralize the US Pacific Fleet
 * MLK**
 * American clergyman, activist and civil rights leader
 * Led the 1955 Bus Boycott and 1963 March on Washington
 * Famous for delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech
 * Youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize
 * Assassinated on April 4, 1968
 * Possibly the most influential civil rights activist of all time
 * Fought racial discrimination and segregation through nonviolent means
 * Assassination led to widespread shock and grief, as well as expanded practice of his nonviolent protests
 * Elvis**
 * One of the most popular American singers of the 20th century
 * A cultural icon, is commonly known as "King of Rock and Roll"
 * Died suddenly in 1942 from a drug overdose
 * Helped bring the Rock and Roll Era into popularity in the United States
 * As well as his music, was seen as a prominant symbol of rebellion for the new US