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Truman Doctrine
President Truman creates the Truman doctrine to help and provide to countries who may fall or are close to falling to communism. We are trying to prevent the spread of communism(the A mericans textbook CW) -
The second Red Scare
the second red scare was maily to frighten the surrounding countries of the soviet union and china that they might attack and communism will spread through out Europe. (the Americans textbook CW) -
Berlin Airlift
Berlin and gremany were divided amoungst the US, USSR, France and GB. to get supplies over from our side of germany, we had to fly supplies over by plane from our section of germany to our section of Berlin.(the Americans textbook CW) -
NATO 1949
NATO is created by the united states to allow countries around the world to help prevent the spread of communism.(notes CW) -
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
the rosenburgs were accused of spreding communism and were the first people to bescentenced to death because of communism. they were caugh at the time they were working on the Manhattan Project.(the Americans textbook CW) -
McCarran Internal Security Act of 1952
The mcCarren internal security act was maily to prevent communism from entering the united states. security boomed at this time and anyone who was suspicious of spreading communishm was arrested. (the Americans textbook CW) -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case, by stating that “separate, but equal” was inherently unequal. The Brown v. Board of Education case also desegregated schools in the United States because the case ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. (Citation: Notes) (CR) -
U-2 incident
the united states flew sp planes over the soviet union to try and find out if they were making progress on the atomic bomb and nuclear weapons. years later they caught the us planes(the Americans textbook CW) -
Eisenhower Doctrine
the eisenhower doctrine attempts to stop the spread of communism in countries especially ones near USSR.(notes CW) -
Geneva Conference 1954
The geneva conference helped to establish the democratic south Vietnam and the republican north Vietnam. this also establishedthe two year deadline to hold elections and soon try to create a Vietnam with one government(The Americans textbook VW) -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was a colored child who was murdered in Missouri, visiting from Chicago, because he whistled at a white woman. The two men who lynched the boy were not charged for the crime, symbolizing the intense segregation in the South compared to the states located in the North. (Citation: Notes) (CR) -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man, which placed her in jail. After this event, colored people protested the bus system for 381 days, which led to the desegregation of the Montgomery Bus System. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Little Rock
Little Rock was the beginning of the gradual desegregation in schools, which started with the enrollment of nine African Americans in Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. However, due to the violence inflicted on the nine children everyday on their way to school and the constant opposition to the desegregation of the school, Little Rock Central High School closed at the end of the school year to ensure that the desegregation process would not proceed. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 intended to make sure that everyone had the right to vote, however, the whites down South opposed this act because they believed it was a violation of state’s rights. In reality, two-thirds of African Americans finally were eligible to vote by 1970. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Sputnik Launch
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik One and Two in 1957, which represented the process that the nation was making on reaching space. It also symbolized that the United States was behind the Soviet Union in the Space Race, which the destination was the moon. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
The Election of 1960
The Election of 1960, whose candidates were Kennedy and Nixon, was the first election that was televised for the public. Even though Nixon’s debates clearly showed that he would be the better president, Kennedy won because of his appearance on television. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
The New Frontier
In the inauguration of Kennedy into office, Kennedy set up a few goals that he wanted to achieve during his time as the President of the United States. Some of these goals included boosting the economy, building up the national defense, be able to provide international aid, be able to support working Americans, and being able to fund a massive space program for the Space Race against the Soviet Union. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Freedom Riders of 1961
The goals of the Freedom Riders of 1961 were to bring the movement to the “Deep South” and to confront resistance to desegregation. It was successful in the Upper South, however, violence and police actions limited success in the “Deep South”. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Birmingham Campaign
The Birmingham Campaign was organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to promote voting rights for African Americans in the United States. This campaign was initially unsuccessful because of the police resistance and the lack of support. In the end, however, since it culminated with the Children’s March and widely televised, President Kennedy had an intervention and pushed for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be put into placed in order to stop the violence. (notes))CR) -
March on Washington
The March on Washington consisted of 250,000 people who gathered at the National Mall and demanded desegregation of federal facilities and equal access to jobs and opportunities. This protest was widely televised and had support from famous American figures. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Tragedy in Dallas
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was shot, while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. The alleged assassin was Lee Harvin Oswald, however, the case may be reopened to identify if it was more than a one person job. Vice President Lyndon Johnson took Kennedy’s place as president after he was killed. (Citation: Notes) (CR) -
The 24th Amendment
The 24th Amendment was put in place to outlaw poll taxes in federal elections, so that African Americans would be able to vote. However, the reality was that at the time, even to this day, five states have not ratified this amendment. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Roth v. US
this court case allowed limited censorship to all american citizens. (notes)(VW) -
Miranda v. Arizona
this court case allowed every person in the united states the right to remaine silent.(NOTES VW) -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 intended to ban discrimination in employment and in public accommodations, to increase federal authority to protect voting rights, to speed up the desegregation of schools, and to create equal employment opportunities. However, the segregation in the “Deep South” continued because the people opposed the new act. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
The Election of 1964
The election of 1964 was between Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. Goldwater threatened to bomb Vietnam while Jhonson promised he would not send any more troops to Vietnam. Jhonson wins the elections by a landslide.(CR) -
The Great Society
The Great society allowed LBJ to help out the american people and sawy some southern votes. he provided medicare, medicade, housing, health care, and more to the southern people (citation: The Americans textbook)(VW) -
Abington School District v. Schempp
this court case banned state-sanctioned prayer in schools to prevent further conflicts(notes VW) -
Selma to Montgomery March
The Selma to Montgomery March was a 54 mile march that occurred after efforts were made to block African Americans from registering to vote. This march shifted the national opinion of segregation when violent acts towards the African Americans by the white people were televised. (Citation: The Americans textbook)(CR) -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed literacy tests as a qualification for voting, outlawed the act of denying the right to vote based on account of race or color, and it established federal oversight of elections. States with a “history of discrimination” could not change election laws or practices without federal permission, ensuring that every citizen of the United States would have guaranteed rights. (Citation: The Americans textbook)(CR) -
Warren Court
The Warren Court whose cheif justice was Earl Warren, made many major decisions in the Supreme Court. Some of which including the banning of state sanctioned player in schools, banning loyal oaths, limiting censorship, initiating reappointment, and putting Baker v. Carr and Miranda v. Arizona into effect. (citation notes)(VW) -
Baker v. Carr
this court case allowed everyman in the untied states to have only one vote in the presidential elections and in the house of representitives. (Citation notes)(VW) -
Thurgood Marshall
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall, an African American, was appointed to the Supreme Court as a justice. Marshall was the first African American justice in the United States. He was also the chief legal counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) until 1961. (Citation: Notes)(CR) -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 ended discrimination in public houses, which caused the segregation of neighborhoods and cities. This act lead to the Kerner Commission, which banned types of discrimination such as refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person and advertising to a specific group of people. (Citation: The Americans textbook)(CR) -
Swann v. Charolette-Mecklenburg
To comply with the Brown v. Board of Education case, Charolette school officials decided to bus students between school districts to integrate schools. When Boston schools chose to follow Swann v. Charolette-Mecklenburg, the movement lost support in the North due to the riots and walk-outs that occurred. (Citation: Notes)(CR)