1954-1975 Timeline APUSH by Gumball2

  • Eisenhower

    Eisenhower
    -president from 1953-1961
    -republican
    -nicknamed "Ike"
    -former senator http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • end of McCarthy

    end of McCarthy
    McCarthy had accused many poeple of being communists and because of him many poeple gor prosecuted for it. By the spring of 1954, he accused the army of being communist and was condemned. Eisenhower had to put a stop to him. he later died of alcoholism. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=47424
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
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  • Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

    Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
    This trial caused congress to declare that seperate but equal was unconstitutional and therefore banned segregation. The deep south resisted this by signing the declaration of constitution principles as a resisance. http://brownvboardofeducation1023.weebly.com/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Integration of Little Rock

    Integration of Little Rock
    as an effort to begin to unsegregate schools 9 black students were enrolled in Little Rock High School. This event got too violent and resulted in the students needing to be escorted by the army. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-aftermath.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • civil rights act of 1957

    civil rights act of 1957
    the act was a permanent civil rights commission to investigate any violations of your civil rights and authorized injuctons to protect your voting right. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9b.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • NASA

    NASA
    Eisenhower put billions of dollars into missile development. In 1958, he sent satellites of 2.5lbs. up into space. This led to an improvement in education. http://otis.grc.nasa.gov/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Sit in Movement

    Sit in Movement
    a group of 4 students from North Carolina demanded to get service at Woolworth's lunch counter. this then led to oganizations for the youth. http://www.sitinmovement.org/history/sit-in-movement.asp
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Kennedy

    Kennedy
    -1961-1963
    -senator of Massachusetts
    -Roman catholic
    -Youngest to be elected president http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johnfkennedy
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Free Enterprise

    Free Enterprise
    JFK supposrted a general tax-cut bill. This slashed taxes and gave more money to the private hands. He also diagreed with big government spending. http://www.freeenterprisepac.com/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders
    a group of poeple were inspired by the sit in movements and decided to civily disobey the rules. These AFrican Americans rode on these ways of transportation to gain their spot. http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aah/freedom-rides-1961
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The United Stated discovered missilies being built in Cuba by the Russians when American spyplanes passed by. the US had made some in Turkey. The US and Soviets almos went to nuclear was but both decided to take the missiles out. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol46no1/article06.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Great Society

    Great Society
    Johnson began his campaign for president by promoting his Great Society to transform american life. It included aid to education, medical care for the elderly, aand immigration reform. http://pressblog.uchicago.edu/2012/05/22/welcome-to-the-great-society.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Johnson

    Johnson
    -1963-1969
    -from Texas
    -Congressman
    nicknamed "Landslide Lyndon" http://www.historyplace.com/specials/portraits/presidents/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Campaign

    Martin Luther King Jr. Campaign
    Martin Luther King jr. led many campaigns for civil rights. Some of them resulted in damage or even death. in Birmingham, Alabama he led a campaign and ended up getting hosed down by officials along with getting bitten by dogs. http://www.amistadresource.org/civil_rights_era/birmingham_desegregation_campaign.html
    kennedy,David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Martin Luther king jr. led a peaceful march into washingon of around 200,000 white and black poeple. there many made speeches against segregation and MLK jr. made his famout "I have a dream" speech. www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=96
    kennedy,David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Civil rights Act 1964

    Civil rights Act 1964
    This act banned discrimination in most private facilities open to the public. Making it easier for minorities to find a job and be accepted. It also created the EEOC. http://sdgln.com/commentary/2010/05/25/amending-civil-rights-act-1964-would-give-equality-all-americans
    kennedy,David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2
  • Selma Conference

    Selma Conference
    Martin Luther King Jr. led a voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama because the population of African Americans there is 50% and the voting popoulation is only 1%. http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Office of economics opportunity

    Office of economics opportunity
    Johnson convinced congress into increasing the budget of the office of economics opportunity to $2 billion and grandted $1 billion to rexonstruct the hills and hollows of Appalachia. In addition, he convinced congress to add 2 new cabinet offices. http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/johnson/archives.hom/faqs/Cabinet/cabinet.asp
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder
    The Viet Cong had attacked an American base focing Americans to take action. in March of 1965, Johnson enacted operation rolling thunder which was a full-scale bombing attack against North Vietnam. http://usnavymuseum.org/images/Slides/Ex49-RollingThunder/RollingThunder_BurningPatrolboat.jpg
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive
    the Noth Vietnam attacked 27 south Vientamese cities, including Saigon. This ended with a political victory for the USSR, but a military defeat. http://ehistory.osu.edu/vietnam/maps/0010.cfm
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Nixon

    Nixon
    -1969-1974
    -former governor
    -from california
    -Navy lieutenant commander http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Philadelphia plan

    Philadelphia plan
    Nixon made a plan aiming to require construction-trade hiring of black apprentices . this plan went beyon the affirmation action and made it fair for minorities. http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/blog/1252.htm
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization
    The Vietnam war in the US was extremely unpopular. this made poeple start believing in Vietnamization which is the gradual withdraw of american troops from the war and the input of more South Vietnamese troops to fight in the war. http://vietnamawbb.weebly.com/vietnamization.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Secret Bombing on Cambodia

    Secret Bombing on Cambodia
    Nixon declared that the US would help the South Vietnamese to 'clean out the enemy' by attacking Cambodia. tThe US was totally against this and reacted by window smashing and rock throwing. http://www.japanfocus.org/-ben-kiernan/3380
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • US withdrawal

    US withdrawal
    Towards th end of the war, the US decided to take thier army out of the war. It withdrew 27000 troops and reclaimed 560 prisoners of war. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64651/bennett-ramberg/the-precedents-for-withdrawal
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • War Powers Act

    War Powers Act
    Because of the fatalities in the Vietman war, most American people were completely against sending more troops. Congress passed the the was powers act which stated that the president must report to congress after sending troops to get it approved. Nixon was the first to act on it. http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/02-02-07/discussion.cgi.66.html
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Ford

    Ford
    -1974-1977
    -congressman
    -from Nebraska
    fought in world war II
    -first unelected president
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/geraldford
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Detente

    Detente
    Ford joined 34 other leaders in Finland ro sign several accords, one of which was the legal end to WWII. Americans feared that our technology was leaking outward but gets nothing in return. http://eurocivcourse7.edublogs.org/category/detente/
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006
  • Pardon of Nixon

    Pardon of Nixon
    As Ford took over the presidency, the talk about fogiving Nixon was a huge scandal. in 1976 after taking office he pardon Nixon for any crimes he had committed. This outraged he American people. http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/avproj/nixon.htm
    Kennedy, David., et al. The American Pageant. thirteenth edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006