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Eisenhower
-president from 1953-1961
-republican
-nicknamed "Ike"
-former senator http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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Kennedy
-1961-1963
-senator of Massachusetts
-Roman catholic
-Youngest to be elected president http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johnfkennedy
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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Johnson
-1963-1969
-from Texas
-Congressman
nicknamed "Landslide Lyndon" http://www.historyplace.com/specials/portraits/presidents/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nixon
-1969-1974
-former governor
-from california
-Navy lieutenant commander http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/richardnixon
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ford
-1974-1977
-congressman
-from Nebraska
fought in world war II
-first unelected president
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/geraldford
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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/
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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
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