1955-1975

By jennifermartin

  • Warsaw Pact

    The Soviet Union formalized their defensive pact, called the Warsaw Pact, which included Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and East Germany.

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    NASA was created as a successor of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

  • John Birch Society

    Anticommunists founded this society attacking liberals and civil rights activists such as MLK Jr.

  • First African American Student

    James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This act barred segregation in public accommodations and outlawed discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, and national or religious origin

  • Voting Rights of 1965

    This act abolished voting discrimination in federal, state, and local elections.

  • Cuban Adjustment Act

    This law allowed Cuban refugees to become permanent residents.

  • National Environmental Policy Act

    This act required environmental impact statements for any project directed or funded by the federal government.