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the Vietnam War
A conflict in Vietnam and Cambodia involving mostly Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The goal of this act was to ensure that all Americans could exercise their right to vote. Congress approved the first civil rights bill since reconstruction with additional protection of voting rights, affecting the economy as it was another step in the Civil Rights Movement. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Under this doctrine a country could request American economic assistance from the U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state. This kept countries economically independent and free from the grasp communism. -
NASA
NASA is formed -
JFKs assassination
On this day, the 36th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The act to end segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It is known as a key legislative achievement of the civil rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
This act expanded on previous acts and also prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of all housing based on race, religion, national origin, and (since 1974) sex. -
Immigration of 1965
This Act abolished the earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new policy of immigration based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled laborers to the US.
