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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference divided up Germany into 4 equal sections between France, the United States, Russia, and Poland. It was the beginning of the Cold War. -
Stalins hostile speech
Stalin had his hostile speech. The speech said that communism and capitalism were not compatible and the world would never be fully peaceful with them both. -
Morgan v Virginia
Any state laws mandating -
Iron Curtain speech
Churchill had his Iron Curtain speech. He said that an iron curtain had descended over Europe dividing it into communism and capitalism -
Malcolm X joins Nation of Islam
This gained strength in the group and started a more radical movement. -
Marshall plan
It made it so that bigger, more stable countries had the obligation to help out developing countries. It was supposed to help countries combating disease, poverty, and malnutrition. -
Berlin Blockade
The Berlin Blockade was formed. It lasted 11 months. The Soviet Union had blocked all transportation and access to Berlin by the Allied powers. -
Russia develops first atomic bomb
Russia tested its first atomic bomb. This was important because it showed to the U.S. that they better start moving faster to find the technology so they can stay a superpower -
Mao Zedongs reign begins
Mao Zedong comes to power in China. He turned it into the People’s Republic of China since he was a communist leader. -
U.S. aids France
The United States gave France $15 million to help stop the spread of communism and to help France win the war in Indochina. -
Truman approves H- Bomb project
President Truman approved the Hydrogen Bomb project. He wanted to do whatever was needed to stay a world power. -
11 atomic bombs tested in Nevada
The Nuclear Arms Race tests 11 atomic bombs at a test site in Nevada. It showed that the U.S. was catching up to Russia. -
Geneva Conference
The 17th parallel line is drawn between north and South Vietnam. North in communist and south in democratic. Eventually the country is going to be unified once more. -
Eisenhower Declares use of Domino Theory in Asia
Eisenhower sates that the Domino Theory has to be used in regards to Asia. He says that if one country falls to communism then they all will fall. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Abolished the “separate but equal” notion. 12 million children in 21 states were impacted by the decision to outlaw segregation. -
Diem rejects Geneva Conference
Diem rejects the decision at the Geneva conference and does not hold free elections to become president. Either way, the United States supports him. -
murder of Emmett Till
Black boy murdered for flirting/whistling at a white woman. Men who murdered him were ruled guilty but challenged southern racism to northerners -
Start of Montgomery bus boycott
African Americans boycotted the bus system for over a year because of the seat segregation. Rosa Parks was the face of the movement. -
Russia aids Afghanistan
September 4, 1956: Russia sent military aid to Afghanistan. This caused the U.S. to become worried that yet another country would fall to communism. -
Hungarian rebellion supressed
Rebellion put down in communist Hungary. This showed that the U.S. was becoming successful in stopping the spread of communism. -
Begining of Suez Canal Crisis
The Suez Canal Crisis began. Israel attacked Egypt to take control of the canal, Egypt still took control though. -
Little Rock 9
9 African American teenagers were placed into Little Rock High school to try to desegregate the rest of schools -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
Meant to increase the number of colored voters. Tried to even the playing field between African American and white voters. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was launched into orbit. This was the first satellite to go into space and caused the United States to put more attention on space research. -
Castro takes control of Cuba
Fidel Castro took control of Cuba. Cuba became a communist country and was a shock to the United States because Cuba was so close to them. -
Vietcong formed
They opposed Diem being president and opposed the United States interference. -
The Sit in of Greensboro, North Carolina
Non violent resistance of blacks in sitting areas once segregated. Later the court system ruled against any form of segregation in public areas. -
Black power symbol
Freedom riders develop symbol and saying “Black Power.” This motivated and inspired many African Americas quickly becoming the symbol of the movement. -
Freedom Riders
Blacks and whites rode buses through South to move Movement into the deep south and raise awareness for civil rights cause. -
Bay of Pigs
The United States trained the Cuban Americans to invade Cuba. The invasion goes terribly wrong and the United States has to retreat. The United States did not want ties to the assassination of Castro. -
Relization of Wasted Funds
Senator Mike Mansfield says that Diem had wasted $2 billion that the U.S. had spent there. The United was just losing money and not accomplishing anything there. -
March On Washington
250,000 whites walked to D.C. for equality. Martin Luther king was the face of the movement and this was one of the most pivotal, famous displays in the south. -
President Kennedy assassinated
This meant that Lyndon B Johnson would become president. LBJ was more involved on the home front and was not prepared to fight in Vietnam -
Childrens March
Children marched through the streets protesting for their equal rights. Police officers beat them and sprayed them with fire hoses in retaliation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibited discrimination because of race, religion, gender, etc. This is what many of the African Americans were ultimately working toward. -
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam boats fired at a U.S. destroyer in international waters. It happened right after the U.S. and South Vietnam had finished secret naval operations -
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Congress decided that the U.S. had to do whatever was possible to overtake Vietnam and to stop any further aggression -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed discriminatory practices in voting such as poll taxes and denying the right for an African American to vote because of his/ her race. -
B-52’s bomb North Vietnam
The U.S. wanted to stop movement through the Mugia Pass since it was a main route through Laos and South Vietnam. -
Operation Cedar Falls
The ground tunnels are found all around Vietnam by an attack that was meant for Saigon. -
Tet Offensive
Communist forces took over hundreds of cities in South Vietnam including Saigon. U.S. forces took back every city but it was still seen as a loss by the public. -
Battle for Hue
The United States and South Vietnam try to take back all the area seized by the communists. -
Nixon begins secret bombings of Cambodia
He wanted to destroy all communist trade routes in Cambodia. Nixon did this without the permission from Congress or with the American people knowing. -
America activates draft
America activated the draft. It was lottery based but a lot more young men went then older men.
