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Dien Bien Phu
Important because it lead to Vietnamese independence -
Geneva Accords
Divided Vietnam along 17th parallel -
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregated schools are unconstitutional -
US Military aid and advisors sent to South Vietnam
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Rosa Parks Bus Incident
Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to give her seat to a white man. -
Little Rock High School
Arkansas Governor Faubus blocks desegregation of high school. Eisenhower sends troops. -
The Sit-in Movement Begins with four friends
Four black friends weren't served food at a restaraunt in Greensboro, -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Played a key role in desegregating public facilities -
African American James Meredith tries to register at the University of Mississippi
Riots force Kennedy to send troops. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech during the March on Washington. -
Civil Rights Act
The most comprehensive civil rights law Congress has ever enacted. -
Gulf of Tunkin Resolution
Handed all war powers to President -
March in Selma, Alabama
Police brutally attack marchers for voters -
Voting Rights Act
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices -
Tet Offensive
Vietnamese New Year, suprise attack, almost cost them the war, scared Americans -
My Lai Massacre
Unarmed South Vietnamese citizens were killed for no reason. -
Vietnamization
President Nixon began removing troops from Vietnam, also secretly bombing Vietcong sanctuaries -
Kent State Killings
Four student protestors at Kent State University were kill by the National Guard -
Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg leaked some papers about the US presidents who lied about the war. -
Kim Paskac is Born
Best teacher ever. Always gives David "The Adolescent" Olson perfect scores for his timelines. -
US Involment in Vietnam Ends
Last US troops (10 Marines) leave Vietnam
