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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War that took place between 1955-1975 was a part of the cold war. It resulted in many American casualties and caused many protests from Americans. The reason why this war occurred was because of the implementation of the foreign policy of Containment which made sure that the spread of communism was limited.
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Hippies
The Hippies were the young groups of people who went against society norms. (Counterculture) They promoted peace, had more sex, and did more drugs. They protested many foreign policy events like the bombing in Cambodia. They were very popular from the 1960s-1970s.
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"Stand in the Schoolhouse Door"
In 1963, the southern states were slowly beating the segregation. George Wallace tried to stop a black couple from entering the University of Alabama. Governor Wallace was known for his love for slavery as he vowed: "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
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Jfk Assassination
On November 22, 1963, JFK was assassinated in Texas as he was campaigning for his next election. He was shot by a man named Lee Harvey Oswald and he was arrested for murder. He was later killed on November 24th.
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Black panther Party
It was an African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. It originally wanted to protect residents from Police Brutality. They were known for looking like armed militants and was not satisfied with the nonviolent movement.
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Death/Assasination of Robert Kennedy
Robert Kennedy was the brother of John Kennedy who was also assassinated years before him. On June 5, he was addressing his campaign supporters in the Ambassador Hotel's Embassy Room ballroom in the Mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles but then got shot by Sirhan Sirhan. He was confirmed dead on June 6th. -
Moon Landing
The first spaceflight that landed on the moon was Apollo 11. It contained Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. This move to go to the moon is a reaction to Soviet space actions of the launch of Sputnik. This gave them the upper hand in the space race.
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Ping Pong Diplomacy
In April 1971, China unexpectedly invited the American ping-pong team to compete in Beijing. The Ping Pong relations made it easier for Nixon to visit China. This lead to a change in relations with China. -
George Wallace is shot
Wallace was campaigning in Laurel, Maryland as at this time, he got a lot of support. He was known for being the most dangerous racist as he was pro-segregation. However, he was shot five times by Arthur Bremer and became paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during 1972 to 1974, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972 lead by Richard Nixon, The scandal's investigation lead to Nixon's eventual resignation.
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Aids outbreak
Through the 70's and '80s, many people were having unprotected sex. This lead to a virus called HIV which caused AIDS. The World Health Organization (WHO), in 1988, declared December 1st to be World AIDS Day. By the end of the decade, there were at least 100,000 reported cases of AIDS in the United States. Many people died from this virus.
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Reagan survival of assasination
As Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton Hotel, a man named John Hinckley Jr shot him and three others. Reagan survived but was severely hurt after the shooting.
