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Brown vs. Board of Education
(Key Concept 8.2 | B)
The Supreme Court case, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson. It ruled for integration of African Americans into the White education system. This was due to the fact that the separate but equal was not actually equal and many white schools were better and thus received better education.
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Space Race
A competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, for dominance in space-flight capability. The Soviet Union were the first with a successful launch with Sputnik while the U.S. had the first moon landing. This competition heavily increased spending and research in space flight programs. -
Vietnam war
(Key Concept 8.1 | B)
A Proxy war cause due to difference in government ideology between the Soviet Union and United States. The U.S. got heavily involved as they were afraid of the Domino theory. There were 2 sides, the north was communist led by Ho Chi Minh, and the South was democratic led by Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Little Rock Nine
(Key Concept 8.2 | C)
After the ruling of Board of Education, a group of 9 African Americans students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. They faced resistance by Governor Faubus who denied them the entry into the high school. The issue was later resolved by President Eisenhower.
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Counterculture
(Key Concept 8.3 | B)
A movement in which many young people ignored and criticized the traditional social norms and traditions adopted by society. There was an increase in marijuana usage, a sexual revolution, and they advocated for peace and not war such as in the Vietnam war.
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Assassination of Kennedy
An assassination on president John F. Kennedy in Dallas by Lee Howard Oswald. This event caused grievance on many Americans and also split the nation as many theories arose as to whether or not Oswald acted alone, and put more hatred on communists. -
The Black Panther Party
(Key concept 8.2 | C)
A party formed by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, they sought to further the civil right movement. They carried weapons in order to protect African American neighborhood from police brutality.
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Kent State Massacre
(Key Concept 8.1 | B)
A protest by college student at Kent state University to protest the expansion of the Vietnam war by Nixon. It ended with 4 college students killed by the national guards. This led to violent protest in various other colleges.
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy
A table tennis match between the U.S. and the people's republic of China. It helped in improving the relations between the 2 countries, and allowed President Nixon to be the first President to visit the people's republic of China -
WaterGate Scandal
(Key Concept 8.2 | E)
A scandal in which 5 burglars were arrested for wiretapping the Watergate hotel. This was the hotel where the Democratic party were suppose to discuss presidential campaign details. it was later uncovered that this group was associated with President Nixon, this caused public distrust in the government, and Nixon was impeached and later resigned from office
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Roe v. Wade
(Key Concept 8.2 | A)
A Supreme Court case which ruled that gave women the right for a legal abortion.This was a landmark decision as it gave women their right to privacy and allowed for them to have control over their bodies. It also allowed for safer abortion procedure which was a huge risk to getting abortion in secret prior to this ruling.
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Iran Hostage Crisis
A crisis in which revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. The Carter administration tried, but unsuccessfully negotiated their release. This led to Carter leaving office and the release of the hostages after 444 days
