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Creation of KKK
Nathan Bedford Forrest was the founder of the KKK. This group is formed to segregate and persecute other minority races or groups. -
Start of Vietnam War
This war was during the Cold War, so Americans were skeptical of communism. The president took on this war because of the thought of the domino theory. That if one country falls to communism the other will too. Truman was truly the president that started the involvement of the US. (8.1.l.B)
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Drug Abuse Era
A lot of people in this time used drugs, many died because they overdosed. Hippies were main players in this time, there were also famous artist doing it so their fans followed. Teens/ kids/ young adults tried drugs and then eventually got addicted. This was when President Nixon started the War on Drugs. Trying to cleanse the people and stop drug use.
(8.3.ll.B)
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Elvis Presley
Presley sang since a very young age and he contributed to counterculture. He gave the ideas of teens and young people being reckless. He was drafted to the war for less or about a year and when he came back sang during that time. Anti war songs.
(8.3.ll.A&B)
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Hippie Movement
Hippies started due to being against the war, protested. Many of the people protesting against war also protested against segregation before. They were part of counterculture, did a lot of drugs and were "sexually liberated". This was how they got AIDS another problem a little after 1960. Teens/young adults didn't follow normal norms; Did many stuff their parents wouldn't have done and listened to different music, rock and roll. (8.1.ll.B & 8.3.ll.A&B)
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Escalation of Vietnam War
President Kennedy escalated the war in Vietnam. It resulted in the commitment of U.S. ground forces and eventually more than 500,000 American troops in Vietnam.
(8.1.ll. A & B& C)
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Assassination of Kennedy
The president is shot in Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade. Shot in the head. He was ready to run for reelection and there was a very high percentage he would've won again. -
Black Panther Party Creation
Group of African Americans trying to fight against racism. They were ideological far-left and brought up the idea of "black is strong". The FBI declared this party was communist. This group was against police brutality in their communities, so they were violent and aggressive.
(8.2.l.C & 8.2.ll.D)
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Ping Pong Diplomacy
This was the exchange of table tennis players between the United States and People's Republic of China. This eventually caused President Nixon to visit China.
(9.3.l.C)
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Vietnamization Occurs
President Nixon pledged to withdraw troops from Vietnam. This meant we were going to slowly remove ourselves from the war, attempt of making the Vietnamese fight their own wars. -
Watergate Scandal
People robbed the office of the Democratic National Committee in DC, and were arrested. They were caught wiretapping phones and stealing documents.Those people were connected to President Nixon's reelection campaign. Nixon tried to cover up the crime but couldn't so he resigned once the whole truth was out. This scandal changed how Americans looked at their leaders.
(8.2.lll.E)
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Death of Elvis Presley
The king of Rock and Roll dies. -
AIDS Crisis
Many people were dying due to these diseases. They were transmitted due to sexual intercourse or physical contact which was a major factor at this time since sex was major for people, like hippies.
(8.3.ll.B)
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Assassination of John Lennon
Band member dies assassinated. Killed by a crazed fan in New York.
(8.3.ll.A)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbKQ7nXx0o8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZC7sqImaM
