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Executive Order 9981
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Executive Order 9981
Desegregation of Armed Forces was what happened as a result of Executive Order 9981. Key Concept 8.2 I B supports this because it promotes racial quality in the Armed Forces. Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issuedby President Truman. It abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces.
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Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka was when they outruled Plessy v Furgeson saying that separate is not equal. Therefore ending segregation in schools. This relates to Period 8 8.2 I B because Brown v Board of Education of Topeka promotes racial equality. Brown v Board of Education of Topeka makes blacks able to go to school with whites, therefore both races are equal racially.
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Vietnam War
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Vietnam War
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Little Rock Nine
The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. Their enrollment caused the Little Rock Crisis where the students were prevented from entering the school by Orval Faubus. Later Eisenhower found out and had the Little Rock Nine escorted to, into, and from school. This relates to Key Concept 8.2 I C because they sparked political & social change across the nation.
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The Hippie Movement
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The Hippie Movement
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Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs relates to Key Concept 8.1 I E on how the Cold War extended to Latin America. More than a thousand Cuban exiles were launched at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. This happened after, Fidel Castro had an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvcloSGsyl -
Bay of Pigs
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis is shown in Key Concept 8.1 I C when it talks about direct or indirect military confrontation around the time of the cold war. The U.S. directly confronted the Soviet Union. When they had a 13-day confrontation over missile deployment in Cuba.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom
March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom is a march that was organized to advocate for civil and economic rights for African-American in our nation's capital. March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom is shown in Period 8 Key Concept 8.2 I C where the march was sparking political and social unrest across the nation. Everyone wanted rights for blacks and equal opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_I_2m5TbA -
Black Panther Party
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Black Panther Party
Key Concept 8.2 I C refers to the Black Panther Party because they spark political and social unrest across the nation. The Black Panther Party was for Self-Defense and African American revolutionary party. The party was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The party's original purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality.
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Tet Offensive
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Tet Offensive
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The Watergate Scandal
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The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that happened in the United States, five men broke-in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and found out about Nixon's administration and his plans. Nixon lost political support and had to resign before he was impeached. -
Roe v Wade
Roe v Wade relates to Key Concept 8.3 II C which talks about how Roe v Wade caused greater political and social activism on the behalf of religious conservatives. A lot of conservatives didn't get involved, however, this led to a problem because women believe it is their right to an abortion. That the government shouldn't be able to tell women what to do with their bodies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HZj8Qp4p2A
