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Korean war
began when North Korea with help from the soviet union and china invaded south Korea. The united states with general Mac Arthur drove the north Koreans back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0E9Kel8BtE -
Brown v. board of education
This was a supreme court case. It declared state laws making separate public schools for blacks and white students to be unconstitutional . -
Emmitt Tills Murder
died on 8/28/55. He was a 14 year old young man who was African American . He was lynched in Mississippi after he was supposedly been flirting with a white women. -
Vietnam war
The communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in south Vietnam. The costs and casualties of the war were too much for the United States . The U.S pulled out in 1978. In 1975 south Vietnam fell into invasion by the north. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_3DgW_7mg -
The Little Rock Nine
they were nine African Americans. They enrolled in Little Rock Central High School In 1957. Students had been stopped from entering the racially segregated school. The governor of Arkansas had . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oodolEmUg2g -
KuKluxKlan
There were so many home-made bombs going off in homes and churches they started calling Burminham , Alabama , "Bombingham".The KKK was a supremacist group and they opposed any rights for Africans Americans. -
Hippi Fashion
ment dressing in psychedelic prints, highlighter colours, mismatched patterns the hippie movement exerted strong influence on women including bell-bottom jeans. The hipi movement ment live your life to the fullest -
Malcom X
He was an African American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. On 2/21/65 he was assassinated in Washington heights, New York city. He was killed while he was going to give a speech about Africa American unity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbSnAw5nSQ -
Space Race
In 1959 the soviet space program, probe hit the moon , April 1961, soviet Ga garin orbited the earth. July/20/1969, the u.s. landed humans on the moon , Apollo 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4 -
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1970's
Were a lot like the 60's women, African American, gays, and lesbians, were still fighting for equality. people were also protesting the on going war in Vietnam. The Water-gate scandal made president Richard Nixon resign. -
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1980's
President Jimmy carter announced an embargo or the sale of grain and high technology to the soviet invasion of Afghanistan Wealso withdrew from the U.S Olympics because of the soviet union in Afghanistan. -
John Lennon
Was killed on 12/8/80 by a fan Mark Chapman. He said he killed him because he was a born again Christian and he didn't like what lenno said. Mark Chapman has been denied parole.John Lennon a successful writer, was singer, and Beatle. -
The hubble telescope
The hubble space Telescope during space shuttle discovery mission. The telescope has provided us with incredible pictures. were able to see planets, stars , and galaxies.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWxeSpZwF8s -
The Gulf War
The gulf War was waged in the middle east, by the U.N. from 34 nations led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq.
