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Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka
(Key Concept 8.2 I B)
The Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, ruled for the integration of African Americans into the White education system. The reasoning was that schools were separated but were not equal because African Americans didn't receive the same level of education. This case overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case which ruled separate but equal.
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Vietnam War
(Key Concept 8.1 I B)
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive proxy war that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its ally, the U.S. The U.S intervened in the war because of the Domino Theory because of communism. The conflict was escalated by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was all for the policy of containment. The war ended on April 30, 1975.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
(Key Concepts 8.1 I E)
The Cuban Missle Crisis was a major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev tried to reach a compromise and avoid nuclear war. Then, the Cuban missile crisis ended peacefully.
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Desegregation of University of Alabama
George Wallace wanted segregation to be everywhere. When African American students attempted to desegregate the University of Alabama, Wallace used state troopers to blocked the door of the enrollment office. Then President JFK used federalized National Guard troops to force Wallace's desegregation. Wallace ends his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allows two African American students to enroll.
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March On Washington: Martin Luther King Jr. Speech
(Key Concept 8.2 I A)
The March on Washington was a march for jobs and freedom equality for African Americans where 250,000 people marched to Lincoln Memorial to demand Congress to end discrimination. This is where Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech which calls for the ends of racial discrimination and allowing for African American rights.
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The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States. He was riding with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie when he was fatally shot by former U.S. Marine Lee Harvey Oswald firing in ambush from a nearby building. -
The Vietnam War Protest
(Key Concept 8.1 II B)
The movement against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began small which was among peace activists and leftist intellectuals on college campuses but then gained national prominence. Anti-war marches and other protests, such as the Student Democratic Society (SDS), attracted a widening base of support over the next three years.
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The Civil Rights Movement
(Key Concept 8.2 I C)
The civil rights movement was an organized effort by black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. This was the fight for social and racial justice for African Americans in the United States. Many leaders like Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks have help fight for African American rights.
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Black Panther Party
(Key Concepts 8.2 I C)
The Black Panther Party is a political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The party's main purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality. They had goals of establishing political and economic equality for all blacks.
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The Watergate Scandal
(Key Concept 8.2 III E)
The Watergate Scandal was a major political scandal which followed a break-in by 5 men at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC. News broke out that Nixon was responsible for the break-in. When the drama started to rise Nixon resigned and was later pardoned.
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AIDS Crisis
In the early 1980s, individuals who contracted a mysterious new illness were met with fear and prejudice. This fear of contracting the disease caused many people to discriminate against those with AIDS. Due to millions of deaths, President Reagan issued an executive order in his second term establishing the President’s Commission on the HIV Epidemic and signed legislation that increased federal funding for research and education on HIV/AIDS to 500 million dollars. -
Revolutions of 1989
The Collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe was symbolized as the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is where mass public protests were weakening the government in Poland and East Germany, and it was clear that the USSR was not about to intervene. This was the end of the communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. -
The Essential Question: Which major event between 1950 - 1990 created the biggest impact in American history? Explain your response.
This is link goes to the exit question.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZS_rMyTZvCPYtBQ5KK0p0-1RKtMFKI0Spc0MrrzOTMQ/edit?usp=sharing
