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The Korean War
It Was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union.
This relates to Key Concept 8.1
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Brown vs. Board Of Education
It was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
This is a Beauty and a beast Parody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJeMtyY9co
This relates to Key Concept 8.2 -
The "Little Rock Nine"
Nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School. After the Little Rock Crisis has occurred, students were prevent from attending racially segregated schools.
Little Rock Nine Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VdMoN6Ikoo
This relates to Key concept 8.2 -
President John F. Kennedy got Assinated
President Kennedy was visiting Dallas with his wife, Jacqueline, on the morning of November 22, 1963. He was shot in the neck and the head by Lee Harvey Oswald as he rode in an uncovered limousine at 12:30. Mrs. Kennedy and the limousine's rear interior were covered with blood and portions of his brain and skull. Mrs. Kennedy quickly grabbed as much of his remains as she could. President Kennedy was soon rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead at 1:00 pm. -
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The United States officially entered the Vietnam War after Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution which gave the president the authority to engage war in Vietnam. President Lyndon B. Johnson had to take these measures after the events in the Gulf of Tonkin became uncontrollable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah1IXMy8VCM
This relates to Key Concept 8.1 as the resolution deals with Containment -
The Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was an offensive launched by the Viet Kong and North Vietnamese forces. There were attacks on over 100 towns across Vietnam, and these attacks resulted in the deaths of many American soldiers. Despite the fact that The Americans were able to hold off the Communist invasion, the news coverage of the attack resulted in even less civilian support for the war.
turning point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezuFR5OwHU8
This relates to Key concept 8.1 -
MLK got Assinated
Martin Luther King, Jr. was standing on the balcony in front of his room at the Lorraine Motel, when he was shot without warning. He was hit by a sniper bullet at 6:01 pm by James Earl Ray. The bullet entered his right cheek, traveled through his neck, and landed in his right shoulder blade.
Video about his assassination:
http://origins.osu.edu/milestones/april-2018-assassination-dr-martin-luther-king-jr
This relates to key concept 8.2 -
Ping Pong Diplomac
The U.S. got an invitation to play China at China and these were the first Americans to set foot in China since 1949. -
WaterGate Scandal
Break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Hurricane Carmen Hits the U.S.
This was the most intense tropical cyclone of the Atlantic hurricane season in 1974. It started in Africs, and moved westward toward the U.S. The heaviest rainfall occurred during the storm, over 13 inches in Alabama. Gusts were as high as 86 mph and tides were up to 6 feet taller than normal. Louisiana was hit the hardest by the storm since it lost its sugarcane crops, which was crucial to the country. Other crops were damaged in the state as well. A total of eight people died in the storm. -
The Vietnam War
It was an undeclared war in Vietnam, the U.S decides to pull out at 1975
Veterans describing what Vitinam was like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfsFhQX7o3E
This relates to Key Concept 8.1 -
Reagonomics
Economic policies promoted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. These policies are commonly associated with supply-side economics, referred to as trickle-down economics by political opponents.
This relates to Key Concept 9.1 when Ronald Reagon was just elected
Reaganomics and it's Controversy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeyGdy_SdhQ
