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Cold War
- Sputnik launch in space * Warsaw pact form *FCDA * Cuba taken over by Fidel Castro
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Joseph McCarthy
Senator McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government McCarthy’s accusations were so intimidating that few people dared to speak out against him. It was not until he attacked the Army in 1954 that his actions earned him the censure of the U.S. Senate. -
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Brown V Board of Education, 1954
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. -
The Space Race
It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to be the first to get to Space. -
The "Little Rock Nine"
Nine black students were to be integrated into Little Rock’s Central High. -Little Rock desegregation crisis -
Hippie Culture
- rock music *hallucinogenic drugs * long hair and clothing *strongly against violence and supported liberal policies and freedom of personal expression *concepts of peace, freedom, and harmony
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The Berlin Wall
Was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other -
Malcolm X
"We didn't start the fire." * blamed the black muslims for discrimination war. He was a human right activist -
Assassination of Jonh F. Kennedy
He got shot in his car at Dealey Plaza in Dalas, Texas -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. -
Vietnam War
By 1969, at the peak of U.S. involvement in the war, more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. -
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Worked in the civil rights movemnet, gave famus speech at Wachington, and campained on behalf of poor and against Vietnam war. -
Civil Rights Movement
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the “separate but equal” doctrine that formed the basis for state-sanctioned discrimination, drawing national and international attention to African Americans’ plight. Civil rights activists used nonviolent protest and civil disobedience to bring about change, Many leaders from within the African American community including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and others risked and sometimes lost—their lives in the name of freedom and equality. -
War Protests
*protests against the decision to militarily support South Vietnam *Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked two U.S. destroyers -
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan killed Robert in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Robert's courtesy of the funeral was held in New York in the police department. -
Woodstock 1969
Was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". -
Richard Nixon/ Watergate Scandal
Break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. -
Nike
The company changed its name from Blue Ribbon Sports to Nike, Inc. -
HIV/ AIDS
First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement. -
John Lennon Murder
He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City. -
Assassination Attempt of Ronald Reagan
It happened 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. -
Technoligical Advances
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