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Vietnam declares independance
in early 1945, Japan ousted the French administration in Vietnam and executed numerous French officials. When Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh felt emboldened enough to proclaim the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam. -
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warren court
It has been widely recognized that the court, led by the liberal bloc, has created a major "Constitutional Revolution" in the history of United States. -
geneva conference
The Geneva Conference was a conference that was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War and involved several nations. -
Brown V Board of edu
Brown v. Board of Education overturned the Supreme Court's Plessy v. Ferguson decision and outlawed segregation in public schools—paving the way for the eventual elimination of de jure segregation in public facilities -
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vietnam war
The U.S. entered the Vietnam War in an attempt to prevent the spread of communism, but foreign policy, economic interests, national fears, and geopolitical strategies also played major roles. -
rosa parks and her seat
Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, after she refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus to a white passenger. -
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counter culture
counterculture generation was an era of change in identity, family unit, sexuality, dress, and the arts. It was a time when youth rejected social norms and exhibited their disapproval of racial, ethnic, and political injustices through resistance, and for some subgroups, revolt -
civil rights act of 64
labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. -
tonkin gulf resolution
authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
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tet offensive
The offensive was a crushing tactical defeat for the North, but it struck a sharp psychological blow that eroded support for the war among the American public and political establishment -
my lai massecre
The Mỹ Lai massacre was the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by United States troops in Sơn Tịnh district, South Vietnam, on 16 March 1968 during the Vietnam War -
Mlk Death
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. -
robert kennedy assasination
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer -
stonewall riots
Stonewall has become a symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement, but its storied history has also been mythologized in some ways. Jay said the violence at the Stonewall riots was not as intense as has been portrayed. -
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stonewall riots
Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid -
equal rights amendment
designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. Proponents assert it would end legal distinctions between men and women in matters of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. -
Roe V wade
a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protects a pregnant individual's liberty to have an abortion -
americans w disabilities act
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.