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Elvis stayed at the Gump's home. Forest inspired him to find new dance moves. Elvis becomes one of the greatest musician of all time.
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Forest was deployed to Vietnam to fight in the war. It was a conflict where Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam. The war ended on April 30, 1975. (Key Concept 8.1.1)(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw)
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To enact the ruling of desegregation, 9 black students were sent to Little Rock High School. The government of Arkansas tried to stop them but the president called the national guard to protect these 9 students. (Key Concept 8.2.2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=css4EaMwz9I)
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It is a subculture whose culture and beliefs are different from the mainstream society. It was prominent throughout the 1960's and is associated with hippie culture (Key Concept 8.2.3) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg0UyCPmksQ)
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Lt Dan tells Forest that a "fruit" company has invested in their company. Apple is a successful technology company (Key Concept 9.2) https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-to-invest-350-billion-in-us-economy-and-create-20000-jobs-2018-01-17
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Many Americans were against the war and wanted the soldiers to leave Vietnam. In Forest Gump, he was brought on stage to speak out against the war where he meets Jenny once more. (Key concept 8.2.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0lBz6R0Z4
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John F. Kennedy was riding in a presidential motorcade through Dallas, Texas for his reelection campaign. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dealey Plaza. Forrest mention this in his story.
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Jenny invited Forest to a Black Panther meeting. The group was founded to protect black neighborhoods. It soon became a Marxist Revolutionary group fighting to end discrimination against African Americans. (Key Concepts 8.2.1)
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The police force raided the Stonewall Inn. This sparked protest from the gay community (Key Concept 8.2.3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZrQeNBMqOk
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Due to the escalation of the Vietnam War, many students began to protests on their campus to end the war. At Kent State University, the national guard was called and they fired onto the crowd of unarmed students. 4 were left dead while 9 were injured. (Key Concept 8.1.2)
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Several burglars were caught by Forest in the complex of the Watergate Hotel. They were caught wiretapping and stealing documents which were connected to President Nixon and the next presidential election. It became a national scandal. (Key Concept 8.2.3)
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As the Watergate Scandal escalated, cost Nixon much of his political support. He resigned after almost facing impeachment and removal from office. (Key Concepts 8.2.3) (https://www.c-span.org/video/?320753-1/president-nixons-resignation-address)
