-
Period: to
U.S. History
-
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the communest party in Vietnam. This is important because the U.S. fought against the Vietnam citizens. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/ho-chi-minh -
The Southern Manifesto
The Southern Manifesto was a paper written that attacked the supreme court for saying segregation of public places was unjust. This was important because it shows how against equality some southerns where http://period1history.wikispaces.com/The+Southern+Manifesto -
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was a babtist minister who helped to organize both the bus boycotts and helped with the foundation of the organization of the sclc. He is important because the sclc was one of the most imfluential and important organizations of the civil rights movement. http://www.biography.com/people/ralph-d-abernathy-9174397#synopsis -
Orval Fabus
Orval Fabus was a govoner of Arkansas who fought against having a mixed race school. He even had police blocking the doors of the school. He is important because he shows how reluctant and what people will go through so as to keep segregation a living idea. http://www.shmoop.com/civil-rights-desegregation/orval-faubus.html -
Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a person who helped to get better rights for farmrs. He was important because he held rallies and all that stuff. http://www.biography.com/people/cesar-chavez-9245781#video-gallery -
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was the dictator of Cuba. He was important because he was a communist, and thats bad because America. http://www.biography.com/people/fidel-castro-9241487#early-political-insurrections-and-arrests -
Ella Baker
She was with many civil rights activist movements incuding NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, and others. She was important for the fact that she both worked directly with Martin Luther King Jr. with the SCLC as well as beign creddited for the creation of the SNCC. http://www.biography.com/people/ella-baker-9195848#early-life-and-education -
OPEC
OPEC is the Organization of Petrolium Exporting Countries. This is important because we use a lot of oil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC -
Election of 1960
This was an election between Nixon and J.F.K.. J.F.K. ended up winning by not much. This is important because it chose our president for then next few years. http://www.ushistory.org/us/56a.asp -
Alliance for Progress
The Alliance for Progress was when we gave like, 10 billion dollars to South America. It is important because it helped to improve our rickedy relationship with South America. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-proposes-alliance-for-progress -
The Bay of Pigs
The bay of pigs was when the CIA trained Cubans to fight Castro. This is important because it was seen as a failure on the U.S.'s part. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/bay-of-pigs-invasion -
Engle v Vitale
This was a court case where a parent argued that prayers after the pledge of aliegence is unconstitutional. This lead to no more prayers in public schools. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-engel-v-vitale -
James Meredith
James Meredith was a polatition from mississippi. James Meredith was the first black man to attend the university of mississippi. He later wrote a book describing his life in mississippi. http://www.biography.com/people/james-meredith-9406314#political-involvement -
Gideon v Wainwright
Gideon v Wainwright was a case where Gideon was wrongly accused. This is important because he fought the court and won. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-gideon-v-wainwright -
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was the author of The Femine Mystique. This is important because Betty Friedan was one of the most infuential woman's rights activists. http://www.biography.com/people/betty-friedan-9302633 -
Birmingham demonstrations
The burminham demonstrations was whenever the peacefull protests put on by Martin Luther King where attacked by the police of Birmingham who attacked them with dogs and hoses. This is important because durring this Martin Luther King Jr. was put into jail. There he wrote his letter, "A Letter from Birmingham Jail", which was very influential. Also, when people saw the horror of the events, it helped to change the minds of some people. http://crdl.usg.edu/events/birmingham_demonstrations/?Wel -
24th amendment
the 24th amendment was an amendment that got rid of voting tax. This is important because it was the start to equality in voting. https://lcrm.lib.unc.edu/blog/index.php/2012/01/23/on-this-day-in-civil-rights-history-the-24th-amendment/comment-page-1/ -
The great Society
The great Society was the goal that LBJ tried to achieve. This was important because this is what we tried to achieve for a while. http://www.ushistory.org/us/56e.asp -
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer was a movement that helped for getting voting rights. this was important because it helped to make the move to equality in america. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-summer -
The Living Room War
The living room war was whenever the media put out news about whatever in veitnam. This is important because it changed the view of many Americans. http://www.paleycenter.org/education-class-living-room-war-television-vietnam/ -
George Wallace
Governor George Wallace refused an order protection for the Selma march members. This is important because he denied a direct order from the president. This is an amazing sighn of how much people would go through to keep segregation alive.
http://www.biography.com/people/george-wallace-9522367 -
medicaid
Medicaid was a program put in place so that low income people or peopel with some sort of disibilty could get medical coverage easier. It is important because this lead to a more healthy American and American People. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/medicare-vs-medicaid.asp -
Medicare
Medicare was a program put in place so that the elderly who where not working could get health benifits. This is important because it was a major refrom that helped to keep America healthy. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/medicare-vs-medicaid.asp -
Miranda v Arizona
Miranda v Arizona was a case where the defendant wasn't given his rights beforehand. This was important because it was another mess up from the court. http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-miranda-v-arizona -
The Tet OFfensive
The tet offensive was a well orchestrated communist attack on south vietnam. this is important because it was telavised and made people hate the war effort more. http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/tet-offensive -
1968 Crises
In 1968 there where many different horrific events that took place such as the assassination of Martin Luther King and the attack of anti-war protestors in chicago. This was important because, just to say in general, that it wasn't a good year for the U.S.A. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080505071258AAuqzlw -
The Silent Majority
The silent majority where the people who didn't have an opinion on the war. This is important becaue Nixon was acknowladging the people who where not normally mentioned and making them feel important. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_majority -
Stagflation
Stagflation is slow economic growth coupled with high incrises in prices. This is important because the U.S. went through stagflation in the 70's. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stagflation.asp -
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger was one head advisor to Nixon. He was improtant because he orchestrated Nixon visiting china. http://www.biography.com/people/henry-kissinger-9366016#washington-career -
Woodward and Bernstein
Woodward and Bernstein where journalist who wrote about the watergate scandal. This is important because these where the best documented papers about the entire watergate scandal. http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/woodstein/ -
1972 Election
The 1972 election was when Richard Nixon was elected for his second term. This is important because Richard Nixon was, arguably, one of the best presidents that we have had. http://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1972 -
Roe v Wade
Roe v Wade was the case that made abortions legal. This is important because it was a new right for women. http://www.lawnix.com/cases/roe-wade.html -
Ford Pardons Nixon
Ford pardoned Nixon for his involvement in the watergate scandal. This is important because it made the whole situation null and void and noone cared anymore. Nixon said he was sorry later. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-ford-pardons-former-president-nixon -
three mile island
Three mile island was a near nuclear melt down. This is importat because a powerplant hasn't been built since. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident -
The Moral Majority
the moral majority was a group of conservatives and christians. They where important because they very much influenced the election of the 4980's http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/moral-majority.html -
Star Wars
Star Wars was the idea to strike down missles from space. Star Wars was important because the Russians where scared of the technology they thought we had. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative -
Perestoika
Perestoika was a reform program that was put in place to help the soviet union. it is important because it was one of the first attempts to gunienly help the Soviet Union. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost -
Glastnost
Glastnost was a program put in place to give the people of the Soviet Union more freedom. This is important because it was one of the first attempts to help the people of the soviet union. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/perestroika-and-glasnost -
Mikhail Gorbachive
Mikhail Gorvachive was a leader of the USSR. He was important because he tried to add many reforms to the USSR and tried to save it. http://www.biography.com/people/mikhail-sergeyevich-gorbachev-9315721 -
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega was the dictator of panama. He was important because Panama is a major trade rought that the U.S. needed access to for trade. So he was our enime. http://www.biography.com/people/manuel-noriega-37714 -
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin was the leader of the USSR after Gorbachev. He is important because he was the leader when the USSR fell appart. http://www.history.com/topics/boris-yeltsin -
H. Ross Perot
H. Ross Perot was one of the people runing for president in 1992. He's important because he had a chance of being our president. http://www.biography.com/people/ross-perot-9438032 -
NAFTA
NAFTA stands for North America Free Trade Agreement. This is importnat because it helped to make jobes for americans. https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta -
2000 Election
This election is when bush was elected over Al Gore. This is important because Bush was our president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000 -
the Patriot act
The Patriot act was an act passed that allowed the government to listen to peoples phonecalls. This is important because it scared people man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
