US between 1950-1990

By cassvidal19
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    US between 1950-1990

  • McCarthyism

    McCarthyism
    Jospeh McCarthy causes and accuses people of communism ideals. Which led to the 1950 ebnts and increased the sense of threat from Communism in the States.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    Korean War starts. Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invade South Korea. Truman supported the war. http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Landmark Case In the US Sumpreme Court. Established that sepreate but equal for blacks was unconstitutional.

  • Emmett Till's Murder

    Emmett Till's Murder
    The muder of 14 year old Emmett Till by white men, cause alot of outrage because he was brutally murdered and the men were let free.

  • The Space Race

    The Space Race
    JFK initated the The Space Race in his presidency. It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the US to see who would be the first to get into space.
    http://www.history.com/topics/space-race

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    During the JFK's term, the Soviet Union and Cuba were on one sided while the US was left to fend for themself. It was a 13 day confrontation.
    http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/

  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement
    First march from Selma to Mongomery. Many protestors were injured.The police attacked them with tear gas and billy clubs. The civil rights mobement kept going on no matter what.

  • The Moon Landing

    The Moon Landing
    Between July 16 -24 1969 the US was able to successfully land man on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first to land. July 21 Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the Moon. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    The end of the war.The US fianlly withdraws their troops. Many people protested this war and were glad to be withdrawed from the war.

  • Nike

    Nike
    Before known as Nike, the company used to be Blue Ribbon Sports. The company changed their name to Nike. Now is a sports icon

  • John Lennon's Murder

    John Lennon's Murder
    John Lennon from The Beetles was shot and murdered by Mark David. The world morned the loss of such an icon. http://www.john-lennon.com/

  • Technoligical Advances

    Technoligical Advances
    The world wibe web came about. Which is a system of documents. From then on the interntet was a hit.