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US HISTORY
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bleeding kansas
A civil war between the Union(anti-slavery) and confederate(slavery). The Union wants to abolish salvery but this battle lead it to civil war. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man who had been taken by his owners to the North(free state), he tried to sue for his freedom. although the court denied Scott's request. -
13th admendment
the 13th admendment abolished slavery, it's illegal to have slaves because all men are equal. -
14th Admendment
The 14th Admendment made Black African American became citizens in United States. -
15th Admendment
The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
US entered WWI
US firstly going to war over sea. Due to Germany invaded Lusitania with their U-boat and try to convince Mexico to ally with them to invade USA, in order Mexico gain their lands back. -
great depression
It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced in US. People needed jobs. -
red scare
The nation were fear of communist, they didnt want communist to take over the world or their country. -
Joseph McCarthy- McCarthyism
he claimed their were communist spies in the nations. citizens were fear of US fall apart by communist. -
The Korean War
A war between the Republlic of Korea(South Korea), supported by united Nations, and the Democratic Republic of Korea(North Korea). -
KU KLUX KLAN
The KU KLUX KLAN bombed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) -
Malcolm X
After his parole, he became a leader of the Nation of Islam, and he had many ideas to ensure peace for African American. -
Brown v. Board of Education
A landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white studens unconstitional. -
Emmett Till's Murder
A 14-year-old African American teenager was brutally murdered by white men while visiting his family in Mississippi -
Vietnam War
During the cold war, Vietnam turning into a communist country. Although, Vietnam divided into two, the North are communist and the South are Republicans.The U.S. government involved in the war as a way to prevent a communist take over of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
King led the Montgomery bus Boycott. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
an African-American civil rights organization. Founded by Martin Luther King Jr. -
The Space Race
A competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to be the first to get to Space. -
The "Little Rock Nine"
Nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School -
Jimi Hendrix
An African American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. After law enforcement authorities had twice caught Hendrix riding in stolen cars, they gave him a choice whether he goes to jail or join the army, so he decided to join US army. -
The Berlin Wall
a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other -
Integration in University of Alabama
A federal district court in Alabama ordered the University of Alabama to let African American students Vivien Malone and James Hood attend in their school. -
Assasination of John F. Kennedy
he was shot in his car at Dealey Plaza in Dalas, Texas. -
War Protest
Vietnam war Protest began with a small group but in 1965 it gained national fame. It was organized by professors against the war at the University of Michigan -
assassination of Malcolm X
Malcom X was assassinated by three groups after he left the Nation of Islam. -
Civil Rights Movement
The first March from Selma to Montgomery was held on this day. There were 600 marchers, protesting the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson and ongoing exclusion from the electoral process, were attacked by state and local police with billy clubs and tear gas. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy
thanks to Pr. Nixon, The U.S. got an invitation to play PING-PONG at China and they were the first Americans to set foot in China since 1949. -
Vietnam War
The end of the war. The U.S. pulls out. -
AIDS/HIV
First case of AIDS was found in San Francisco. Started because of the Hippie Movement.
