US History Timeline Project

By hbumgarner42

  • Ralph Abernathy

    Ralph Abernathy was born. He was Martin Luther King's closest worker during the civil rights movement. Took over the Southern Chrtistian Leadership Conference when King died.

  • James Meredith

    James Meredith was born. James Meredith was a civil rights activist that helped desegregate the University of Mississippi.

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Indochina war. French vs Vietnam. Ended with the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.

  • Southern politicians resist civil rights

    Blocking of the Little Rock Nine. Sit ins. Boycotts.

  • Earl Warren

    Earl Warren was appointed the Supreme Court Justice. Was a part of the overturning of the Brown v Board of Education case.

  • Eisenhower's Actions

    Elected as president twice. Dealt with Cold War during second term. Comitted the US to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

  • Southern Manifesto

    Supports segregation. Went against the federal government.

  • Bay of Pigs

    Attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. Invasion was a disaster. US lost.

  • Senator Fulbright

    Senator of Arkansas. Opposed the administration's solution in South Vietnam.

  • Betty Friedan

    Betty Friedan was born in 1921 and played an important role in the feminist movement during the 1960s. She cofounded and became the first president of NOW.

  • JFKs cold war policy

    Thought that USA was falling behind soviets. Increased spending for the arms race. Cold War warrior.

  • Credibility Gap

    Division between old and young. Criticized Johnsons policies on Vietnam.

  • Neo-Conservative Ideology

    Political movement in the 1960s. Advocate democracy.

  • Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro was born in 1926. He was the leader of the Cuban Revolution. He was the most important political figure in Cuba.

  • Birmingham Demonstrations

    Began with sit-ins. Became violent. Sparked movements around the country.

  • Hubert Humphrey

    Vice president to Lyndon B Johnson. Defended Johnsons tactics in Vietnnam.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Johnson signs Gulf of Tokin Resolution. Gave him the ability to commit resources in Vietnam.

  • The Living Room War

    Name given to Vietnam because television was playing a critical role in how people saw the war. New technology was playing a huge role as well.

  • Quagmire

    Theory that explains the US involvement in the Vietnam war. Says that USA entered the war by accident.

  • 1968 Crisis(MLK's death)

    Assassinated at his hotel in Memphis. Brought an end to the nonviolent protest movement.

  • Chicago Convention

    Vietnam protestors prayed on the Democratic Convention. Protests turned violent. Robert Kennedy was assasssinated.

  • Shuttle Diplomacy

    Outside party coming in between a dispute. Not direct contact. Kissinger during the Nixon and Ford administrations.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Controversial amendment to get equal rights for women. Failed. Was not ratified by enough states.

  • Watergate

    Political scandal with the Democratic National Convention in DC. Burglars broke in and got tapes of the information talked about.

  • Daniel Ellsberg

    Author, economist and political scientist. Released papers to the press about the Vietnam war.

  • The Warren Court

    A supreme court justice during the watergate scandal. Ruled that Nixon had to turn over the tapes.

  • Ford's Pardon of Nixon

    Ford pardon's Nixon for crimes that he comitted. Did not get reelected.

  • Ayayolla Khomeini

    Ayatollah Khomeini was the leader of Iran during hte hostage crisis. He was an islamic fundamentalist leader.

  • Shah Reza Pahlavi

    Shah of Iran that was thrown out of power. Fled to the United States for medical treatmnent.

  • Soviets Invade Afghanistan

    Soviets invaded in December 1979. This made the US fear run higher in terms of the cold war.

  • Manuel Noriega

    Panama military leader. He was overthrown.

  • Conservatism in the 1980s

    Set by Reagan in 1980. Conservative ideas instead of liberal.

  • Reagans Fiscal Policy (Reaganomics)

    Tried to reduce government spending, reduce income tax, reduce government regulation, and tighten the moeny supply to reduce inflation. Known as supply-side economics.

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    First woman appointed to the Surpreme Court. Conservative but voted with liberal issues.

  • National Debt Under Raegan

    National debt was growing at the fastest rate ever. 21% increase.

  • Colin Powell

    First african american to head Joint Chief of Staff. Opposed the Iran-Contra scandal.

  • Antonin Scalia

    First Italian to serve on the Suoreme Court. Named associate judge in 1986 by Raegan.

  • Reagan's Speech in West Berlin

    Told Gorbachev to "tear down this wall". Restored Berlin.

  • Anthony Kennedy

    Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1988. Voted with the majority most of the time.

  • Persian Gulf War

    Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Operation Desert Storn caused the liberation of Kuwair.

  • 90s economic growth

    GDP continually increased. Unemployment rated dropped as well.

  • 2nd Gulf War (Iraq War)

    Conflict between Iraq and 39 other nations. Began in 1991. US did not enter till 2003.

  • Intervention in Somalia

    Bush authorized troops to Somalia. Somalia remains a fragmented society.

  • Clinton's Impeachment

    Tried to impeach him for lying on the stand. Did not get impeached- did not have enough information to do it.

  • Panama Canal Treaty

    Made it so Panama had full control of canal operations. They were also responsible for defense.