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Dien Bien Phu
Defeat of French troops and then withdrew from Vietnam. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
The segregation of schools was unconstitional. -
U.S. military aid is sent to South Vietnam
The Geneva Accords are signed and divides voietnam along 17th parallel. -
Montogomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed in and sat in the front of the bus. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
To eliminate segregation from american society -
Crisis in Little Rock
Eisenhower sends troops to ensure integration of high schools. -
the Civil Rights Act of 1957
First Civil rights laws were passed to let african americans to vote. -
Greensboro sit -in
29 African American students sat at a restaraunt until they were served food. -
Freedom Riders
The purpose was to desegregate the interstate bus travel. -
March on Washington
To support civil rights legislation. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Johnson signed to pass the civil rights act of 1964. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
they were going to take all measures to repel any any armed attack against the forces of the United States -
U.S. troops arrive in vietnam
vietcong attacked the base at pleiku and killed 8 american soldiers. -
Teach-ins
Teachers and students talked about the issues surrounding the war and opposing it. -
Voting Rights Act
Congress passes the voting right act of 1965 for African Americans. -
Tet Offensive
Attached most american bases in south vietnam ans south's major cities. -
Vietnamization
The process involved gradual withdrawl of U.S. troops while south vietnam was still fighting. -
National guard troops kill student protesters at Kent state.
The invasions in Cambodia led to mass protests in the United States -
War Powers Act
They wanted to reestablish limits on executive power -
The U.S. pulls out of the war
The U.S decides to pull out of the war.