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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Educationhttp://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm The landmark court case of Brown vs. Board of Education ruled segregation of schools as unconstitutional and called for desegregation of all schools segregated until that point. Plans to desegregate were to be implemented in September of 1957. -
Rosa Parks Arrest and Bus Boycott
Parks Arrest http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_parks_1.html The arrest of Rosa Parks was a big moment in the civil rights movement as it spurred the Montgomery bus boycott which lasted for 11 months as an effort to desegragate buses. Because she refused to give up her seat, this act proved to be much more than civil disobedience, as her act is still remembered. -
Russians Launch Sputnik
Sputnik Slide #10The launch of Sputnik by the Russians in 1957 was a definining moment in history as it ignited the Space Race. Because the satellites had the potential to be dangerous (carry missles) and Russia was still considered foe, this was a cause for concern among Americans. -
Little Rock Nine
Little Rock 9 Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm
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The Little Rock Nine was a historic day in U.S history as it pertains to the civil rights movement. The Little Rock Nine, as they are referred to, were nine students registered by the NAACP as students sent to desegregate a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
JFK & The Election of 1960
JFK Election http://www.ushistory.org/us/56a.asp The election of 1960 is to be noted as it was one of the closest elections in history, voter fraud was a hot topic as well. Kennedy is of course remembered as one of the most charasmatic presidents. When Kennedy is mentioned now, some might wonder what would have been different in his presidential term, had he not been assassinated, with respect to Vietnam and the civil rights movement. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Bay of Pigs Wiki
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an attempt by the U.S to overthrow Fidel Castro. This attempt was made as communism was considered a major threat. The Kennedy administration became focused on how to combat this threat. The invasion is remembered as, possibly, the most sloppy operation in U.S history as many men were killed and captured. http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm 14 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis Wiki
http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm #15,1718
This event in history was, to put it simply, a 13 day confrontation between the U.S and the USSR over missiles deployed to Cuba.Reason for deployment stemmed from the Soviet's reaction to the Bay of Pigs invasion. This can be thought of as the height of the Cold War and the threat of communism, coming to near nuclear war. -
Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy Assassination Wiki http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm Slide #23 November 22, 1963 Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald, allegedly. The same day, LBJ was sworn in as president. LBJ strived to become thought of as another FDR. LBJ is remembered as handling the Vietnam War, and civil rights among other issues in his term. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Gulf of Tonkin Wiki
http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm Slide #24
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident refers to two seperate confrontations between the U.S and North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin waters. The U.S was in the area as a support to the South Vietnamese. No U.S soldiers were killed, but 4 Vietnamese sailors were killed, and 6 were wounded. LBJ responds by sending troops. -
Tet Offensive
Tet Offensive Wiki
http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm 26 There are now many more troops in non Communist S. Vietnam fighting the N. Vietnamese. This date is perhaps the most significant in this era as the N. Vietnamese launched a series of attacks against S. Vietnam on the Vietnamese New Year, when a cease fire may have been expected. Over 100 towns and cities were attacked & death toll high. -
Election of 1968
1968 Election Wiki http://csrmedia.education.asu.edu/Lectures/SS3/HistoryCore/Basic9/index.htm #28 The presidential election of '68 was won by Nixon.Before then, he remained out of the picturewhen it came to his political involvement. His campaign focused on platforms promising to restore law and order to U.S cities. Because he presented himself as a man of law and order, this worked in his favor. -
Vietnamization and Nixon
Vietnamization & Nixon Wiki Nixon's policies concerning Vietnam are referred to as Vietnamization. Vietnamization refers to the end of U.S troops involvement in Vietnam as well as "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops". This can be thought of as a beginning to an end of Vietnam War. -
Kent State Shootings
CNN Kent State A protest was scheduled on the morning of May 4 1970 by the students of Kent State in response to the Vietnam War. Attempts were made by school officials to end the protest and National Guard troops made efforts to disperse the crowd. When their efforts failed, they fired shots. 4 were killed and 9 were wounded. These protests are evidence of civil disobedience and police brutality.
