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End of WWII
The war ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and Japan in 1945. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This decision led to all school around the United States being desegregated. -
Rosa Parks Incident
Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to obey the bus driver and give up her seat, that was in the black section, to a white man. -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a direct effect of the Rosa Parks Incident. Blacks wanted to show that they were serious when saying they wanted equal rights. -
Little Rock Nine Incident
The Little Rock Nine Incident was where nine black students tried to enter Central high school in Arkansas but were stopped by the Arkansas National Guard, who would not let them enter. -
Sputnik Launched
Sputnik was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program that was released by the Soviet Union. -
U-2 Incident
The incident occured because the U.S. wanted to send a sky plane to look at Soviet Union's missile bases, and while flying over, U-2 was shot down. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
It was an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a period in which the Soviet Union and the United States, where the Soviet Union had missiles in Cuba ready to attack the U.S. -
Letter from Birmingham Jail
It was a letter from Martin Luther King, Jr while he was in Birmingham Jail in Alabama. The letter summed up his thoughts about segregation and why he chose to do the things he did. Throughtout the whole letter he explained how he wanted, and always did want, to speak and protest in a nonviolent way. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a large political rally in support of civil and economic rights for African Americans that took place in Washington, D.C.
