1945-1980

By Colbyy
  • Nuclear Bombing of Japan

    Nuclear Bombing of Japan

    This had a major impact on America due to many people thinking it was not worth it to kill that many people or agreed because it was revenge for their attacks in pearl harbor.
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    He was the first African American to play in the MLB and broke many racial barriers and moved America in a positive way towards desegregation.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    This major supreme court case made segregation in schools illegal which led to major change in America.
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Martin Luther King Jr. helps start boycotts against the buses in Alabama because of the racial discrimination used on them.
  • MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech

    MLK "I Have a Dream" Speech

    Martin Luther King Jr. gives one of the most famous civil right speeches ever.
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    This law banned discrimination in America and was what all Civil Acts activists were striving for.
  • MLK Assassination

    MLK Assassination

    Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated which cause major outrage all across America.
  • Nixon Resigns

    Nixon Resigns

    Many scandals had been going on with his Presidency including Watergate which forces him to resign.