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Eisenhower
LinkDwight D. Eisenhower, who persued the moderate policies of "Modern Republicanism" was general of the victorius forces in Europe. This put him ahead in the Presidental race. Concentrated on maintaining world peace. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
[Link](courseweb.hopkinsschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2271)This case challenged 1896 Supreme Courts decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson which upheld constutionality of "seperate but equal". In 1954 Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks
[Link](courseweb.hopkinsschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2271)In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested for failing to give up her seat on the bus. Martin Luther King Jr., supported by African Americans boycotted for 381 days against bus transportation. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public transportation was illegal in 1956. -
Crisis in Little Rock
LinkNine African American students were not admitted to an all white Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Orval Faubus authorized National Guard to prevent the students from entering. President Eisenhower sent in 1,000 paratroopers and federalized National Guards so students could enter safely. -
Sit-In Campaign at Greensboro, North Carolina
LinkJoseph McNeill, after been refused service at the lunch counter, returned next day with 3 classmates to sit at the lunch counter until they were served.they were never served and came back each day. An article was put out in the NY Times drew attention to the sit-ins. More students (black and white) joined them. Students across the nation were inspired to do the same. In a span of two weeks, there were sit-ins in 11 cities. -
Freedom Rides
LinkBusloads of mixed races waged cross-country campaign to try to end the segregation of bus terminals. They were met with violence at many stops along the way. Many of the Freedom Riders were arrested. More than 300 people traveled through the deep South to integrate bus terminals. -
John F. Kennedy
LinkOnce a Democratic Congressman for the Boston area, advancing to the Senate in 1953. Was the youngest President and first Roman Catholic President. -
JFK's "New Frontier"
LinkKennedy challenged America and Government to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. During Kennedy's term, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. He also increased Social Security by raising the minimum wage. Raised money for rsearch into mental illness ans allocated funds to develop impoverished rural areas. -
JFK and the Peace Corps
LinkKennedy started the Peace Corps in 1961. They were mostly young, idealistic Americans . they would go to third world nations to help out and teach. Usually the fields were health, agriculture,languages and math. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
LinkLyndon B. Johnson served briefly in WWII in the Navy. Became the youngest Minority Leader in Senate history. Was JFK's running mate. Sworn into office after JFK's asassination. During Presidency, country made spectacular explorations of space. -
March on Washington
LinkOn August 28, 1963, estimated quarter of a million people -quarter white- marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Speakers included all of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders. Two of the most noteworthy speeches came from John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr., who gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Birmingham
LinkKlu Klux Klan bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four little girls who were preparing to lead the 11:00am adult service. By the end of the day, riots and fires had broken out across Birmingham. This shocked the nation and galavinized the Civil Rights Movement. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert Namara, began increasing pressure on North Vietnam. On August 2, 3 Soviet-built P-4 motor torpedo boats were dispatched to attack the USS Maddox. The Maddox scored hits on the P-4's while bing hit with a single 14.5 millimeter. Johnson decided that the United States could not back away from the challenge and directed his commanders in the Pacific to continue with the Desoto missions. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
After the North Vietnamese torpedo boats alleged to have attacked without provocation, Congress passed a resolution drafted by the administration authorizing all necessary for the defense of the U.S allies in Southeast Asia. -
LBJ's "Great Society"
Aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, conservation, development of depressed regions, fight against poverty, control of crime, removal of obstacles to the right to vote. -
Bloody Sunday: Selma
LinkThe black community held a march that Martin Luther King Jr. agreed to lead on Sunday March 7th from Selma to Montgomery where they would go see Governor Wallace to stop police brutality. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Washingtion D.C. to speak with President Johnson, postponing the march until the 8th. The people of Selma did not want to wait amd began the march on the 7th. When the marchers made it to the state line, they were attacked with tear gas and batons. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes which had been used to prohibit African Americans to vote. In 1960 there were 22,000 African Americans registered to vote in Mississippi, 1966 the number increased to 175,000. Alabama went from 66,000 to 250,000 and South Carolina went from 58,000 to 191,000. -
Tet Offensive
LinkOver 80,000 Vietcong troops attacked nearly every major metropolitan center in South Vietnam. Suprise attacks were made at American embassy in Saigon. In the weeks following, the South Vietnamese army and U.S ground forces recaptured all of the lost territory. -
LBJ and Vietnam
LinkJohnson tried to end communist aggression and achieve a settlement . But fighting still continued . Controversy over the war had become acute by the end of March 1968, when he limited the bombing of North Vietnam in order to initiate negotiations. -
Richard Nixon
LinkHe succeeded in ending American fighting in Vietnam and improving relations with the U.S.S.R and China. -
Richard Nixon and "New Federalism"
LinkThe policy was designed to return power to state and local governments. Nixon hoped to restore the natural constitutional order. Congress blocked most of his initiatives. The policy became a basis for further attempts to restore federalism. -
Richard Nixon and the "Watergate Scandal"
LinkIt was said Richard Nixon's administration was breaking in at the offices of the Democractic National Committee during the 1972 campaign. Many of the administration officials resigned. Nixon denied any personal involvement. The courts had him hand over tape recordings which showed that he had tried to divert the investigation. -
Gerald Ford
LinkFords reputation for integrity and openness made him popular during his 25 years in Congress. From 1965-1973, he was House Minority Leader. He was a Yale graduate and a WWII lieutenant commander in the Navy. -
Gerald Ford's Foreign Policy
LinkFord made unsavory alliances and pursued unpopular policies that ignored international human rights standards. Ford sent billions of dollars of aid to prop up the dictatorship of General Nguyen Van Theiu in South Vietnam. This support needlessly prolonged the war.
