1955 – 1975

By Maddie Bayles

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat on a bus to a white man she was arrested.
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    Vietnam War

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    After Rosa Parks was arrested African Americans refused to ride the bus as a part of the Civil Rights movement.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik 1 the first Soviet Union satellite was launched as a part of the Space Race.

  • US Satellite

    The first US Satellite was sent to space as a part of the space race

  • Alaska and Hawaii became the 59th and 50th states

    Alaska and Hawaii became the 59th and 50th states
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    John F Kennedy was elected

    John F Kennedy was elected as the 35th president

  • Bay of Pigs

    The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba
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    Berlin Crisis

    The Soviet Union sparked a crisis in the city by cutting off land access between West Germany and West Berlin

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union after the Soviet Union had sent mistles to Cuba

  • John F Kennedy assassinated

    John F Kennedy assassinated
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    Richard Nixon is president

    Richard Nixon is the 37th president he resigns after a scandal.

  • First Man on the Moon

    America sends the first man to land on the moon.

  • Watergate scandal