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Civil Right Movements
The protest started during the late 50s early 60s and was based around the segregation of African Americans -
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Protest
A lot of protests were held in the 60s. A lot of big protests were the student movements, the Anti-Vietnam movement, the women's movement, and the gay rights movement. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Everyone is on edge as the United States wants to launch nuclear bombs on Cuba with the USSR. -
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I have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King JR. gives his famous "I have a dream" speech while thousands listen in awe at his words. Thousands more protest this movement. -
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Start of Vietnamese Protest
Vietnam had 2 torpedo boats attack the U.S. destroyers, and President Lyndon B. Johnson attacked them right back. This didn't settle well for Americans, and they wanted to stop this. -
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Civil Rights Law
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Movement Act into Law. It states you cannot discriminate because of sex, origin, or race. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
As segregation was the major topic of talk in the 60's, a lot of people had their own opinions on the different protests, and this led to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s March
Martin Luther King Jr. led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. It was peaceful and changed history forever. -
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Inflation
The inflation rate was going up and up. Now, if you have 700 dollars today, it was close to 100 dollars in 1960 -
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Moon Landing
The best thing that came from the 60's was the moon landing. The United States' Apollo 11 was the first to land on the moon. It gave everyone hope since all they had experienced in the past decade was war and terror.