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Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975
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Troops were sent to little Rock
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JFK was elected as president
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Composed mainly of white college students, the student movement worked primarily to fight racism and poverty, increase student rights, and to end the Vietnam War.
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The protests started during the late 50s early 60s and was based around the segregation of African Americans.
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Many women who participated in the movement had also worked in earlier movements, where they had often been relegated to menial tasks, such as photocopying and answering phones
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March was organized by a group of civil rights leaders, which included between 200-300 thousand people and also included Martin Luther King Jr's speech
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Outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation.
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Troops are sent to south Vietnam
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Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.