1960s and public protests (Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam)

  • Military Aid to South Vietnam

    Military Aid to South Vietnam

    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
  • Eisenhower sends troops

    Eisenhower sends troops

    Troops were sent to little Rock
  • JFK

    JFK

    JFK was elected as president
  • The Student Movement

    The Student Movement

    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.
  • Civil Rights Movement

    Civil Rights Movement

    The protests started during the late 50s early 60s and was based around the segregation of African Americans.
  • The Women's Movement

    The Women's Movement

    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
  • March on Washington DC

    March on Washington DC

    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
  • Civil Rights Act Passed

    Outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation.
  • US troops arrive in Vietnam

    US troops arrive in Vietnam

    Troops are sent to south Vietnam
  • Voting Rights act passes

    Voting Rights act passes

    Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.