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Dien Bien Phu
Convinced the French to make piece and withdraw from Indochina -
Period: to
1960's
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Rosa Parks
Parks' protest sparks the cicl rights movement -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King takes charge of the movement -
SCLC Formed
After winning Pakrs' court case, this group formed to completely eliminate segragation from American society -
The Sit-In Movement Begins
4 African American students protest in an all-white sit-in restaurant, causing nationwide support -
Kennedy Runs for President
Kennedy promises to support Civil Rights Movement -
Freedom Riders created
The goal of this was to de-segregate interstate bus travel -
Birmingham Protest
Leads to violence and King is jailed, hurts movement -
I Have a Dream
King's speech gains momentum for movement -
Kennedy Assasinated
Caused many African Americans to worry they would no longer have presidential support -
Civil Rights Bill Passes
President Johnson carries on support of the movement and causes bill to pass -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Authorizes Johnson to use military force in Vietnam -
First American Troops Enter Vietnam
Starts American involvment in Vietnam -
Tet Offensive Begins
Causes many American casualties -
Massacre at My Lai
American troops massacre men, women, and children -
Nixon Elected
Promised to remove troops from Vietnam -
Nixon Removes Troops
25,000 soldiers were removed from Vietnam -
Invasion of Cambodia
Causes more protest of war because it was seen as an expansion of conflict -
Kent St. Massacre
4 students killed at Kent St. for protesting war, sways public opinon -
Polls
Show that two thirds of Americans wanted out of Vietnam -
Pentagon Papers
Shows that Johnson thought the war would be a stalemate from the begining -
Fall of Saigon
Ends Vietnam war