68 Revolutions

By annasofia05
  • Period: to

    USA Economic Boom

    Economic boom after war. Wages in America grew 3 percent per year

  • President Richard Nixon

    January 20, 1969, Nixon enters as candidate for presidency: Massive Protests against Vietnam War crushes Johnson’s reelection plan.
  • Period: to

    Powerful Women in USA

    Women on power. Women’s liberation movement, a feminist movement that promoted politic & economic equality with men.

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    April 4, 1968 the minister was shot in Memphis
    by an FBI-wanted fugitive.

  • President Pierre Trudeau

    April 20, 1968 Trudeau becomes prime minister and focuses his power towards industrialization.

  • Student Strike in France

    May 3,1968 Students strike pro a socialist government. The strike was successful.

  • Political Changes in France

    In May 16, 1968. Students began another movement asking for change of sides from extreme right to socialist France.

  • Matanza de Tlatelolco

    Matanza de Tlatelolco October 2, 1968 students gathered in protest at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas were victims of a shooting in the city of Mexico.

  • Mexico Word Cup

    World Cup 1968 from October 12 to the 27th. This attracted attention from the community, leaving the Matanza de Tlatelolco.

  • Chancellor Willy Brandt

    Willy Brandt (socialist) rises to power in 1969. Power shifts from right (conservative) y left (socialist).