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Dwight D. Eisenhower speech
In a speech, U.S> President Dwight D. Eisenhower syas the fall of French Indochina to communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia. This is called Domino theory. -
Fall of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the decisive engagement in the First Indochina War. it consisted of a struggle between French and Viet Minh(Vietnamese Communist and nationalist) forces for control pf a small mountain. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This event Brown v. Board Education not only helped to integrate America's public schools but also served as an important catalyst in bringing change of other areas of the public domain, where there is still segregation against African Americans. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower re-elected
Republicans attacked Truman's handling of the Korean War and the broader Cold War, and alleged that Soviet spies had infiltrated the U.S. government. -
JFK elected
He is one of the youngest president in the United States who was assassinated in Dallas. -
JFK sends helicopters
President John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and 400 Green Berets to South Vietnam and authorizes secret operations against the Viet Cong. -
24th Amendment
It abolished the use of a poll tax in national votes. -
26th Amendment
It reduced the legal voting age to 18, bringing in a generation of young voters. -
Richard Nixon re-elected
He was re-elected as a president of the United States right before the end of Vietnam war. -
US withdraws from Vietnam
The president Nixon withdraw all American forces from Vietnam.
