American History 1955-1975

By jacobdodson2
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    Cold War

    War against communism spreading from the soviet union and China
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    Vietnam War

    War in vietnam to defend the south from communism that was meant to be a short mission, but turned into a a prolonged war

  • 22nd Amendment

    Limits President to 2 terms

  • Rock n Roll

    the genre of music begins:)

  • Sputnik

    First artificial satellite launched to achieve orbit

  • Castro

    Fidel Castro takes control and power in Cuba

  • Alaska becomes a State

  • Hawaii becomes a State

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Attack on Cuba that failed

  • I have a dream

    Martin Luther King Jr's speech leading the way fro civil rights reform in the US

  • JFK Assassinated

    President Kennedy is shot in Dallas, Tx.

  • Civil Rights Act

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act

  • MLK Jr Assassinated

    the Civil Rights Leader is shot and murdered in Memphis Tennessee.

  • Robert Kennedy Assassination

    Brother of JFK is shot four times and killed in California after JFK's assassination.

  • Men on the Moon

    Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Become the first men to walk on the moon.

  • 26th Amendment

    Changing voting age from 21 to 18