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Chapter 25-26
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Dien Bien Phu fails
Last French battle in Vietnam in which they were defeated by Vietnamese revolutionaries. -
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Linda Brown sued the Topeka School Board for not allowing her to attend her neighborhood school due to her race. -
Rosa Parks Arrested
Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
After Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving to the back of the bus, many African Americans refused to use the buses. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
House of Representatives passed the bill. -
"Little Rock Nine"
Date when the "Little Rock Nine" returned to Central High School where they were enrolled. -
US troops land in Lebanon
Eisenhower doctrine enacted for the first time when he lands troops in Lebanon to protect regimesw that he feels are threatened by Communism. -
U-2 spy plane shot down
Over Soviet airspace an American spyplane was shot down, but when Eisenhower tried to deny its true purpose the soviets produced remains from the plane and the still living piolet. -
Freedom Riders
Arrived in New Orleans to test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia. -
Matin Luther King Jr. arrested
Arrested for demonstrating without a permit. This occured after King and protestors were assulted by the police. -
"I have a Dream" Speech
Martin Luther delivers his speech from steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Senate and House passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowing the president to "take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to pprevent further aggresion." -
US combat troops arrive in Vietnam
US military troops arrived in Vietnam for military action. -
National Teach In
When 122 US colleges held the event over radio for more than 100,000 anti war demonstraters. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Congress passes the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -
Tet Offensive
During the Vietnamese new year North Vietnam and Vietcong launched a massive surprise attack in varies places throughout South Vietnam. -
Kent State shootings
When National Guard troops fired on US students who were protesting US involvment in Vietnam and the invasion of Cambodia. -
Nixon orders Christmas bombings
Nixon ordered the Christmas bombings, an eleven day campaign, to make North and South Vietnam negociate the end of the war. -
US involvement in Vietnam ends
Involvment of US in Vietnam has ended