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Vietnam War-Chapter 33-War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War began in 1954. North Vietnam and Vietcong began fighting with South Vietnam and the US. This war was also called the "American War" and "War Against Americans to Save the Nation." The war ended on April 30, 1975. -
Alabama Schools Desegregated
Governor George Wallace had a blockade to keep black students from enrolling in the schools. President Kennedy sent National Guard troops to Alabama to make George Wallace let the students in. Two black students enrolled at University of Alabama. -
March on Washington-Chapter 31-The Civil Rights Movement
250,000 people marched to the Washington Memorial. The march was led my Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. He delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The march was for equal rights for African Americans. -
John F. Kennedy Assasination-Chapter 30-The New Frontier and the Great Society
On November 22, 1963, John F.Kennedy was assasinated in Dallas Texas. He was murdered by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was sitting next to his wife, Jacqueline. -
Hippie Movement
The hippie movement occured mainly during the Vietnam War. It consisted of alot of young people who were against the war. They were all about peace. This time period was also called the Anti-War Movement. -
Bobby Kennedy Assasination
Robert Kennedy was assasinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. After a speech, he went through the hotel's kitchen because he was told it was a short cut. He was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. -
Man Landing on Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men on the Moon. They came to the Moon on the Apollo 11. They spent 8 days on the Moon. -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Ping Pong Diplomacy was when the American ping pong team was invited to China to play in the Ping Pong Championship. China-US relations slowly started to heal because of this. After this event, President Nixon was able to visit China. -
Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal occured during President Nixon's presidency. Members of the Republican party broke into the Democratic National Committee. They tried to spy on the democrats. -
Nixon Resigns
After the Watergate Scandal, Nixon was going to be impeached. He decided to resign on August 8, 1974. The new president would be Gerald Ford -
Hurricane Carmen
Hurricane Carmen was the most intense tropical storm of 1974. It began to form on August 29 but it didn't end until September 10. Hurricane Carmen hit Louisiana and many other states. It was a category 4 hurricane. -
AIDS epidemic
The AIDS epidemic began in the 1980s. It started as a virus that no one knew about. It was caused by alot of people using needles for drugs. It really began after the hippie movement.
