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The government initiated the Draft for the growing conflict in Vietnam. LBJ raised troop levels above 500,000 before leaving office. -
He was one of the few artists who transitioned music into the age of rock and roll. To form this musical style, he fused the country-western music of the South with the rhythm and blues of African Americans and the pop music that dominated the radio and recording industries. -
Trumans executive order abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and a social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. Busses eventually stopped being segregated in 1956. -
In Southeast Asia, the U.S. government used the now-discredited domino theory to justify its involvement in the Vietnam War and its support for a non-communist dictator in South Vietnam. As the Soviets tighten their grip on Eastern Europe, the United States embarked on a policy of containment to prevent the spread of Soviet and communist influence in Western European nations. The Vietnam War lasted from November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975. -
The US enemy in the Vietnam War was the communist North Vietnamese. North Vietnamese insurgents in South Vietnam were called the Vietcong and "Charlie". -
Since the launching of Sputnik, the Soviets had beaten the Americans to many space race milestones. The lunar landing was a huge victory for the Americans. -
Napalm and Agent Orange were both used to kill forests. The weapon was considered extremely controversial because it killed so many innocent children and babies. Agent Orange was a herbicide chemical. Its purpose was to ruin the forests that would leave the enemy uncovered with no food or place to hide. -
He famously said, "...segregation now, tomorrow, and forever". He was willing to challenge JFK and keep Alabama segregated. -
His legacy includes a speech in Berlin, the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and working toward Civil Rights Legislation before his assassination in 1963. -
Massive gatherings of anti-war demonstrators helped bring attention to the public resentment of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Some protest included music. Songs that spoke directly to the war were proof that people were talking about this cataclysmic event, and a way to safely express the ambivalence that many in the field felt. Despite the growing anti-war movement, a silent majority of Americans still supported the Vietnam effort. -
These people were a militant socialist group established by Bobby Seale and Hewey Newton in 1965. Their goals were to overthrow the government and separate the races. -
Many believed he would become president since LBJ announced he was not running again. Due to his death, Nixon was unable to become president in 1963. -
Nixon's foreign policy is generally seen as a positive. He improved relations with the soviets and the Chinese while getting the US out of Vietnam. -
James Earl Carter Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. During Carter's term as president, two new cabinet-level departments, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education, were established. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. -
Between 1981 and 1986, senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo. The administration hoped to use the proceeds of the arms sale to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.