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KKK
General Nathan Bedford Forrest is an ancestor of Forrest Gump (who was named after him), a Civil War general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, According to the Forrest Gump film, Mrs. Gump named Forrest after this KKK Wizard to remind him that "sometimes we all do things that just don't make no sense." -
Elvis Presley
Elvis is an American singer that influenced the music industry by becoming a rock and roll artist and influenced the music industry. As seen in the film, Elvis Presley is seen playing his guitar as Forrest Gump dances along with it. Later, Elvis is seen on national television performing one of his famous songs.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a war between the United States and North Vietnam over communism. The United States had to intervene in Vietnam because of their policy of containment and won and defeated control of communism.In the movie, Forrest is seen serving in the war and saved many other solider's live and was later granted the medal of honor for his efforts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-3Xi5BcKs
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Smiley Face
The smiley face became a very famous symbol in the United States. It was invented to show a smiling human face and also went with the quote " Have a very nice day!" which was a popular saying. In the movie, Forrest Gump is seen wiping his face on the shirt while running which gives the T-shirt salesmen the idea of this shirt. -
HIV/AIDS breakout
HIV/Aids breakout happened in the early 1981's and many people contracted it. People with HIV usually get it by having fevers, flu-like symptoms and always being tired and were also the results from the hippie movement. In the movie, Jenny joins the hippie movement and catches Aids and dies.
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Hippie Movement
The Hippie movement happened during the Vietnam war in which they expressed their anti-sentiment and did drugs and created their own social group. However, as a result of the hippie movement there was a result of a large outbreak of HIV and Aids. As seen in the movie, Jenny joins the hippie movement and does drugs along with the others.
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Stand in the schoolhouse door
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. George Wallace, the Democratic Governor of Alabama, in a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, stood at the door of the auditorium to try to block the entry of two African American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood.
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Assassination of JFK
John F Kennedy was assassinated in his open top convertible while waving at citizens in a parade. Lee Harvey Oswald fired shots at Kennedy and he died. In the movie, Forrest Gump is seen talking to a person about how Kennedy was a good man and that he didn't deserve to die.
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1969 Moon Landing
The moon landing of 1969 was called Apollo 11 which was the first man mission in order to land on the moon. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first successful people to land on the moon and come back alive. In the movie, Forrest is seen playing ping pong with the television on with the moon landing on it.
Key concept 8.1 1C
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Watergate Scandal
The Water Gate Scandal involved a break at the democratic national committee headquarters and President Nixon was involved. President Nixon secretly taped conversations and secret papers were also stolen and was required to hand over the tapes and resigned.In the movie, Forrest Gump is seen witnessing the scandal and sees a group of men with flashlights investigating a room and reports it -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
The United States and Chinas' relationship improved as a result of the ping pong diplomacy and the United States were invited to compete in the ping pong championship.In the movie, Forrest Gump is seen participating in the championship on the All American ping pong team and were the first Americans to visit China ever since the take over for communism.
Key concept 8.1 1C
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Apple inc.
In 1976, Apple was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak who were both college dropouts. They revolutionized technology by creating small computers for everyday use. In the movie, Forrest Gump receives a letter in the mail about Apple and invests in it.
