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The Cold War*
The Cold War occurred after WWII and it was a long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States. The war was over the issue of communism and whether or not it should spread/exist. The cold war consisted of mini proxy wars like the Korean War and the Vietnam War. https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War -
Vietnam War*
The Vietnam War occurred between the North and South of Vietnam. The northerners were in favor of communism while the southern government opposed it. The US wanted to stop the spread of communism and sided with the south but lost the war. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_3DgW_7mg -
Little Rock Nine*
In 1957 nine African American students were enrolled into an all-white school. President Eisenhower escorted them to the school and it is known as one of the biggest civil rights movements. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration -
Hippie Movement*
The hippie movement began at the time of the Vietnam war. It started off at colleges and schools but eventually gained nationwide attenton. Hippies were agianst US involvement in the Vietanam war and favored peace. https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/the-history-of-the-hippie-cultural-movement/ -
KKK
The KKK wanted to kill and intimidate blacks. They put white sheets on their heads so they would look like the ghosts of dead confederate soldiers. The civil rights movement of the 1960s led to more Ku Klux Klan activity, including bombings of black schools and churches -
Kennedy's Assassination
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas Texas by Lee Oswald. He was riding in a parade to gain support for the upcoming presidential election in 1964 when he was shot. The assassination was a tremendous disturbance to the American people because it was the first one in many American's lives. -
Black Panther Party*
The Black Panther Party was originally formed as part of the Civil Rights movements to aggressively bring the reality of discrimination and lack of opportunity for blacks to a national agenda. Another reason for the group was to protect African American neighborhoods from police brutality. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/black-panther-party -
Space Landing
The Moon Landing occurred as part of the Space Race Competition with Russia during the cold war. Even though Russia was the first one to send a person to space, America sent the first man to the Moon. -
Ping-Pong Diplomacy*
Nixon was trying to become friends with China so he sent a team of ping pong players to compete against the Chinese. By becoming friends with the Chinese, Nixon was able to work out foreign affairs that other presidents could not. https://www.nixonfoundation.org/2017/09/ping-pong-diplomacy-people-coming-together-established-sino-america-detente/ -
Watergate Scandal*
The Watergate Scandal was when Nixon had several government agents spy on Democrats so he could win the upcoming election. The Supreme Court forced Nixon to give up videotapes that contained conversations about his plan and before they could impeach him, he resigned. Watch a video: https://www.history.com/topics/watergate/videos -
Apple Inc*
Apple was invented at this time and this showed the technologial advances that occured in the 1970's. Apple came out with their frst computer in 1976.
Apple AD 1984: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R706isyDrqI -
HIV Breakout
In 1981 a breakout of a mysterious disease broke out which was soon to be called HIV. It was found in five young gay men in California and soon spread. By the end of the year, over 200 cases had been reported.
