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Lunch Counter Sit-in
African-American would sit in lunch counter and order food, but when their order would refuse they would sit peacefully, with passive resistance untill they were taken to jail. -
First ever Presidential debate on TV
Richard Nixon and JOhn F.Kennedys were the first one to debate in TV for thier presidential election. -
Kennedy's New Frontier
He developed his "New Frontier" to improve the economy, assist the poor, and to boost the space program -
Kennedy's Peace Corps
It was establsihed by Kennedy to help other poor and unstable country to improve. -
Freedom Riders challenged the interstate bus
The Freedom Riders challenge the south interstae bus, to test how badly the whites segregated the blacks. -
The Berlin Wall is created
The Berlin Wall was created to sepreate the west and east germany. East being the communist and West were non-communist people. -
The Other American- M. Harrington
The book by M. Harrington described the other poor Americans who suffered through poverty. -
"Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
She publsihes her most famous book, inorder to save the enviroment and keeping it clean. -
First black men in whites University of Mississippi
James Meredith was the first black men to attend the university of whites in mississippi -
Kennedy annouces the naval Quarantine for Cuba
Kennedy appears on TV News and tells the Nation about his usage of naval Quarantine for America's protection. -
"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Freidan
Freidan's book "The Feminine Mystique supported the women right movement. -
Buddist Monk set himself on Fire
When President Ngo Din Diem insisted that Buddhists obey Catholic religious laws, one of the Buddhist Monk set himself on fire. -
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
American and Soviet Union agree to a nuclear test-ban treaty, because it put them in a dangerous state of power. -
The March on Washington
More than 200,000 Americans gathered to march on Washinton for jobs and freedom. -
United States invovlment in Vietnam increase
President Lyndon B. Johnson escalates the number of American troops in South Vietnam. -
Kennedy's Assassination
Kennedy was assassinated by Lee harvey Oswald in Dallas, when Kennedy was greeting the people for his reelection. -
Freedom Summer
The Freedom Summer attempted thier best to register as many African-American voters as possible in Mississippi, -
The Civil Right Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex and religion. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The congress gave full authority to President Lyndon B. Johnson, to take any necessary actions toward the North Vietnamese. -
Johnson's "Great Society"
The "Great Society" was a set of domestic programs Johnson had made for American citizens. -
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Johnson's operation "Rolling Thunder"
Johnson responds to the Gulf of Tonkin incident with the operation of "Rolling Thunder", to bomb North Vietnam. -
Teach-In
Teach-in was the new method for antiwar activists to protest the Vietnam War. -
Johnson's Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are two prgrams that help poor income family and certain people with thier health issues and health insurance. -
Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965, ended the limited number for individual countries and replaced them with more flexible limits. -
Agent Orange
America used Agent Orange to destroy jungles, so it will be easier to spot enemies and the Viet Congs. -
"Unsafe at Any Speed" - Ralph Nade
Ralph Nader published “Unsafe at any Speed”, becasue he wanted better saftey regulation on vehicles for the consumers -
Black Power
The Black Power was formed by the slogan of Carmicahle's "We ashall overrun", and soon African-Americans started to belive in getting thier own rights, own community and own organization that were seperate from whites. -
NOW (National Organization for Women)
National Organization for Women's (NOW) goal was "to take action to bring American womnen into full participation in the mainstream of American society now." -
The 25th Amendment
The 25th Amendment limited president power from being too over powered, like the incident with President Lyndon B. Johnson and his Blank check. -
Highest Peak of Troops in Vietnam
In 1968, Us reaches its highest amount of U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, which was 594,500. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was basically, when the North VIetnamese supprise attack with massive force on South Vietnamese and American troops. -
Massacre at My Lai
William L. Calley,Jr., commanded to "Round everybody up" and gave order to kill all of them, even though some were children, women who weren't part of Viet Cong -
Johnson wont run again
After seeing the media and public really criticizing Johnson's way of dealing wtih Vietnam War, he finnaly gave up and told the nation he will not be running for president in 1968 election. -
Martin Luther King's Assassination
King was known for his leadership in African-American Civil RIght Movement and was shot in Memphis Tennessee at the balcony. -
Violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
One of the major cause for the violence at the Democratic National Convention was from the oppostion of Vietnam War, but there were other minor incident leading up to the eruption such as: Johnson announced not running for president, MLK's and Robert Kennedy's assassinaiton, etc. -
American Indian Movement (AIM)
It was an organization for Indian's who wanted better rights, better condition and opportunites for thier people. -
Secret bombing in Cambodia
Under President Richard Nixons command, U.S millitary bombed Cambodia, because the Cambodian supported the NV with the Ho Chi Minh Trail. -
Woodstock Festival
The Woodstock Festical was a threeday concert, which invovled hippies and their usage of drugs, sex and rock 'n roll. -
Nixon's idea of Vietnamization
in 1969, when Vietnam had reached 540,000, American troops, Nixon started to withdrawal American troops and substituting with SA troops. -
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Draft Lottery
The Selective Service System of the United States created the Lottery system, to draft young teens, who were arounnd17 and higher.
