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supreme court ruled that it was unconstitutional to seperate children in public schools based upon their race. also the supreme court ruled that it violated the 14th amendment. it started with oliver brown who was enrolled in a white school. with the help of the naacp they filed a law suit against the topeka board of education
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in arkansas 9 colored students tried to integrate central high school. the governor used the national guard to prevent the students from entering the high school. mobs of students came to stop the kids and called the kids many names. finally they were allowed to enter after lawyers of the naacp won a district court injunction.
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sputnik was launched by the soviets and marked the beginning of the space race. this at the time was a very big deal. this is because if the soviets could launch a satelitte they could also launch weapons of mass destruction into space. also sputniks launch would lead to the creation of NASA
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america's first satellite. it was very important because it was an answer to the sputnik. this really made the americans look good.
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the bay of pigs was an unsuccessful attempt by the u.s. gov't to overthrow fidel castro. this event was an embarassment to kennedy. this really heated things up between the u.s. and cuba.
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american spy planes photographed missile sites being built in cuba. kennedy responded by blockading cuba with ships. eventually the soviet leader said that the sites and missiles will be removed. however the u.s. couldn't invade cuba. this crisis really scared the people of the united states of america. people were expecting a nuclear war.
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2 u.s. ships were fired at by the vietnamese. this allowed congress to pass the gulf of tonkin resolution. the president now had the power to escalate the war in vietnam
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the u.s. got involved to stop communism. however the u.s. lost because in the end the vietnamese stayed communist. the u.s. had a difficult time fighting this war. this is because most the time there was no enemies to fight. also the effects of the war was shown on t.v. this really caused hatred for the people that participated in the war.
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MLK was shot in memphis. the bullet pierced his neck and went all the way to the shoulder blade. his death caused a lot of violence. today MLK is revered as a great man who made great sacrifices for black rights.
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Neil armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. this gave the u.s. a huge win over the soviets in the space race. people also found hope in space travel.
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more than half a million people gathered. they were united in a message of peace. this historical event was like a giant concert. it was full of hippies who would do drugs to achieve a feeling of enlightenment.
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big scandal with the president. these robberers were arrested for stealing documents and setting wiretaps. they were related to nixons campaign committee. nixon was asked to resign for trying to cheat the election. he was pardoned however by his former vice president.
