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SEATO
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) was put in place to assure the defense of southeast Asia from the idea of communism. it included the United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the philippines, Thailand and Pakistan. -
Vietnam
the united states began aiding south Vietnam which started the 20 year long war against North Vietnam. The US was trying to prevent the spread of communism. In the end the north would not give up and ended up turning all of Vietnam communist -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist involved in the bus boycott in Montgomery Alabama in 1955. she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. this would spark a huge change in not only alabama, but the rest of the united states -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first African- American to play in the major leagues. he had a great impact on sports jump starting the beginning of what would become a very very diverse sport. they ended up retiring his jersey and wear the number 42 all across the MLB to honor him -
little rock nine
the little rock nine was a group of nine african american children, the oldest of which being 17; who wanted to get an education from little rock central. at the time it was a white school which made crowds of people try to make it impossible for them to enter the school, which ended in Dwight Eisenhower sending troops there to escort the children into the school. -
SCLC
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was a civil rights activist group, whose first president was Martin Luther King Jr. -
NASA
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded to advance the United States' space program. -
JFK president
John F. Kennedy was elected to become the 35th president of the United States after narrowly winning the electing against Richard Nixon. -
hippies
the hippies started a cultural movement, going against the at the time norm in america. they rejected the Vietnam war going on at the time, and did not like middle class values. Starting on college campuses the movement spread throughout the entire US -
the beatles
the beatles were a rock group from england who ended up becoming one of the most influential, and famous bands of all time. -
SDS
the SDS, or Students for a democratic society, was a student ran political organization that was a new representation of the left. it was short lived though, having its last meeting in 1969. -
national liberation front
north vietnam had decided where their front would be for the liberation of South Vietnam. the NLF reached out to people in south vietnam who were not pleased with the current government and helped represent them. -
SNCC
the SNCC or the students nonviolent coordination committee. it was a major civil rights group made up of students who would coordinate sit ins. -
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SDS
the SDS, or Students for a democratic society, was a student ran political organization that was a new representation of the left. it was short lived though, having its last meeting in 1969. -
Greensboro sit-in
the Greensboro sit-in was a protest against racial segregation in the Woolworth diners. it was a peaceful protest against segregation that resulted in Woolworth changing its policies on segregation. -
viet cong
Viet Cong, or the National Liberation Front, was a political group in South Vietnam and Cambodia that fought to protect the nations from the spread of communism -
Affirmative Action Program
affirmative action first signed by JFK in 1961, said that you shouldn't discriminate against applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, or national origin. -
agent orange
agent orange is a herbicide that the US used during the vietnam war that would cause many diseases such as Diabetes, Hodgkin's Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease and many more -
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the US government. Its plan was to provide social and economic development through technical assistance. -
Eisenhowers farewell address
Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered one last speech as president of the united states, he warned the people of the united states to watch out for the military-industrial complex that has developed in the post-World War II years. -
the bay of pigs
1,400 exiles from Cuba launched an invasion of Cuba on April 17th, 1961. before JFK was put into office, he was let known a plan to train these exiles to have them fight to take back Cuba from the then communist leader, Fidel Castro. they were trained in Guatemala.Castro had heard of the attack as early as 1960. their attack was horrible and their plan failed miserably. -
james meredith courtcase
Meredith v. Fair was a court case involving desegregation in colleges. -
first american to orbit the earth
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, going around 3 times. -
James Meredith
James Meredith was a black man who tried to enroll at Ole Miss University, which at the time, was an all white university. People began to riot, leaving two people dead after 31,000 people in the National Guard went there to enforce the law. -
Jail Letter
in 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter while he was imprisoned for protesting. in this letter he mainly addressed how the protesters need to keep their cool and not let their emotions get the best of them and how they need to protest peacefully no matter what or they have no chance at changing anyones mind. -
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty stopped all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. -
16th street church bombing
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a bombing that was done by white supremacists. it happened at the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama on September 15, 1963. -
JFK death
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade. -
opportunity act
the economic opportunity act created the job corps to train men and women between the ages of 16-21 for the jobs they needed to get out of poverty -
civil rights act
the civil rights act ended discrimination in voting, education, and public accommodations -
freedom summer
freedom summer, also called the mississippi summer project, was an attempt to get as many african-american people to register to vote as possible in mississippi because of the voting descrimination that was going on. -
healthcare
Lyndon b Johnson enacted medicare and medicaid into the social security act which helped low income, and elderly people get affordable healthcare. -
water quality act
this act was brought into place to uphold integrity of the nations water. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
the hart-cellar act, or the immigration and nationality act got rid of a quota based on nationality, and targeted keeping immigrated families together and getting specialized jobs filled -
Voting Rights Act
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended voting discrimination against blacks, upholding the fifteenth amendment which states "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." this includes things such as literacy tests. -
teach ins
teach ins by the SDS began in 1965 when a discussion began at Michigan university about the vietnam war and it ended the next day with a speech by philosopher Arnold Kaufman. -
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Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder was a botched airstrike by the us against vietnam. -
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Selma to Montgomery marches
the Selma to Montgomery marches were a set of 3 separate marches along a 54 mile highway from Selma Alabama, to Montgomery. They only got to the Edmund Pettus Bridge before police began throwing tear gas, and beating them until they went back to Selma. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
the elementary and secondary education act provided schooling for children in poor neighborhoods, it was passed by lyndon b johnson in 1965. -
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act involved new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety and gave the federal government more power over laws involving motor vehicles. -
clean water restoration act
the clean water restoration act provided government funds to build sewage treatment plants. -
hawks and doves
because of the vietnam war, the United States began to split in two. between the people who thought the war was justified, and those who didnt think we should be there. the ones who were for the war, were the hawks, and the people who didnt, were the doves.
the doves believed that we shouldn't be in between vietnams civil war and that we should use the money we are spending there, elsewhere. -
Haight Ashbury District
Haight Ashbury District was the start of the counterculture movement in the 1960's. during the summer of love, as many as 100,000 people participated in the life of hippies. The neighborhood was also home to famous singers, and cult leaders. -
air quality act
the air quality act of 1967 regulated the sources of air emissions. it was enacted to expand government activities and for the first time the government could keep track of, and do studies on the emissions businesses were putting out. -
detroit riot
the Detroit Rebellion or the 12th Street riot was one of the bloodiest and most violent riots in all of american history. After five days, 43 people were dead, 342 injured, nearly 1,400 buildings had been burned and 7,000 National Guard and U.S. Army troops had been called into Detroit. -
black panthers
the black panthers were a political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland, California. It used to be a defense group but then changed into an organization to empower people of the ghetto who thought they could stand up to police, and change how they were treated -
mi lai massacre
the mi lai massacre was a mass shooting of unarmed Vietnamese civilians. they killed men, women, children, babies, everyone there. they ended up killing around 347 people. -
MLK death
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. he was shot at the Lorraine motel in memphis tennessee. he was shot by James ray from the Missouri State Penitentiary. although Kings family believed it was an inside job involving the government and the mafia. -
man on the moon
The United States ultimately won the space race by becoming the first to put a man on the moon which included Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -
tinker v. des moines school district
tinker v. des moines school district was a court case involving the first amendment rights of students in school, when students wore black arm bands in protest of the vietnam war and were suspended. -
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woodstock
woodstock was a three day concert held in New York in 1969. they were expecting around 40,000 people to attend, well tickets were 5$ each but after the place started over flowing they were letting people in for free. there were cars parked in the middle of the road, feces all over the ground, and drugs everywhere. and at the end of it all they estimated that around 400,000 people showed up. -
Environmental Protection Agency
the EPA was created out of concern for the environment after realizing how much pollution we were creating. -
Kent state shooting
The Ohio national guard was sent to Kent state university after protests over the bombing of Cambodia started getting out of hand. the officers opened fire on the crowd of students after one of them thought they heard a shot. They ended up killing four students, and injuring 9. -
26th Amendment
the 26th amendment was the right to vote once you are 18 years of age. it used to be 21, but people were mad because they could serve their country, but not be able to choose who runs it. -
Watergate scandal
the Watergate scandal involved a break in by 5 men in the Democratic National Committee headquarters, where they bugged the building to record conversations. noone is completely sure whether or not president Nixon was involved originally or if he just helped cover it up. Once they began investigating and it became evident that Nixon was involved, instead of being impeached he just took initiative of the inevitable and resigned from office. -
war powers act
the war powers act lessened the presidents power of going to war, forcing the president to have to consult with congress within 48 hours of sending troops to a foreign land -
Paris Peace Accords
the Paris Peace Accords marked the ending of the Vietnam war. it was a signed agreement between the The United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam. -
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spread of communism
after the US pulled out of Vietnam, they continued to fight. they ended up becoming one again, as a communist country. -
vietnam memorial
the Vietnam memorial was completed in 1982, it consumes 2 acres of land in Washington D.C.. it was constructed by Maya Lin, who was 21 at the time and was an undergraduate from Yale.
