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The Klu Klux Klan
This was a hate group that emerged in response to republican-era reconstruction.
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Korean War
The Korean War was the first military action of the cold war. The United States wanted to contain communism and North Korea wanted to spread it. When the north tried to invade the south, the U.S. took this as a threat and jumped to aid the pro-western South Koreans. Americans tried to come up with an armistice. If no agreement was made the Americans feared greater war with China or Russia.
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Vietnam War
The conflict was intensified by the cold war. North Vietnam was communist and tried to invade South Vietnam. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history -
Little Rock 9
Nine students who desegregated a school in Arkansas. Their attendance was a test for Brown vs. Board of Education. [https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/central-high-school-integration] -
Hippies
The hippie movement was a response to the V war and was also an example of counterculture.
[http://allthatsinteresting.com/a-brief-history-of-hippies] -
Protest of Vietnam
Organizations like the Students for a Democratic Society. Their peak was right after the Tet offensive.
[https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-protests] -
Black Panther Party
They believed that they should take a more militaristic stance when it comes to civil rights. The party later declined due to internal tensions and deadly shootouts.
[https://www.history.com/topics/black-panthers] -
Moon Landing
This was a major accomplishment for Americans who were in a space race with Russia. This was also part of the cold war.
[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html] -
Ping Pong Diplomacy
The exchange of tennis players between China and the U.S.
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ping-pong-diplomacy-60307544/] -
Watergate
Nixon ordered a break-in of the DNC. The DNC was located in the Watergate hotel in Washington D.C.
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HIV and AIDS
During the 1980s and 1990s a outbreak of HIV and AIDS swept across the US. Millions died from the outbreak.
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Regkjavik Summit
Ronald Reagan met with Mikhail Gorbachev to talk about disarming in Europe for both countries.
[https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-and-gorbachev-meet-in-reykjavik]
