-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Containment- U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad. Arms/Space Race- A competition for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, or space stuff. USSR- A federal socialist state in N. Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. Communism- against class, public-owned land, good given based on skill Domino Theory- Theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like dominoes.
-
1955-1956: Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ arrest
1957: Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in Little Rock, AK
1961: Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin
1963: Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” at the March on Washington
1963: John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX
1968: Martin Luther King is assassinated
1969: First Man on the Moon
24th Amendment January 23, 1964: Abolishes the poll tax -
1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
August 7, 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1965: Medicare and Medicaid established
1968: Tet Offensive; attack on South Vietnam
February 24, 1969: Tinker V. Des Moines
1971: Pentagon Papers leaked; leaked info on the SE Asia conflict
1975: Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
July 1st, 1971: 26th Amendment; voting age 18
November 7, 1973: War Powers Act; only congress can declare war -
1970: Kent State University shooting
1974: Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation
1978: Camp David Accords
1979-1981: Iran Hostage Crisis
1979: Three Mile Island Disaster
1985-1987: Iran Contra Affair -