U.S. History II 1955 - 1975

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  • WARSAW PACT

    COLLECTIVE DEFENSIVE AGREEMENT INCLUDING ALBANIA, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, HUNGARY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND, AND EAST GERMANY
  • EMMETT TILL MURDERED

    EMMETT TILL MURDERED

    14 YO AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE WAS MURDERED FOR ALLEGEDLY FLIRTING WITH A WHITE WOMAN
  • ROSA PARKS REFUSED TO SURRENDER HER SEAT IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA

    ROSA PARKS REFUSED TO SURRENDER HER SEAT IN MONTGOMERY ALABAMA

  • IN GOD WE TRUST ADOPTED AS NATIONAL MOTTO

    IN GOD WE TRUST ADOPTED AS NATIONAL MOTTO

  • DWIGHT EISENHOWER ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR 2ND TERM

    DWIGHT EISENHOWER ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR 2ND TERM

  • SOUTHERN LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE

    STEMMED FROM THE MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IT WAS A CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR AND OTHERS

  • CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957

    SIGNED BY PRES EISENHOWER
  • SPUTNIK 1

    SPUTNIK 1

    SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE
  • NASA CREATED

    NASA CREATED

    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AS SUCCESSOR TO THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS

  • JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY

    RADICAL ANTICOMMUNISTS THAT ATTACKED LIBERALS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AS COMMUNISTS
  • FIDEL CASTRO BECOMES THE LEADER OF CUBA

    FIDEL CASTRO BECOMES THE LEADER OF CUBA

  • SOVIET LUNA 2 CAPSULE LANDED ON THE MOON

    SOVIET LUNA 2 CAPSULE LANDED ON THE MOON

  • LA COUBRE EXPLOSION

    LA COUBRE EXPLOSION

    FRENCH FREIGHTER LA COUBRE EXPLODED IN THE HAVANA HARBOUR WHILE UNLOADING MUNITIONS, CASTRO ACCUSED THE U.S.

  • U.S. INSTITUTED A TRADE EMBARGO TO ECONOMICALLY ISOLATE CUBA

  • JOHN F KENNEDY ELECTED PRESIDENT

    JOHN F KENNEDY ELECTED PRESIDENT

  • U.S. AND CUBA FORMALLY DISSOLVE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

  • RUSSIAN COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN WAS LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT

    RUSSIAN COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN WAS LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT

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    FREEDOM RIDES

    TO PROTEST SEGREGATED BUS TERMINALS

  • CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

    OUTLAWED DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND EVENTUALLY SEXUAL ORIENTATION
  • FORMATION OF THE ALBANY MOVEMENT

    FORMATION OF THE ALBANY MOVEMENT

    DESEGREGATION CAMPAIGN FORMED IN GEORGIA FROM THE STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, THE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE, THE FEDERATION OF WOMAN'S CLUBS, AND THE NEGRO VOTERS LEAGUE
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    THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL

    CALLED TO MODERNIZE THE CHURCH AND OPEN CONNECTION TO NONCATHOLIC WORLD
  • BATTLE OF OLE MISS

    BATTLE OF OLE MISS

    SEGREGATIONISTS RIOTED AND FOUGHT STATE AND FEDERAL FORCES TO PREVENT THE ENROLLMENT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT
  • JAMES MEREDITH BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO ENROLL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

    JAMES MEREDITH BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO ENROLL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

  • AMERICAN SPY PLANES DETECT CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE LAUNCH SITES IN CUBA

  • PRESIDENT KENNEDY ALERTS AMERICANS TO THE CUBAN MISSILE THREAT

  • SOVIET UNION AGREED TO REMOVE ITS MISSILES FROM CUBA IN EXCHANGE FOR REMOVAL OF US MISSILES FROM TURKEY AND PLEDGE THAT US WOULD NOT INVADE CUBA

  • GEORGE WALLACE INAUGURATED

    GEORGE WALLACE INAUGURATED

    IN HIS SPEECH, HE STATED "SEGREGATION NOW, SEGREGATION TOMORROW, SEGREGATION FOREVER"
  • GEORGE WALLACE STAND IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE DOOR

    GEORGE WALLACE STAND IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE DOOR

    UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
  • MARCH ON WASHINGTON

    MARCH ON WASHINGTON

    PROTEST MARCH GATHERING AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
  • ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F KENNEDY

    ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F KENNEDY

  • GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT

    GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT

    INTERNATIONAL CONFRONTATION THAT ESCALATED US INVOLVEMENT IN THE VIET NAM WAR
  • LYNDON JOHNSON ELECTED PRESIDENT

    LYNDON JOHNSON ELECTED PRESIDENT

  • U.S. MARINES LANDED IN VIET NAM BEGINNING THE GROUND WAR

  • WATTS RIOTS

    WATTS RIOTS

    VIOLENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN LA POLICE AND RESIDENTS OF WATTS AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS

  • THE TET OFFENSIVE

    NORTH VIETNAMESE GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP COORDINATED OFFENSIVES TO BREAK THE STALEMATE IN VIETNAM
  • ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

    ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

  • RICHARD NIXON ELECTED PRESIDENT

    RICHARD NIXON ELECTED PRESIDENT

  • RICHARD NIXON ELECTED PRESIDENT FOR 2ND TERM

  • NIXON VISITS CHINA

    NIXON VISITS CHINA

    PRESIDENT NIXON IS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT COMMUNIST CHINA
  • ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON GEORGE WALLACE

    ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON GEORGE WALLACE

    ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON GEORGE WALLACE, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LEFT HIM PARALYZED
  • PRESIDENT NIXON VISITS THE SOVIET UNION

    PRESIDENT NIXON VISITS THE SOVIET UNION

    PRESIDENT NIXON IS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT THE SOVIET UNION SINCE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
  • WATERGATE

    WATERGATE

    5 MEN ARRESTED INSIDE THE OFFICER OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL BUGGING EQUIPMENT
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    OIL CRISIS

    ORGANIZATION OF ARAB PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES TARGETED NATIONS SEEN AS SUPPORTING ISRAEL
  • PARIS PEACE ACCORDS

    PARIS PEACE ACCORDS

    OFFICIALLY THE AGREEMENT ON ENDING THE WAR AND RESTORING PEACE IN VIET NAM
  • IMPEACHMENT OF RICHARD NIXON

    IMPEACHMENT OF RICHARD NIXON

  • PRESIDENT NIXON RESIGNS

    PRESIDENT NIXON RESIGNS

  • LAST AMERICANS AIRLIFTED OUT OF VIET NAM

    LAST AMERICANS AIRLIFTED OUT OF VIET NAM