US History 2 Lesson 11 Timeline Project

Truman Presidency Begins

Apr 12, 1945

Social & Political Changes

Period: May 8, 1945 to Jul 25, 1969

United Nations Founded

Oct 24, 1945

Jackie Robinson Breaks Major League Baseball's Racial Barrier

Apr 15, 1947

Executive Order 9981 Signed Into Effect

Jul 26, 1948

Executive Order 9981 banned segregation in the U.S. military.

Communism control in China

Oct 1, 1949

Communism began spreading in China after Communist leader Mao Zedong gained control of China in a civil war. This is also when Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China.

Eisenhower Preisdency Begins

Jan 20, 1953

Racial Segregation in Public Schools Deemed Unconstitutional

May 17, 1954

Rosa Parks Arrested

Dec 1, 1955

The reason Rosa Parks was arrested was because she refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus

Little Rock Nine Enter Little Rock High School

Sep 23, 1957

Greensboro Sit-ins Occur

Feb 1, 1960

This event caused several other sit-ins across the nation for civil rights.

Kennedy Presidency Begins

Jan 20, 1961

Agreement on Limited Nuclear Test-ban Treaty

Jul 25, 1963

This agreement was between the United States, Soviet Union, & Great Britain.

Johnson Presidency Begins

Nov 22, 1963

Lyndon B. Johnson had gone from Vice President to President as a result of John F. Kennedy's assassination during his presidency.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed

Jul 2, 1964

Nixon Presidency Begins

Jan 20, 1969