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Joseph McCarthy
Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist subversion. It also started McCarthyism, the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism. -
Korean War
a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the south. The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. -
22 Amendment
sets a term limit for election to the office of President of the United States. It was ratified by the requisite number of states on February 27, 1951. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white person. Boycott lasted till December 20, 1956 -
Eisenhower Doctrine
a speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower containing a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East". a Middle Eastern country could request American economic assistance or aid from U.S. military forces if it was being threatened by armed aggression from another state. -
Civil Rights Act
a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote.The act was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and served to eliminate certain loopholes left by the Civil Rights Act of 1957. -
Greensboro sit-ins
Nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina . While not the first sit-ins of the African-American Civil Rights Movement, the Greensboro sit-ins were an instrumental action, leading to increased national sentiment at a crucial period in US history, -
Stonewall riots
Gay Americans in the 1950s and 1960s faced an anti-homosexual legal system.Very few establishments welcomed openly gay people in the 1950s and 1960s. Those that did were often bars, although bar owners and managers were rarely gay. Police raids on gay bars were routine in the 1960s, but officers quickly lost control of the situation at the Stonewall Inn. They attracted a crowd that was incited to riot. Tensions between New York City police and gay residents of Greenwich Village erupted into more -
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Signed by President Richard Nixon ts main goal is to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards. -
Jackson State Shooting
On May 14, 1970, a group were confronted by city and state police. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve.he event happened only 11 days after National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State in Ohio, which had first captured national attention. -
26th Amendment
On March 23, 1971 a proposal to extend the right to vote to citizens eighteen years of age and up the right to vote. The amendment became part of the Constitution on July 1, 1971. Three short months later it was ratified. -
Water Gate Scandal
A major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee. The scandal also resulted in the indictment of 69 people, with trials or pleas resulting in 48 being found guilty and incarcerated, many of whom were Nixon's top administration officials
