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Rosa Parks would refuse to give up her seat, leading to her arrest. This would jump-start the boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
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The Warsaw Pact would be founded, created in response to the formation of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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The Eisenhower Doctrine would introduce a new form of foreign policy when President Eisenhower would allow nations in the Middle East to ask for assistance from the U.S..
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Nine African American students would arrive at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas due to desegregation.
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This act would prohibit segregation in public areas.
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The Space Race would begin after the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik, into orbit.
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NASA would be created in order for the U.S. to solely focus on outer space during the Space Race.
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This act would strengthen the voting rights of minorities, acted as an add on to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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The War would begin when the U.S. sent over 900 military advisors to Saigon. This would also conclude in the U.S. losing their first war in American History.
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John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.
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This amendment would allow people living in the District of Columbia (D.C.) to vote for President and Vice President.
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion would be a failure to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba. This would be considered a failure for the U.S. since the country provided weapons and munition to exiles in the invasion.
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The Soviet Union would ship missiles to a U.S. neighboring country, Cuba, in response to the U.S. having missiles in Turkey. This would lead to both nations withdrawing their missiles from both Turkey and Cuba.
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The 35th President of the United States is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Lyndon B. Johnson would become the 36th President of the United States due to the assassination of 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy.
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This amendment prohibited any form of tax on polls for elections.
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This act prohibited the discrimination of any minority, gender, religion, and national origin.
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This amendment made it clear that the vice president would assume the role of president if the current president is assassinated, steps down, or is removed from office.
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This act prohibited the discrimination of minorities, gender, religion, and national origin concerning sales.
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Richard M. Nixon would begin to slowly withdraw soldiers from Vietnam, ending the long, long war in the country.
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Richard M. Nixon becomes the 37th President of the United States.
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon, marking the end of the Space Race, with America as its "victor".
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This amendment gave citizens the age of 18 or older the right to vote.
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This break in at the Watergate hotel would lead to the eventual resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
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Gerald Ford would become the 38th President of the United States.