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US had several allies
Many people mistakenly think that the United States acted alone in the Vietnam War. In fact, they had several allies who helped them in various ways. US originally sent aid to the French when they were fighting in Vietnam in the 1940s. -
when the civil rights movement begin
It first started in 1954 with this major event – the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka court case which lasted from December 9, 1952, to May 17, 1954. -
Rosa Parks’
Between 1955 and 1956, a pivotal event known as the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”. She sat in the seats allocated for Black people, but still, the bus driver threatened to call the police if she didn’t move. -
The Little Rock Nine
After Brown v. Board, it took a long time for schools to integrate. Unfortunately, many white schools were against Black students attending. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the U.S. Army to Little Rock to protect the students and help them integrate at the school. -
Vietnam war
Prolonged military conflict that started as an anticolonial war against the French and evolved into a Cold War. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) in the north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries, while the United States and its anticommunist allies backed the Republic of Vietnam (ROV) in the south. -
The 3 assassins
John F. Kennedy (1963), Malcolm X (1965), and Martin Luther King Jr. (1968). They died due to people not liking them for what they were teaching. -
Vietnamese women
Vietnamese women were promised greater levels of equality and higher involvement in society if they participated in the conflict. All-female units were also in operation throughout the war and there were female combat squads in the Cu Chi theatre too. -
Antiwar protests
Protestors gathered in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1966 to protest the Vietnam War. Protests raged all over the country. -
The Flintstones
“Meet the Flintstones”, having been initially released in 1961 on the children's record “Songs of the Flintstones”. The Honeymooners, inspired The Flintstones. -
Moon landing in 1969
Neil Armstrong's first step onto the Moon on July 20, 1969. The events surrounding the Moon mission were recorded and noted in great detail. Nowhere was this truer than in the many agencies that make up the federal government of the United States.