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Creation of Israel
Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurian proclaims the state of Israel, making it the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. This brought conflict between Jewish people and Arab Muslims. -
Creation of NATO
Foreign ministers from 12 countries in North America and Western Europe came together in Washington D.C. to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Which was a security pact stating that any attack against one of the signatories would be considered an attack against all -
Korean War
North Korean soldiers crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea. It was a war against Communism. Ended in 1953, 5 million soldiers and civilians lost their lives. -
Brown v Board of Education
Supreme Court decided to overturn the provisions of the Plessy v Ferguson decision. They made it to where states couldn’t have state sponsored segregation, this event was one of the main events that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. It impacted the way kids would go to school today. It made it legal for whites and blacks to come together and get an education amongst each other. It allows them to not see color but instead, personality, character, respect, and to just see a person for them. -
Creation of Warsaw Pact
Treaty between Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechorlovakia, and Bolgaria as an agreement that if one member is attacked then they will come to each other's rescue. -
Vietnam War
Long war between North Vietnam and their allies known as the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the U.S. It was a war over Communism spreading to South Vietnam. More than 3 million people were killed in the war. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
This started with Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man which lead to her arrest. After she got arrested it lead to a protest and resulted in all African Americans boycotting riding any public transportation. This impacted the world by making them realize how important African Americans are to the public transportation system. -
Little Rock Nine
When a group of nine African American students who were enrolled into Little Rock Central High School after the decision of the Brown v Board of Education decision. Made America realize that desegregation in schools was going to happen by the President sending troops to personally escort the students in. It impacted so many because to see kids fighting to get a better education, more supplies. -
Launching of Sputnik
Soviet launched artificial satellite from the Tyuratam launch base in the Kazakh Republic. Sputnik was used to study Earth and the solar system. It transmitted radio signals back to Earth. In January 1958, Sputnik's orbit detriorated and burned up in the atmosphere. -
Greensboro Sit-In
When 4 African American students sat down at Woolworth’s lunch counter which was an all-white lunch counter. They would'nt be served because of their race and when they were asked to leave they refused and remained seated. They were often tortured verbally or physically until they moved.This eventually lead to the desegregation of the F.W. Woolworth’s lunch counter on July 25th, 1960. This impacted the world by showing that standing up to the racism has many options and brings awareness. -
U-2 Spy Incident
USSR shot down an American U-2 spy plan in Soviet Air Space and captured the pilot, Francis Brary Powers. Confronted with evidence Pres. Eisenhower was forced to admit that the CIA was flying spy missions over the USSR for several years. Led to tension between the US and Soviets during the Cold War. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Plan to destroy Castros Air Force, making it impossible for s military to keep them out. Them a group Cuban refugees took off from Nicaragera in bomber planes pointed to look like stolen Cuban planes and bombed their airfields. Castro already knew about the plan and moved his planes to safe area and on the day of the invasion it was an immediate disaster and they surrendered in less than 24-hours of fighting. -
Freedom Riders
7 blacks and 6 whites rode on two public buses integrated and traveled down to the Deep South. They did this to challenge the case of Morgan v Virgina and Boyton v Virginia which stated that segregated buses was unconstitutional. Even though by law it was people in the Deep South still did not accept it and would bring mobs to come and try to destroy the buses and harm those onboard. This impacted the world by showing that people were ready to see real change passing laws wasn't doing much. -
Berlin Wall
Wall was built to divide East and West Berlin and keeping citizens from crossing sides from Communist Berlin to Democratic Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
CIA discovered that the Soviets were building missile strikes in Cuba. President Kennedy sent manual fleet to intercept the missiles going into Cuba and lead to the nation being on the brink of Nuclear War. -
"I Have a Dream" Speech
This was given by civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr during the March on Washington. The speech talks about the need to end racism in the United States and the need for civil and economic rights. This became known as the dream for all African Americans at the time, it was what they all hoped for the future of their kids. It impacted the world by letting everyone know that racism is real and had to change soon. There needed to be a change so that the future will not have to repeat past. -
Domino Theory
US foreign policy starting in the early 1950's, that said that a communist victory in one nation would lead to a chain reaction of Communist takeovers in neighboring states. This theory was developed by John F. Kennedy. -
JFK Assassination
Pres. John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots from the sixth floor of a building fatally wounding the president and injuring Governor Connally. At 2;39 that day Vice-president LBJ was sworn in as 36 pres. of the US. -
24th Amendment
This prohibited any states from making minorities pay poll taxes or any other kind of taxes to be able to vote. This amendment helped African Americans really vote it allows them to be able to vote without taxes, fees, or having to take any type of test. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act stated that the US outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Officially ended any type of discrimination among anyone in the us. This completely ended any ways that states would come up with to keep African Americans from completely receiving their full rights. -
Gulf of Tonkin
Gave congressional approval for the expansion of the Vietnam War, North Vietnamese was getting stronger and this caused the Senate to allow the Pres to take any measure to repel any enemy attack. -
Malcolm X Assassination
While speaking at an event at the Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom three gunmen rushed towards Malcolm and opened fire 15 times at close range. He was 39 at the time and was pronounced dead at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.This shooting was not the first time Malcolm and his families lives were threatened. The impact his death had on American weighed heavily and his teachings and knowledge will always be remembered through numerous movies, books, and documentaries. -
Bloody Sunday in Selma, AL
Roughly 600 people gathered to march with Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Just right before they finished crossing the Edmund Pettis Bridge they were met by Alabama State Troopers who ordered them to turn around. When the protesters refused officers threw teargas into the crowd and began to violently beat the nonviolent protestors. The fact that the police charged these people who were marching nonviolently made America realize that it was going to take more than they may have thought. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This outlawed the new voting law, literacy test, as a necessity to take before voting. This act was passed to ensure African Americans their right to vote. This impacted many people mainly because it ensured African Americans that they can vote and there wasn’t anything or anyone that could stop them from practicing their rights. -
Loving v. Virginia
Civil rights decision of the Supreme Court, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Led to the increase in interacial marriage in the US and is celebrated on Loving Day, June 12 -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
He was staying at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. It was stated that Kings last words were about what he wanted Ben Branch to play after their meeting that night. King was shot by James Earl Ray at 6:01 pm. The bullet entered through his cheek smashing his jaw then traveling down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder. King later died after having emergency chest surgery at 7:05pm at St. Joseph’s Hospital -
Civil Rights Act of 1968
this final law enacted that they’re be equal housing opportunities provided no matter the race, religion, or national orgin. This act was signed into law by President Johnson whom also signed the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act. Its also known as the Fair Housing Act. With this act being passed it allowed more freedom for African Americans and it made it illegal to keep African Americans and other minorities from getting the same thing as whites. -
Woodstock
Conceived as "Three days of Peace and Music," was a partnership between John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Korinfield and Michael Lang. Their original idea was to make enough money to get a studio in the town of Woodstock in New York but instead they decided to hold the festival on a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York -
Kent State Protest
Upon learning of the US involvement in the Vietnam war it upset many Americans especially those of the younger group. It gained such an uproar that college students at Kent State began to protest which turned violent and ended in some students dying from the Ohio State Police. It let America know that it wasn’t just adults that was standing up but also who were tired of the racism.
