Significant Years 2
1968
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Name of the US army that fought overseas and won a decisive victory at the Argonne Forest
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
Automobile manufacturer who used innovative techniques like the assembly line to increase productivity, which made cars more affordable
Henry Ford
American general who commanded Allied forces in Europe and oversaw D-Day
Dwight Eisenhower
This man advocated nonviolent civil disobedience and was known for the "I have a dream" speech and Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1969
Moon landing
Commander of US forces fighting in Europe
General John J. Pershing
Court case over the teaching of evolution that reflected cultural conflict between traditional religious beliefs and modern scientific ideas
Scopes Trial
Native American soldiers who relayed orders and information in their native language
Navajo Code Talkers
This man campaigned for the rights of migrant farm workers and participated in nonviolent tactics like boycotts and hunger strikes
Cesar Chavez
1991
End of the Cold War
neutrality
African American activist who founded the UNIA and promoted the "Back to Africa" movement
Marcus Garvey
American admiral who commanded the US Pacific Fleet, won a victory at Midway, and organized the "island-hopping" campaign
Chester Nimitz
This woman was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, which launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks
2001
September 11 terrorist attacks
President Woodrow Wilson's post-WWI peace plan that included freedom of the seas, national self-determination and a League of Nations
Fourteen Points
Prohibition
American volunteer pilots who fought the Japanese operating in China
Flying Tigers
This woman campaigned for improving the conditions of Hispanics and farm workers
Dolores Huerta
2008
Election of first black president, Barack Obama
Agreement that imposed harsh penalties on Germany and was rejected by the US Senate because the League of Nations threatened American sovereignty
Treaty of Versailles
Pilot who became a celebrity for flying nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
Charles Lindbergh
African American combat pilots who escorted bombing missions in Europe
Tuskegee Airmen
This woman wrote the influential book The Feminine Mystique and founded NOW
Betty Friedan