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Civil Rights Movement
Vietnam War
70s/80s
90s/200s
100

important leader of the civil rights movement; believed in civil disobedience instead of violence

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Belief in "domino theory" led to U.S. intervention; hoped to stop the spread of communism(containment)

Vietnam War

100

Iran Revolutionaries kidnapped U.S. citizens in Iran in response to the Shah being in the U.S.

Iranian Hostage Crisis

100

attack on the World Trade Center; resulted in U.S. War on Terror and invasion of Afghanistan

September 11, 2001

200
Laws passed to limit rights gained by African Americans in the 13th (freedom), 14th (citizenship), and 15th (Male suffrage) amendments
Jim Crow Laws
200

as more troops sent to Vietnam and the media reported setbacks the U.S. was viewed as the aggressor. people protested at mass demonstrations; violence erupted at Kent State.

Anti-war movement

200
Reagan illegally sold weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages; sent money to Contras in Nicaragua

Iran Contra Affair

200

Obama Elected 1st African American President

2008 Presidential Election

300

Governor Orval Faubus challenged the power of the federal government to desegregate schools; president Eisenhower sent troops to enforce ruling

Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock Nine

300

youth had distinct fashion and culture; often used rock and roll (Woodstock) to protest government policies

Counter cultural Movement

300

1st Female Supreme Court Justice

Sandra Day O'Connor

300

NAFTA removed trade barriers, increased competition, decreased product prices

North American Free Trade Agreement

400

led by Cesaer Chavez and Dolores Huerta; fought to improve working conditions for migrant workers

Chicano Workers Movement

400

Congress limited the military power of the executive branch; result of actions during the Vietnam War

War Powers Resolution

400

passed an Embargo on U.S. due to its support of Israel; Caused national energy shortage and gasoline price spike; continues to regulate oil production

OPEC/ Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

400

US music and sports adopted worldwide; other cultures contribute to U.S. Identity

Culture Diffusion

500
ended poll taxes and literacy tests set up by Jim Crow laws; supported 15th Amendment African American Men could vote; resulted in increased voting by minorities

Voting Rights Act of 1965

500

allowed a president to take military action without a declaration of war from Congress

Tonkin Gilf Resolution

500

U.S. was an ally of Israel and helped negotiate peace treaty with Egypt (Arab)

Camp David Accords

500

Supreme Court ended recount in Florida; Bush wins; Third-party drew votes from Bush and Gore

2000 Presidential election