Unit 9: 1950s & 60s
Trigger Words (Rikki Tambunan & Mackenzie Rich)
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was significant because it has set the foundation on a federal level for tolerance and how to be civil and considerate with one another. The civil rights act banned racial discrimination within public areas such as: theatres, hospitals, and restaurants. It also helped to strengthened the federal government with ending segregation within schools and the education system. At one point it backfired when people tried to add sexual discrimination. However, to this day it has banned racial, sexuality, color, religion; all of which helped with voting equality as well.
-Mackenzie Rich
Sources: American Pageant Book
-Mackenzie Rich
Sources: American Pageant Book
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/gallery/gallery.html
Two U.S. warships had been attacked by the North Vietnamese at the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964. Such forces were see as "attacks to be a part of deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression of the Communist regime". In response, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress essentially giving the president a blank check for a return action. Not only did President Johnson wanted to protect the democracy of America, he also wanted to provide freedom for the people of Southeast Asia "peacefully". The historical significance of this event was, it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of military force in Southeast Asia.
- Rikki Tambunan
Sources: The American Pageant Textbook
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/gallery/gallery.html
Two U.S. warships had been attacked by the North Vietnamese at the Gulf of Tonkin in August 1964. Such forces were see as "attacks to be a part of deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression of the Communist regime". In response, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed by Congress essentially giving the president a blank check for a return action. Not only did President Johnson wanted to protect the democracy of America, he also wanted to provide freedom for the people of Southeast Asia "peacefully". The historical significance of this event was, it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of military force in Southeast Asia.
- Rikki Tambunan
Sources: The American Pageant Textbook
The Pentagon Papers
http://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers/
Released during Nixon's administration, The Pentagon Papers revealed the true extent of damage and loss America had suffered during the Vietnam War. While they reflected more on LBJ's administration, many protesters put all the blame on Nixon and his administration for the extreme loss of life and questionable tactics used during the war. This was a huge threat to Nixon's presidency which soon helped end his presidency alongside the Watergate Scandal.
- Brenson Renderos
http://www.archives.gov/research/pentagon-papers/
Released during Nixon's administration, The Pentagon Papers revealed the true extent of damage and loss America had suffered during the Vietnam War. While they reflected more on LBJ's administration, many protesters put all the blame on Nixon and his administration for the extreme loss of life and questionable tactics used during the war. This was a huge threat to Nixon's presidency which soon helped end his presidency alongside the Watergate Scandal.
- Brenson Renderos
The Civil Rights Movement
This Picture demonstrates the hypocrisy of the Church. While in the Bible it states that all men are created equally, many churches at the time would not allow “colored” people to worship there. Further more, if you pay attention to the sign, you will notice the denomination of the church has been changed to “Segregationist” implying that the Church is now a corrupt institution that has lost sight of its morals.
-Mujtaba Syed