1963-1988

EVENTS

 * US invades cambodia
 * Hippe Movement
 * Moon Landing
 * Vietnam
 * War Powers act
 * Watergate
 * Gulf of Tonkin
 * Kent state
 * Space shuttle Challenger

POEPLE

 * Ronald Reagan
 * JImmy Carter
 * Richard Nixon
 * MalcomX
 * Led Zeppelin
 * Princess Diana
 * John Lennon
 * Castro
 * Gerald __Ford__

EVENTS



 * Vietnam War**
 * __US military__ involvement lasted from 1965-1975
 * most problematic of all wars in America
 * Stoppin the spread of communism
 * between North vietnam and South Vietnam
 * costly
 * over 58,000 US soldiers died along with millions of vitenamese
 * 1st war to be televised
 * unpopular with the American people


 * U.S. Invades Cambodia**
 * Objective was to defeat some 50,000 troops belonging to the People's Army of Vietnam
 * Put in place to let Vietnamization take place, Part of Nixon's Foreign Poilcy
 * April 1970- May 1970


 * War Powers Act**
 * Federal Law to check the president's power to __enter__ into an armed conflict without consent of congress
 * Also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973
 * provides that the president can send troops into action in case of national emergencies
 * Watergate**
 * The __Democratic Headquarters__ were broken in to
 * Nixon tried to cover it up
 * Forcing Nixon to resign


 * Kent State**
 * May 4, 1970
 * Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State __University__ demonstrators
 * 4 killed, 9 wounded
 * demonstrators were protesting the Vietnam War
 * those who were kiled were:
 * Jeffrey Miller
 * Allison Krause
 * William Schroeder
 * Sandra Schever
 * 61-67 shots fired in 13 seconds
 * Moon landing**
 * Neil Armstrong[[image:jthgroup11/AAAAAmoonlanding.jpg width="227" height="178" align="right"]]
 * Apollo 11
 * Beat the Soviets in the Space Race


 * Gulf of Tonkin**
 * Allowed the US to enter into Vietnam


 * Space Shuttle Challenger**
 * Disaster occured in 1986
 * Broke apart after 73 seconds of flight
 * It crashed and burned over the Atlantic Ocean


 * Wood Stock**
 * three day concert which rolled into a fourth day
 * inovolved a lot of sex, drugs, and rock & roll
 * located on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, out side of White Lake New York
 * "Three days of peace and music"
 * about 500,000 people made it to the festival
 * Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, The Who
 * Jimi Hindrix was the last musician to play at Wood Stock.


 * Hippie Movement**
 * The hippie cultrue spread through a fusion of rock, folk, blues, and psychadelic rock
 * also found expression in Literature, dramatic arts, fashion, and visual arts
 * rejected established institutions, rejected middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
 * embraced aspects of eastern philosophy and sexual liberation
 * promoted the use of many drugs
 * created international communes
 * firmly believed in peace, love, and personal freedom
 * some of the most noticable musicians of the hippie movement were: Carolos Santana, Jimi Hindrix, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan

PEOPLE

 * Richard Nixon**
 * lost to Kennedy in the 1960 election
 * ran again in 1968 and won against Spiro Agnew
 * New Federalism
 * Clean Air Act 1970
 * established the department of Natural Reasources and the Evnivromental Protection Agency
 * graually reduced the number of US soldiers in the Vietnam War
 * established relations with china
 * watergate cover up
 * resigned before being impeached


 * Ronald Reagan**
 * Actor during the 50's
 * 40th president of the US 1981-1989
 * Born in Tampico, Illinois
 * 33rd governor of California
 * Republican


 * Lyndon B Johnson**
 * JFK's vice persident
 * took over whn Kennedy was Killed
 * won the election of 1964
 * Great Society
 * limited bombing of North Vietman to initiate negotiations
 * quest for peace
 * died January 22,1973


 * Jimmy Carter**
 * From plains georgia
 * Peanut Farmer
 * Formed the treaty known as the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt
 * 39th Presdident of the US1977-1981
 * Gave back the Panama Canal


 * [[image:AAAAAmalcomx.jpg align="right"]]Gerald Ford**
 * he aimed at stimulating the economy
 * the first president to succeed after a president resigned
 * Malcom X**
 * Killed February 21,1965, shot 15 times at close range
 * founded the Muslim Mosque religious organization
 * advocated for the rights of African Americans
 * black sepremacy
 * advocated for the separation of blacks and whites


 * Princess Diana**
 * Princess of Wales
 * Children's activist
 * Worked with African AIDS victims
 * to remove land mines
 * Married Prince Charles
 * She was only 19 at the time
 * After she married Charles, Diana became Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales
 * Had two sons, William Arthur Philip Louis (Wills) and Henry Charles Albert David (Harry)
 * Later __divorced__ Prince Charles
 * After the divorce she was stripped of her, Her Royal Highness and just given Diana, Princess of Wales
 * She remained in the royal family, since she was the mother of the second and third heir to throne
 * One of the most loved person in the royal family
 * People's Princess
 * While in Paris, she was being chased by paparazzi and was in a horrible car crash
 * Died Aug. 30, 1997


 * John Lennon**
 * 1/4 of The Beatles
 * Lived in Liverpool with his aunt
 * Was with the Beatles for ten years
 * After the Beatles went solo
 * Married Yoko Ono
 * Rebelled against the US government and Vietnam War
 * Was shot after leaving the recording studio
 * Died Dec 8, 1980
 * Castro**
 * dictator of Cuba for almost fifty years
 * was charged with treason and sentenced to fifteen years in prison
 * "The July 26th Movement"


 * Led Zeppelin**
 * popular British band best known for Stairway to Heaven
 * nine albulms recorded between 1968 and 1979
 * has been one of the most popular bands of all time
 * sold over 300 million records and millions of concert tickets worldwide
 * Jimmy Page- guitar
 * Robert Plant- lead vocals, harmonica
 * John Bonham- drums
 * John Paul Jones- bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin