Groovy 60's

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Hippies

Some had colorful VW Vans.

Drugs, peace, happiness.

Hippies wore colorful clothing.

Space Race

The Space Race was a race to space between the Soviet Union and the United States. United States won because they succesfully launched and put Lance Armstrong on the moon. He was the first man on the moon.

Berlin Wall

Started building on August 13, 1961

Subtopic

East side was Communist

Built by Communists

Seperates East and West Berlin

Music

These bands were all popular in the 60's

The Rolling Stones

The Beatles

Jimi Hendrix

Cuban Missile Crisis 62'

Closest to Nuclear War

Clothing

Tie dye clothing

COLORFUL

They wore groovy clothes.

Woodstock

Lots of drugs, nudity, shortage of food.

Hippies went, young adults went, rock musicians.

Massive festivle of rock.

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

The U.S. government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment.

Assassinations

Martin Luther King

Memphis, TN

Killed by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel

John F Kennedy

Dallas, TX

Killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, at Dealey Plaza

Robert F Kennedy

California

Killed by Sirhan Sirhan, in the Ambassador Hotel kitchen

Bay of Pigs 61'

Cuban Exiles

People kicked out of Cuba. They were then trained by the CIA.

Unsuccessful

Tried to take over Cuba's government, but failed

Southern coast of Cuba

Leaders

Ho Chi Minh- Dictator of Vietnam 45'-69'

Richard Nixon- US President 69'-74'

Lyndon Johnson- US President 63'-69'

John F. Kennedy- US President 61'-63

Nikita Khrushchev- Soviet Union Dictator

Fidel Castro- Dictator of Cuba

Drugs

Marijuana was popular

Lots of drugs in the 60's