The Cold War and Civil Rights (1945-1980) · Timeline
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- 1964Gulf of Tonkin Resolution escalates Vietnam War
- 1947-1948Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan establish containment
- 1968Tet Offensive shatters public confidence in the war
- 1954Brown v. Board of Education strikes down school segregation
- 1973-1979Stagflation and energy crisis reshape the economy
- 1950-1953Korean War tests containment through military force
- 1964-1965Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965
- 1974Nixon resigns over Watergate scandal