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Question: What was happening internationally while the Civil Rights movement in America was happening!?
While America was having its Civil Rights movement there were many things happening over seas in other countries, what were those things!? What was happening over seas!?
I am looking for something between 1954 to the early 1970sWww@QuestionHome@Com


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Obviously you have the Vietnam War!. However in Europe there is the Hungarian Revolt of 1956, the Prague Spring of 1968, the Paris Students Revolt of 1968, the Berlin Wall was built, the Soviets put the first man into space, Japan's Bullet train opened, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Mao's Cultural Revolution in China, the Six Day War in the Middle East, Palestinian terrorist hijack 5 planes, terrorists attacked the Munich Olympic games, and much much more!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nelson Mandela was imprisioned in Apartheid South Africa!. The Israelis and the Arabs were fighting!. Margret Thatcher would soon come into power in England (late 70's)!. The US was involved in the Vietnam war!. And the US and Russia were at the height of the cold war!. Oh, and there were a few scandals in the works!.!.!.like watergate in '72!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The US's involvement in the war in Viet Nam!.Www@QuestionHome@Com