America 1960-1969: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1960-1969.

America 1960-1969: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1960-1969.
This section contains 237 words
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Argentina and Great Britain open talks on the future of the Falkland Islands.

12 Aug.

North Korea asserts its independence from both Communist Chinese and Soviet influence and declares that it will follow its own path.

13 Aug.

A parade of ten thousand East German soldiers marks the fifth anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall.

17 Aug.

North Korea aligns itself with the Soviet Union after accusing Communist China of "Trotskyism."

20 Aug.

It is reported that a majority of Roman Catholics use some form of artificial birth control.

24 Aug.

Pro-Mao Chinese youths called Red Guards continue to carry out the Cultural Revolution by breaking into private homes to destroy all items deemed Western.

30 Aug.

North Vietnam and Communist China sign an aid agreement.

1 Sept.

In a speech delivered in Cambodia, French president Charles de Gaulle urges the United States to withdraw from Vietnam.

6 Sept.

South African prime minister Hendrik Verwoerd...

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