The 1960’s was an important decade in the United States that changed the views and thoughts of many Americans. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to voting rights to the first man on the moon; equality, politics, and technology were constantly changing and Americans had more say on the topics of the country and the decade. In 1961, the USSR tested the Tsar Bomba. This was the largest atomic bomb ever. This was important to U.S. history because this was during the Cold War. The Cold War was an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Tsar Bomba was too big to even fit inside the largest plane, a 50 megaton bomb, it reached 24 miles up in the air and if it was dropped on a city it would have caused 3,333 times more damage than Hiroshima. For a nation to have as much power as the Tsar Bomba could give, that would shake the other nations to their core. The United States was involved with the USSR and could’ve made a fateful decision that would’ve prompted the USSR to drop the Tsar Bomba on them. …show more content…
This was a march for the civil rights for African Americans in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. One speaker at the march was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This man led a speech titled “I Have a Dream”, this speech would become one of the most recognized events for the civil rights movement. It wasn’t just African Americans that followed Dr. King, whites, and hispanics also agreed with his view on civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality and for any colored person to be recognized for themselves instead of their skin color. This speech helped bring attention to the unfair treatment of African Americans, and the need for equality. King would later on win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent fight against racial prejudice. King also helped pass the Voting Rights Act in