*Team 2 Morning Class 1955-1960 Summary:*

The highlights of the project:

The best events:

John Kennedy became the first Catholic and the youngest president of the United States.
The civil rights movement
Inauguration of the Disneyland
Hawaii and Alaska became the 49th and 50th states of the US
17 Africa countries became independant ( include TOGO BENIN)
(The bikini bathing suit!)
The most important people:
Martin Luther King, John Kennedy ,Rosa Parks, Silvanus Olympio of Togo

The worst events of the decade:
France tests it's first atomic bomb in Sahara (not on the French territory but in Africa)

The period 1955-1960 is the time when:

Fidel Castro overthrows Batista and takes control over Cuba
J.Kennedy wins the US presidency with new hope
The bus boycott becomes one of the big events of the civil rights movement