1965-1970 Six Day War In 1967 Egypt and its neighbors planned to attack Israel.

Egypts neighbors are Jordan, Iraq and Syria. In a result of the plans, the six day war began. Another name for the six day war is the Third Arab-Israeli War. This picture shows a map of Egypt and Syria. These two countries planned to attack Israel.

In 1967, there was a rise in terrorism in Israel. A possible reason for the terrorism is that Israeli officials began to threaten military action in opposition to Syria. Syria could have been terrorizing Israel in response to the threat. Israelis also saw repeated Arab terrorist attacks and Syrian military action. Therefore, Arabs could have also terrorized Israel. This picture shows the terrorism in Israel.

Democratic Movement In 1968, democrats went through a demanding primary movement. The democrats went through a lot of major protesting. Many democrats interrupted the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The convention lasted from August 26August 29. The Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois. This picture shows a democrat publicly speaking.

M.L.K Assassination On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was only 39 years old when he was killed. James Earl Ray assassinated King and died at the age of 70 in prison. King was assassinated in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This picture shows a newspaper article about Kings death.

R.F.K Assassination On June 6, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. While walking through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel, Kennedy was shot. He died 26 hours later at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was killed by 24 year old Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant, Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was killed by a .22 caliber Iver-Johnson. This photo is of the newspaper article about Kennedys death.

King of Spain! In 1969, Juan Carlos became the King of Spain. In the years before, Juan Carlos was the Prince of Spain. However, the original King of Spain died. Therefore, Juan Carlos succeeded Francisco Franco and was declared the new King of Spain. This picture shows Juan Carlos as the King. This photo is actually the cover a book about Juan Carlos turning Spain into a democracy.

Woodstock Fair On August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair began. It was held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm. 32 acts performed outdoors in front of 400,000 people. Swami Satchidananda gave the opening speech for the festival. Jimi Hendrix and the Gypsy Sun & Rainbows were the last to perform on August 18, the last day of the festival. This picture shows the logo for the Woodstock Music and Art Festival.

Soccer War In 1969, the Soccer War began. People think it started because El Salvador won a soccer game against Honduras. However, conflict began to rise when Salvadorans began to migrate to Honduras in large amounts. In 1969, about 300,000 Salvadorans were living within Honduras. The war only lasted from July 14 to July 18. This picture shows an article about the soccer game.

War In 1970, the Vietnam War spread to Cambodia. The war was located in Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, and Eastern Thailand. The Democratic Kampuchea was fighting against Vietnam and other countries. The Democratic Kampuchea was supported by the United States. The first picture shows Vietnam forces entering Phnom Penh. The second picture shows Richard Nixon explaining the war to people.

Nixon In 1970, Richard Nixon went on national television and had a few important announcements to make. He announced that the American troops should be home by June. He also announced that American troops would join South Vietnamese troops. His reason for this was that the troops needed to invade

Cambodia and get rid of communist sanctuaries. At this time, Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. This picture shows Nixon on television.

4 Killed in Ohio In 1970, National Guardsmen killed four unarmed students in Ohio. The shootings occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Some of the kids killed were either protesting or watching the protest from far away. The people killed were Jeffrey Glenn Miller, Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheuer. A total of nine people were wounded. This picture shows the four people killed that day.

Nigerian War In 1970, the Nigerian Civil War ended. The war was a political conflict between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra. The death toll was very high with a total of 1 to 3 million people being dead. Nigeria won the war and so did the

United Arab Republic. The war lasted 2 years, 6 months, 1 week and 2 days. This picture shows the Nigerian War.