TiMeLiNe Of ChAnGeS In 1963 President Kennedy is shot. 1918
Women over 30 receive the vote in Ireland.
1960 1913
Cumann na mBan is founded.
John F Kennedy becomes the youngest ever American President.
1968
Martin Luther King is
assassinated.
Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech.
Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space.
1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1961 Berlin Wall is built.
Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space.
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Spider-Man superhero is created.
1965
American troops arrive in Vietnam.
1960 1965
1
600 million people watched the
Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1.
Investigate the changes in the position of women during the twentieth century.
2. Consider the importance of the 1960s by tracing key international events. 3. Recognise the importance of television to the spread of ideas around the world. 4. Examine key areas of change that occurred in Ireland during the 1960s. 5. Evaluate the importance of the 1960s as a decade of change.