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Eisenhower Presidency
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Vietnam War
A war modeled after the foreign relations theory of containment. Widely unpopular. -
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Kennedy Presidency
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Assassination of JFK
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Johnson Presidency
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Civil Rights Act
Landmark civil rights law for greater equality regardless of sex or race. -
MLK Jr. Assassination
Famous Civil rights activist MLK Jr. was assassinated. -
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Nixon Presidency
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ERA
The equal rights amendment granted greater opportunity and freedoms to American women. -
Watergate
A political scandal in which the Nixon establishment was found to be involved. -
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Ford Presidency