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Early American History
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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The Gilded Age
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The Progressive Era
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Imperalism
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World War I
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Roaring Twenties
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Great Depression
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World War II
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United Nation formed
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Early Cold War
- Containment
- U.S. Policy to prevent the spread of communism.
- Arms Race/Space Race
- Cold War competition between the U.S and the USSR to develop the most powerful weapons.
- USSR
- A federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia, one of the causes Cold War. 4.Communism
- A system of government where all property is public. 5.Domino Theory
- Theory that if one nation becomes Communist-controlled the neighboring nations will also become Communist-controlled
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Truman Doctrine
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Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
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NATO established
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Civil Rights Era
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Korean War
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Rosenbergs trial
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First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Vietnam War
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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USSR launches Sputnik
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Begins undeclared war in Vietnam. -
Medicare and Medicaid established
These programs have been protecting the health and well-being of millions of American families, saving lives, and improving the economic security of our nation for 50 years. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive played an important role in weakening U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
Tinker v. Des Moines is a historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students' rights to free speech in public schools. -
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End of the Cold War
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26th Amendment
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Pentagon Papers Leaked
The Pentagon Papers was commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1967. In June of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed. -
War Powers Act
Law limited the President's right to send troops to battle without the Congressional approval. -
Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period leading to the formal reunification of Vietnam into a socialist republic, governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam. -
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1990s-21st Century