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when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.
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Containment action of keeping something harmful under control
Arms Race/ Space Race competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics a former communist country in eastern Europe northern Asia included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics
Communism political, economic system seeks to create a classless society
Domino Theory political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, -
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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One of the first major crisis in the war. The Soviet Union blocked Western Allies accesses
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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created by the US, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide security against the Soviet Union
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ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal”
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Dedicated to the fight and activism for equal rights towards African Americans
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The war between North and South Korea. 2.5 million people lost their lives. The North was advised to invade the South by the Soviet Union
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged and executed (1953) for allegedly passing atomic secrets to Russia, violating the Espionage Act of 1917.
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prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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operation code-named Mike, the first thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) was detonated at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands invented by Edward Teller
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
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The Soviet Union enters the Space race with Sputnik's launch. It was the world's first artificial satellite.
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Abolishes the poll tax
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Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis
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Begins undeclared war in Vietnam
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools.
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The Fall of the Berlin Tower in 1989 signifies the end of the Cold War. Also ended the Iron Curtain Divide in Europe. The INF Treaty of December 1987, signed by Reagan and Gorbachev
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Members of the Ohio National Guard shooting at a crowd of Kent State Students killing four and wounding nine.
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moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old
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Ilegal activities made by the Nixon administration. Ordering Investigations and bugging the offices of political opponents.
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protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs
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law limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional Approval
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Pair of political agreements signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem.
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The Unit 2 reactor partially melted down releasing radioactive fumes into the atmosphere. Mechanical Breakdown caused the reactor's cooling system to fail. The pressure started to increase
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Iranian Students seized the embassy and took 50 American Students detaining them. They were taken hostage for 444 days
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A secret operation in which the US government secretly sent weapons to a known enemy and sent financial aid to a rebel force. Both of those actions were illegal. A Shi'ite Muslim organization known as Hezbollah took American hostages.
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