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Containment: a foreign policy to help try to stop the spread of communism.
Arms Race/Space race: The U.S. and the Soviet Union were trying to be better than on another. This lead to the creation of the atomic bomb
The Union Of Soviet Socialists Republics: a group of communist states
Communism: All social and economic things are controlled by the government
Domino Theory: That once there is a communist government, then that government will try to take over all the other places. -
A way to negotiate peace and avoid international conflict.
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This was made to contain the spread of the soviet expansion in the cold war
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This was U.S. sponsored economic aid to help Western European Countries recover from WW2
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Americans flew supplies over to the people in West Berlin
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The communist nations like the Soviet Union found a rival alliance
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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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Between the North and South Koreans. North Korea got weapons from Stalin from the soviet union to try and unify the southern half
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the 22nd amendment was ratified on this date. this amendment was passed to limit the number of years you can serve as a president in the U.S.
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They tried them for selling information but neither would speak or say names so they executed both of them and later found out that only Julius was guilty
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it was the largest nuclear explosion. an estimated 70000 were killed
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He developed one of the first successful polio vaccines
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided euqal protection under the 14th amendment
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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This was a social and political protest against the racial segregation in the transportation system. The protest started after Rosa Park got arrested for sitting in the white section of the bus and refused to give up her seat.
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9 black kids enroll in an all white school
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was the first artificial Earth satellite. this was the start of the races between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
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it was built to prevent people from leaving the communist side of East Berlin
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failed landing operation by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's revolution
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abolishes poll tax
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The U.S. forced the soviet union to stop sending nuclear missiles into Cuba
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To try and make equality for black people and hope that one day everyone be equal
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He was shot from above while in the car with his wife at the Dealey Plaza
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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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undeclared the war in Vietnam
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eliminated literacy tests for voters
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helped everyone get medical care and assistance
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Was shot while standing on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, TN
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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vietcong and north korea had a surprise attack on south korea
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defines the first amendment rights for students in the United States public schools
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Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon and him and Aldrin walked on the moon for 3 hours. the spaceship was Apollo 11
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The Ohio National Guard had open fire at people protesting he Vietnam war. 4 people died, 9 were injured.
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the ones about the Vietnam war were leaked and published everywhere
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moved the voting age from 21 to 18
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protects people from discriminations based on gender in education programs
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this law limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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leads to Nixon's resignation. Nixon's administration tried to cover up the break in into the Democratic National committee headquarters
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end of vietnam war
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a pair of political agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem
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nuclear generating accident released lots of radioactivity
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Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage. a group of militarized Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized hostages. The hostages were held for 444 days
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was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.
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