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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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Imperialism
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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 Nations formed
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Early Cold War
- Containment- US tried to prevent spread of Communism; signified start of the Cold War
- Arms Race/Space Race- US/USSR built up nuclear arms and competed to space; competition without conflict
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics- state that used Communism; opposition to US
- Communism- means of production is centralized, no social classes; ideological conflict w/ Democracy
- Domino Theory- one country under communism, surrounding countries would follow; signified importance of alliances
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Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by Communism. -
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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Sweatt v. Painter
Ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal” -
Rosenburgs Trial
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22nd Amendment
Prohibits anyone from being elected President of the United States more than twice. -
First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Vietnam War
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Hernandez v. Texas
Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation -
Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ arrest
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USSR launches Sputnik
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Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in Little Rock, AK
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Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba
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Berlin Wall built to prevent people from leaving communist East Berlin
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Cuban Missile Crisis (Oct. 16 to Oct. 28)
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Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” at the March on Washington
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John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX
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24th Amendment
Citizen voting rights will not be denied by any state because of a poll tax or other tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Medicare and Medicaid established
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed discriminatory voting practices, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. -
Tet Offensive
January 31, 1968 - September 23, 1968 -
Martin Luther King is assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Tinker v. Des Moines
Defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools -
First Man on the Moon
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End of the Cold War
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Kent State University shooting
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Pentagon Papers leaked
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26th Amendment
moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation
Lasted 1971 to 1974; date shown is when cover-ups started. -
Title IX
Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs -
War Powers Act
Law that limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval -
Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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Camp David Accords
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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1990s-21st Century