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Containment-a way to prevent the spread of communism.
Arm race-a competition between nations for superiority in the development of weapons/Space race-the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.
U.S.S.R.-a comprising of a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine
communism-a system where property is publicly owned and each person works/paid according to their abilities.
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U.S policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War 2.
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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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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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leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.
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begins undeclared war in Vietnam
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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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prohibiting any poll tax in elections for federal officials.
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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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.
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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was a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War.
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defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public School
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when members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd gathered to protest the Vietnam War.
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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.
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moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old
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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 approva
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*leads to nixon's resignation- there was a break in of the democratic national commitee(DNC) headquarters at the watergate office building
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On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese troops entered Saigon as the last Americans evacuated the city. The surrender of South Vietnam ended the decades-long war and signaled the reunification of North and South Vietnam. The country had been divided in 1954.
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established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.
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a nuclear power plant malfunction
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The Iran-Contra Affair involved senior administration officials in the Reagan administration secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo.
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