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Containment: The U.S. name for their goal to stop communism from spreading
Arms Race/Space Race: The race between the US and the USSR to make increasingly more powerful weapons, as well as being the first to go to space.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: The USSR, the country that fought for communism in the cold war.
Communism: The idea that people would work, and the government would give things to the workers depending on needs.
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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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Response to a soviet blockade of allied controlled sections of Berlin, successfully brought food and medical supplies to allied controlled areas of Berlin.
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Program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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NATO was developed during Cold War to deter against USSR (Warsaw Pact). It promotes democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defense and security issues to build trust, and in the long run, prevent conflict.
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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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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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Tested at Enewetak Atoll. This marked a new era of weaponry: nuclear weapons.
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine, saving many americans from this illness.
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First artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. The U.S. responded by creating NASA and the National Defense Education Act.
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Abolishes the poll tax
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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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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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Tinker v. Des Moines defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools
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The 26th amendment 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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War Powers Act: law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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