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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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Formation of the United Nations
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Early Cold War
Containment: a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. Race: when the US and USSR competed to gain technological advantages in terms of weapons and space technology USSR: A country (now russia) which was a very communist country. Communism: Society where all means of production are owned by the government and is shared. Domino Theory: if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow -
22nd amendent
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
program to help European countries rebuild after World War II -
NATO established
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Korean War
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Civil Rights Era
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Rosenbergs Trial
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First H-Bomb detonated by the United States
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Vietnam War
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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USSR launches Sputnik
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Medicare and Medicaid established
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Tet Offensive
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Tinker v. Des Moines
defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools -
Kent State University shooting
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End of the Cold War
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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 -
War Powers Act
law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation.
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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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Iran Contra Affair
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1990s-21st Century