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1- Containment: US policy to try to prevent the spread of communism
2- Arms Race/Space Race: US and Russia were competing in their technological superiority
3- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: a confederation between Russia and other countries
4- Communism: government ideology where government has control over business and everyone needs to be treated equally
5- Domino Theory: political ideology in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries -
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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begins undeclared war in Vietnam
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defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools
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OPEC - multinational organization related to oil
Sandra Day O'Connor - first woman associate justice of Supreme Court
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 - encouraged financial institutions to help low- and moderate-income people
AIDS Epidemic - millions were afflicted with HIV/AIDS
Strategic Defense Initiative/Star Wars (SDI) - proposed missile defense to protect US - was never passed -
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moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old
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law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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