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prohibited immigration of skilled or unskilled Chinese laborers, first US national immigration act
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awarded government jobs based on merit
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ensure railroad set "reasonable and just" rate and the first time government stepped in to regulate business
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gave individual ownership of land to native americans instead of the tribe owning things collectively
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established the federal income tax
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direct election of US Senators
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A group formed of many nations that aims to maintain peace and security, develop friendly relationships among nations, and achieve international cooperation after WWII
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1Containment-strategy to contain the spread of communism
2Arms Race/Space Race-arms race was a military personnel race between Russia and the US and the space race was a race to space between the US and Russia
3The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-Socialist state that was made up of Northern Eurasia
4Communism-the government controls everything and hands their people everything
5Domino Theory-one country came under the influence of communism then the countries around them would to -
The 22nd Amendment is that no person shall have more than 2 terms in office as President. Terms are 4 years and they cannot hold office for more than 8 years.
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US policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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In response to the Soviet blockade the United States began a massive airlift to supply west Berlin with food, water, and medicine.
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Program to help European countries rebuild after World War II
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Intend to give security and freedom to countries by any political and military means necessary from the Soviet Union. All thought the Soviet Union no longer exists NATO still does with 27 members.
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Was a war between North and South Korea when North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to unit Korea under one communist nation.
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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 his wife Ethel were tried and convicted of providing the Soviet Union with classified information and were executed in 1953.
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The US detonated the first hydrogen bomb resulting in the first successful full-scale thermonuclear weapon explosion.
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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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Also known as the Salk vaccine it helped give immunity to mostly children against polio and large-scale use began when it was given to American school children in 1954.
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Sputnik was the first artificial Earth Satellite that orbited for 3 weeks and then 2 month silently before it fell back into Earth's atmosphere. It was also the start of the space race for the US.
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Soviets took over Cuba and started building missiles and the U.S. found out, set up a quarantine around Cuba not allowing ships in or out. Finally the Soviets agreed to take down the missile bases if the U.S. took their's out of Turkey.
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Abolishes 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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Medicare and Medicaid are health insurance for the citizens of America provided threw the government. Medicare is for people older people (65+) and Medicaid is for younger people (18+).
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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Tet Offensive was coordinated series of attacks by North Vietnam on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam.
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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defined the First Amendment rights for students in United States Public Schools
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Papers talking about the U.S. involvement in Vietnam and that previous presidents have lied to the people in the U.S. about the status of the war.
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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 approval
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The Fall of Saigon was the capture of the South Vietnam capitol by the Vietcong and marked the end of the Vietnam War.
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tightened the national security, particularly as it was related to foreign terrorism
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