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The United Nations was formed to promote peace between nations.
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- Containment - Not trying to liberate communist countries but instead assisting newer countries to stop them from becoming communist.
- Arms Race/Space Race - This was a period where the US and the soviets were trying to best each.
- The USSR - The political state that occupied Russia during the cold war.
- Communism - The leading political ideology mainly from Russian that the US was fighting against.
- Domino Theory - A theory that once a state becomes communist, others near it will too.
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Policy by the US that helped out smaller nations under the threat of becoming communist.
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Prohibited anyone who served two terms as president from serving again.
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The Berlin Airlift was a effort by the US to supply the non communist West Berlin.
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A program that helped European countries rebuild after WW2
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An alliance formed between nations to make sure everyone in it is protected no matter what.
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The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea.
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Decided that having separate law schools at the University of Texas was not "separate but equal."
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Great Society: A set of initiatives from Lyndon B Johnson's administration.
Thurgood Marshall: A lawyer and activist during the civil rights era that served as a Supreme Court Justice in 1967.
Black Panthers: A civil rights organization that was founded in 1866.
Non-Violent Protests/Civil Disobedience: A form of protest that does not use violence but instead breaks laws without harming anyone.
Cesar Chavez: An American Labor leader and civil rights activist. He founded the United Farm Workers. -
Trials of a communist spy family. This was during the red scare when hysteria about communists was at an all time high.
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The first hydrogen bomb was set off by the United States.
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Decided that all Mexican Americans and everyone else had the same protections under the 14th Amendment
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Repealed what was decreed at Plessy v. Ferguson and called for desegregation.
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The USSR launching sputnik was largely a political move as the USA was put into a panic when Russia was able to send something to space and the USA couldn't.
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After a failed invasion of Cuba by the US, the Soviets started working with them and giving them missiles and warheads.
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Began war without a formal declaration in Vietnam.
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Abolished Poll Tax, and secured everyone's right to vote for a president.
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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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An surprise attack by the Vietcong on the American soldiers.
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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 the United States Public Schools.
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OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting, an organization with 13 major oil producing countries.
Sandra Day O'Connor - The first woman to be named Justice of the Supreme court.
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 - An act that told banks to be more lenient in lower income areas in order to allow for more economic opportunities.
AIDS Epidemic - A large surge in AIDs which was relatively unresearched at the time.
Star Wars - A defense plan to protect from missiles. It was not ever implemented. -
The pentagon papers were leaked, which showed that the U.S. had been involved in the Vietnam war for much longer than they said. This led to distrust of the government.
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Changed the voting age from 21 to 18.
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Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs.
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Limited the President's right to send troops to battle without the approval of congress.
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Saigon falls and ends the Vietnam War. After the war, Saigon becomes Ho Chi Minh City.
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