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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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WW1
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Roaring 20s
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the big sad
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WW2
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united nations formed
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containment
the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence. -
arms race/ space race
competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), to achieve firsts in spaceflight capability -
communism
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In post-revolutionary Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established, comprising a confederation of Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation -
domino theory
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early cold war
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Truman Doctrine
U.S policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall plan
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NATO established
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civil rights era
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Korean War
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Rosenberg trial
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First H bomb detonated by the U.S.
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vietnam war
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jonas salk makes polio vaccine
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Sputnik
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end of cold war
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1990's 21st century