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Containment- US foreign policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism
Arms Race/Space Race- competition between USSR and US to achieve firsts in space history
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics- confederation of Russia, Ukraine divided in 1936
Communism- political theory leading to a society where public property is owned by gov.
Domino Theory- political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries. -
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, and develop friendly relations among nations.
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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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In response to the Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin, the United States begins a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city.
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The Marshall Plan was a program to help European countries rebuild after World War II.
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NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was formed in 1949 to provide collective security against the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
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The Korean war began on June 25, 1950, when some 75,000 soldiers from the North Korean People's Army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary between the Soviet-backed Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north and the pro-Western Republic of Korea to the south.
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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 Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II. The husband and wife were later sentenced to death and were executed in 1953.
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22ndAmmendment prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again.
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The world's first thermonuclear weapon test, code-named Mike, was carried out by the United States at Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands, November 1, 1952.
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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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On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first.
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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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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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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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moved voting age from 21 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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abolishes the poll tax