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A peaceful movement to fight for what's right (gave the right to free speech and the ability to stand up for themselves)
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A lawyer that argued to end segregation in the Brown vs. Board case
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-Containment: A military policy to stop expansion of communsim
-Arms Race: A race where the US and the Soviet Union competed to increase the size and quality of nuclear weapons to gain military superiority over 1 another
-USSR: This country had the world's 2nd largest economy and standing military
-Communism: Gov't gave people things according to their needs
-Domino Theory: The Southeast Asian nations were like rows of dominos, the fall of 1 communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors -
Prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
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US policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism
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A program to help European countries rebuild after WWll
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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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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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1955-1956
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(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries): used to stabilization of oil markets to ensure an efficient supply of oil to the consumers
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It began an undeclared war in Vietnam
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Social reforms to eliminate racial injustice and poverty
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Abolishes the poll tax
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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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A social movement organization to fight and protest for equality and use violence when necessary
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Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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It defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools
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It 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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It was a law that limited the President's right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval
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CRA helped financial institutions to meet the credits of the communities in businesses and the LMI (low-and moderate-income) neighborhoods
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1979-1981
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Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
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AIDS Epidemic affected the economic growth of nations and several countries were affected, suffering from diseases and other serious health conditions
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Ronald Reagan developed a strategic defense initiative where lasers were used to defend the U.S. against incoming nuclear missiles
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Chavez is an American civil rights activist that fought to gain better working conditions for farmers
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1985-1987
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