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Communism is a political and economic system that seeks to create a classless society in which the major means of production, such as mines and factories, are owned and controlled by the public.
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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.
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Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
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program to help European countries rebuild after World War II.
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The nuclear arms race was an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
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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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The National Security Council included the theory in a 1952 report on Indochina, and in April 1954, during the decisive battle between Viet Minh and French forces at Dien Bien Phu, President Dwight D. Eisenhower articulated it as the “falling domino” principle.
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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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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Abolishes the poll tax
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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 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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