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Ralph Abernathy was born. He was Martin Luther King's closest worker during the civil rights movement. Took over the Southern Chrtistian Leadership Conference when King died.
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James Meredith was born. James Meredith was a civil rights activist that helped desegregate the University of Mississippi.
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Indochina war. French vs Vietnam. Ended with the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords.
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Blocking of the Little Rock Nine. Sit ins. Boycotts.
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Earl Warren was appointed the Supreme Court Justice. Was a part of the overturning of the Brown v Board of Education case.
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Elected as president twice. Dealt with Cold War during second term. Comitted the US to Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
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Supports segregation. Went against the federal government.
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Attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. Invasion was a disaster. US lost.
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Senator of Arkansas. Opposed the administration's solution in South Vietnam.
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Betty Friedan was born in 1921 and played an important role in the feminist movement during the 1960s. She cofounded and became the first president of NOW.
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Thought that USA was falling behind soviets. Increased spending for the arms race. Cold War warrior.
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Division between old and young. Criticized Johnsons policies on Vietnam.
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Political movement in the 1960s. Advocate democracy.
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Fidel Castro was born in 1926. He was the leader of the Cuban Revolution. He was the most important political figure in Cuba.
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Began with sit-ins. Became violent. Sparked movements around the country.
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Vice president to Lyndon B Johnson. Defended Johnsons tactics in Vietnnam.
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Johnson signs Gulf of Tokin Resolution. Gave him the ability to commit resources in Vietnam.
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Name given to Vietnam because television was playing a critical role in how people saw the war. New technology was playing a huge role as well.
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Theory that explains the US involvement in the Vietnam war. Says that USA entered the war by accident.
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Assassinated at his hotel in Memphis. Brought an end to the nonviolent protest movement.
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Vietnam protestors prayed on the Democratic Convention. Protests turned violent. Robert Kennedy was assasssinated.
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Outside party coming in between a dispute. Not direct contact. Kissinger during the Nixon and Ford administrations.
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Controversial amendment to get equal rights for women. Failed. Was not ratified by enough states.
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Political scandal with the Democratic National Convention in DC. Burglars broke in and got tapes of the information talked about.
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Author, economist and political scientist. Released papers to the press about the Vietnam war.
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A supreme court justice during the watergate scandal. Ruled that Nixon had to turn over the tapes.
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Ford pardon's Nixon for crimes that he comitted. Did not get reelected.
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Ayatollah Khomeini was the leader of Iran during hte hostage crisis. He was an islamic fundamentalist leader.
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Shah of Iran that was thrown out of power. Fled to the United States for medical treatmnent.
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Soviets invaded in December 1979. This made the US fear run higher in terms of the cold war.
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Panama military leader. He was overthrown.
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Set by Reagan in 1980. Conservative ideas instead of liberal.
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Tried to reduce government spending, reduce income tax, reduce government regulation, and tighten the moeny supply to reduce inflation. Known as supply-side economics.
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First woman appointed to the Surpreme Court. Conservative but voted with liberal issues.
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National debt was growing at the fastest rate ever. 21% increase.
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First african american to head Joint Chief of Staff. Opposed the Iran-Contra scandal.
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First Italian to serve on the Suoreme Court. Named associate judge in 1986 by Raegan.
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Told Gorbachev to "tear down this wall". Restored Berlin.
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Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1988. Voted with the majority most of the time.
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Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Operation Desert Storn caused the liberation of Kuwair.
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GDP continually increased. Unemployment rated dropped as well.
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Conflict between Iraq and 39 other nations. Began in 1991. US did not enter till 2003.
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Bush authorized troops to Somalia. Somalia remains a fragmented society.
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Tried to impeach him for lying on the stand. Did not get impeached- did not have enough information to do it.
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Made it so Panama had full control of canal operations. They were also responsible for defense.