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Was founded in 1607. First english settlement.
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First elected assembly. Still operates today, but is know known as the General Assembly.
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Slaves were used all over the world. They were also different races, and used for working for others.
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A document that stated you were to obey the laws. It pledged loyalty to God, as well as the king.
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Was against the English, and French. Both wanted thr land west of the Applachain, and in Canada
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This imposed teaxes on colonists, to pary for troops, and war debt.
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England won the war, and gained the land west of the Applchain, and in Canada
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This prohibited colonists from going west of the Applchain, and in Canada, because troops couldn't afford to protect them from the indians. This angered colonists.
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England put resrtictions on tea, and closed the Boston harbor. Boston went under martial law.
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British groups attacked conlonial weapons stockpile. Minutemen assembled, and war broke out.
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This created the Continental army, and George Washington was the leader.
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This was when colonists, and British soldiers fought against one another, and 5 colonists died.
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Meeting of representitives for all 13 colonies, and the first time all 13 acted as one.It was in Philidelphia, and urged colonies to start miltias.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson, it was issued by conitnental congress.
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ENgland akwnowledged American independence. The united States then had boundries at the atlatic ocean, to the mississippi river.
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Cornwallis fled here, and took victory. French navy also blocked the exit of CHesapeak Bay
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This was the period the U.S was under the Articles Of Confederation.
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Was a weak government, and was the first government.
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Established a plan for surveying Western lands.
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This was called to settle disputes between states, but only 5 showed up
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Allowed permisson for new states
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Was in Phliadelphia, and George Washington, and James Madison were leaders.
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Slaves counted as 3/5 human, so the big states would get more votes.
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This created a 2-house congress, the senate, and house of representives
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This ridden farmers in Massachusettes due to high taxes.
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This is what set up the court system.
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Was written by James Madison, and was favored by Anti-Federalists
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He was the first preisdent.
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He was a federalists. He also defeated Jefferson who was a Democratic-Republic
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Jefferson defeated Adams this go round. He was also a Democratic-Republic.
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Was invinted by Eli Whitney, and increased the cotton growing, and its industry
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Was from Richmond, Virginia
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Marshall declared a law unconsitutional in this case, and this established the judicary review.
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This included land from Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountians.
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The causes were British interferance with American shipping, and their help to aid indians.
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Marshall upheld the federal gov't.'s right to establish a bank, and said a state couldn't tax a bank.
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Time when democracy expanded in the U.S and more people got involved.
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The court overturned the steamboat, and this confirmed the federal gov'ts. powers
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THis divided LA puchase, and made North free of slaves, and South wasn't.
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This was by preisdent Monrone, and warned Europe against future colonization in the America's, and interferance with any independent state in the west.
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At first he lost to Quincy, but then in 1828 he defeated him.
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Jackson passed this law, and it made all Indians move west.
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An old mission house where Texas, and Mexico faught each other, and Mexico won.
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Was the battle Texas won their independence
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Led a band of 80 slaves 4 plantations. Was caught, and hung.
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Texas became their own state.
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James Polk urged the war. They wanted the southwest.
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Gold was discovered, and the 49er's rushed to Cali.
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This made it easier to catch run away slaves. Many Northeners refused to this law.
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divided Lousianna purchase at 36'30. North was free, South was slave.
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CA enetered as a free state. Southwestern decided on their own.
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Indians were forced off their lands, and put on reservations.
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A book by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which potrayed the evils of slavery.
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Reapealed Missouri compromise line. Allowed popular soverignty, which meant you can choose.
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First womans rights convention led by, Elizabeth Cady Staton
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Dred Scott sued for freedom after being taken to free territory. But was denied.
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Main issues was slavery, and a reoublican Abraham Licoln won.
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Was in South Carolina, but remained under the union.
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Freed slaves in rebelling states.
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It was a 3 day battle, and Lee push the North into Pensylvania. Also was the turning point of the war.
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Lee went North, and was confederate, and lost. Licoln then established the emancipation proclimation.
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Was in Mississippi, and Grant won.
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Short speech by Liconl, and was dedicated to the dead soliders.
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The South was ruined, everything was burned down. The North was strong, and was drowing as an economy.
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John Wilkes Booth shot Liconln shortly after the war.
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Lee surrendered, and urged Southerners to accept surrender, and go back as one.
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Abolished slavery
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Allowed slaves to vote.
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This put the South under military occupation.
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Gave slaves citzenship.
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Hayes was Republican, and TIlden was Democratic. Disputed election results
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Started segregation between whites and black in public.
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Law that gave out 160 acres of free land to people, who had to live there for 5 years.
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Founded by Samuel Gompers. They were only skilled workers, but from different companies.
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By pullman railroad workers. Started a ntionwide riot.
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Many Americans excluded the Chinese, and didn't favor them nor treat them nicely.
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Goal was to Americanize the Idians. Legally abolished tribes as well. And broke up the reservations.
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Railroad workers formed this, but the founder was Eugene V. Debs.
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Plan for Indians to be forced to adopt american culture.
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Protest in Chicago. A bomb ended up going off by police, and 8 strikers were arrested.
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Was a union formed by Uriah Stevens
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They came, and took over the jobs from the old immigrants.
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Goals was for the government to control the people, and guarenteed econmic opputrunities.
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These were the immigrants that came before newer ones cames along, and took the jobs.
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Took place at CArniege steel plant. Henry Frick was the plant manager, and called the cops. It turned out to be big gun battle.
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Supreme Court said seperate but equal didn't viloate the 14th admendment.
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Cubans rebelled against Spanish rule, and U.S had buissess in Cuba which is why they entered.
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U.S annexed Purto Rico, Guam, and Philippinse. Cuba became free.
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Allowed voters to elect senators.
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Goal was to outlaw anticompetitive practices.
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Was a woman rights leader. And encouraged woman to join the war.
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Allowed woman to vote.
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allowed gov't. to levy income taxes.
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Put laws on trade.
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Limited the number of immigrants allowed in Austrilia.
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U.S asserted the right to interfer with Cuban affairs.
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By John Hay. Gave all nations trading rights in China, and called for fair copetition.
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Goal by the chinese to remove foreign influence.
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Added to the monroe doctrine. And reminded Europe not to interfer.
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TR encouraged Panama to break from Colombua, which they did and gave the U.S the right to build a canal.
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Two sides: Allies and Centrals. Was in Europe.
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Reasons were German submarine warafe, and sinking of the us ships.
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Wilson's peace plan to stop all causes of war.
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A part of the new deal that called men from the age of 18-35 to go to war if they were needed.
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Germany's punishment, which was war guilt cause, pay for repreations, and not having an army.
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Banned alcohal.
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Explosuion of black culture
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When a teacher tried to teach evolution, knowing it was illegal, and was founded guilty.
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THe movement of African Americans from the south, to the Northern cities
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Horrible drought on the great plains.
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He was elected in 1928, and believed in rugged individualism, and was against direct government.
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Was caused by stock markets crashing, and too many investments put into them, as well as banks failing, and productiong stopping.
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This was the name given to the day the stock market crashed.
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Thousands of banks failed, and millions lost their savings.
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Was elected 1932, and proposed a new deal to the US.
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This program insures bank depostits, and regulates banks.
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This gave money to the disabled, and unemployed families to help them out.
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Was proposed by FDR, to deal with the depression. He came up with different programs in order to go through with this plan. Many helping out workers, and the unemployed.
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This set maximum work hours, and wages so that people wouldn't become over worked.
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Protected workers rights to form unions, and do collective barganing.
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When Germany and Soviet Union promised not to attack each other.
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Hitler gained more power and decided to attack Europe, which caused war,
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Germany goes against non-agression pact, and decides to invade Russia causing tension with other counries.
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Japan attacked pearl harbor, causing the U.S to enter WW2.
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After Japan attacked the U.S pearl harbor they then delcared war against themm.
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When the U.S put the Japense into detention camps, and the court had to decide it if was unconstituional.
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When Japan plannedto lur the U.S air craft into a trap, and defeat them but the U.S found out their plan.
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East Germany became communists, and West was under U.S, Bristish, and French occupation
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The war after WWII when Europe, and Germant split up, and u.S occupies Japan
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The day allied forces invaded Northern France, in order to defeat Hitler.
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When Garmeny surpised attack the allied forces, but U.S still defeated them.
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A plan from the U.S to spend money on war supplies, and needs for the war
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A couple that were killed for being spies in the U.S for the soviets
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The day Europe gained their victory.
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In the final stages of the war, U.S bomb Japan cities, and they were nuclear bombs.
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3 days after Horshima, the U.S bombed here, and left Germany alone to fight by themself.
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Trials held for the German soliders that helped kill jews, but only 9 were hang, and others killed themselfs.
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A system where the U.S would fly in supplies to West Berlin when the Soviets blackaded it.
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This was the North Atlantic alliance. Main goal was to rpevent the spread of communism
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Alliance between soviet union and eastern eurpoean countries. They wanted to widen the spread of communism
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Divided Korea, north became communists, and south was democratic.
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Soveit Union turn, and take over China, making them communists as well
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Elections: 1952-1956. Wanted to nuke the soviets to end the war completely.
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First space launch made by the soviets
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Powers was shot down while spying on the Soviets.
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North Vietnam tried installing a communist governent in South VIetnam by force. Causing the two to go to war.
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Elected in 1960, and made agreements to try to limit the use of bombs, or nuclear weapons.
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soviets stationed nuclear weapons and cuba, but JFK ordered for them to be removed.
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Between east, and west berlin to stop people from esacping
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In Dallas TX, by OSwald.
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He pledged to bring the war to an honorable end, and he came up with a policy called vietnamization 2hich withdre U.S troops in South Vietnam.
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Johnson dind't seek reelection because he was tired of the division in the U.S due to war, so Nixon won.
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Nixon vistied communist China. He was exploting the rift between China, and Soviet.
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5 men from Nixon's campaign got caught breaking into Democratic Campaign Headquarters. The white house tried covering it up.
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Temporary thaw in COld War tension.
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Nixon met with soviet leader, Brezhnew and signed a SALT I treaty that limisted talks, and limited production of nukes.
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South Vientnam fell to North Vietnam because they couldn't stop them, and the U.S troops fell back.
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When oil prices raised due to enegery crisis.
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Carter gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama
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He worsened the economy, and has a peace talk for Egypt and Isreal, and he gives Panama control of the Panama Canal.
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Peace talk between Egypt and Israel.
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52 Americans were taken hostage in Iran.
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"Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall."
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He put in large tax cuts, fewer social programs, less business regulations, and conservative appointments. He aslo promoted pratiotism.
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Germany became reuinted after the wall fell, and war finally ended.
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Collapsed into Russia, and 14 other countried, and also adopted capitalistic, and democracy.
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Prevented any buissness structure that restrained trade. And the goal was to outlaw trusts.
