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Definition: He was the Vice president of Kennedy and took over office after his assassination.
Historical Context: He is significant because he passed more civil rights legislation than any other president

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Definition: He participated in the first televised presidential debate and was an advocate for civil rights.
Historical Context: Kennedy was significant because he was able to avoid the closest altercation with nuclear warfare with Russia and he also helped influence the study of space and science.

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Definition: This was a device that helped spread media across the nation which displayed picture and sound on a screen.
Historical Context: This is significant because this was influential to the African American Civil Rights movement because people all across the nation were able to witness the brutality inflicted upon them

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Definition: a physical barrier that divided Eastern and Western Berlin.
Historical Context: This is significant because this divided the people of Berlin, while the West side was free and lived in Democracy runned by the states, the east side of Berlin was living in Communism and wanted to escape to the west side.

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Definition: US space organization that sent a man to the moon
Historical Context: NASA is important because this organization helped America compete in the space race and was able send the first man to the moon before Russia. They are also important because they made advancements in technology which allowed us to enhance ourselves in modern life.

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Definition:  A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
Historical Context: This is significant because this was the closest both powers have been to nuclear warfare

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Definition: American volunteer program created under JFK that provides aid and assistance to third world countries
Historical Context: This is significant because this program promotes the spread of world peace and friendship. This also allows other countries to believe in America and not Russia.

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Definition: US president at the end of WW2 and the start of the Cold war
Historical Context: Harry Truman is significant because he led the United States into a collective security agreement with non communist European nations, NATO, to resist Soviet spread.

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Definition: He was a Communist Totalitarian dictator of the USSr from 1923-1953
Historical Context: He is important because he was in charge of Soviet policies during the early phase of the Cold War. He also was the one who played a major role in the Berlin Blockade and the Korean War.

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Definition: International organization for defense to block further communist gains in Southeast Asia
Historical Context: This is important because it impacted how the Vietnam war and Korean war acted out with the help of other countries

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Definition: this was the first man made satellite in space made by the USSR.
Historical Context: This is significant because this caused the space race between the U.S and USSR to occur since the U.S was falling behind in technology.

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Definition: This was the fear and paranoia of Communism in the 1950's
Historical Context: This is significant because this spread the idea that anyone could be a communist which made people lose their jobs and sent them to prison. This also spread to Hollywood accusing actors of working for the Soviet Union and being spies

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Definition: underground bunkers that helped protect themselves from nuclear war.
Historical Context: This was significant because these shelters brought people the realization that nuclear war was possible and that it may happen if the tensions break between the two major powers

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Definition: This was when an American Spy plane was caught and shot down by the USSR
Historical Context: This is important because this derailed an important summit meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that was scheduled for later that month. Another reason why this was important was because this was one of the first major reasons why the arms race was in place

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Definition: economic system where everything belongs to the government. Private property doesn't exist.
Historical Context: This is significant because this type of ideology was to create a classless society in which everyone shares the same amount of labor, but this failed as it was cruel and strict on its society.

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Definition: Plan to keep communism from spreading by diplomatic, economic, and military force
Historical Context: this was important because this idea of containing communism was to make other countries believe it was bad and make them prosperous enough to avoid the temptation of communism.

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Definition: a divide between Western Democratic Europe and Eastern Communist Europe
Historical Context: This was significant because Russia wanted to take control over Eastern Europe and wanted to spread communism, but it failed to do so and ended up drawing back to Russia

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Definition: Tensions between the U.S and USSR that lasted from 1945-1990 that divided the world.
Historical Context: This was important because this war shaped foreign policy and political ideology. It influenced the Arms race. the Space race, and the amount of power we had with our nuclear weapons

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Definition: A time when Americans wanted to look like each other and not be different, like the suburbs or the white collar jobs
Historical Context: this was important because this sparked a new generation that opposed conformity but wanted to be different, some of these were Rock n Roll and the Greasers

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Definition: This helped out the economy by providing loans to veterans to attend college, set up businesses, and buy homes
Historical Context: This was important because this allowed veterans not to strike at the government like last time for not getting an compensation for their war efforts. This is also important because this sparked the age of the economic boom of the 20th century