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Gave college of vocational education to returning WWII veterans plus one year of unemployment compensation.

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Region of the South that is characterized by a warm climate, rapid population growth, and conservative voting patterns.

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Economic extension of the New Deal. Called for higher minimum wage, housing, and full employment. Led to the Housing Act of 1949 and the Social Security Act of 1950

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US policy in which the US tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances.

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Churchill reviewed the international response to Russian aggression and declared an "iron curtain" had descended across Eastern Europe (referring to the rise of communism)

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Theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries.

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Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey.

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A plan that the US came up with the revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan gave 13 BILLION in aid to Western and Southern Europe

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1948 - supplied food and fuel to citizens of West Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin.

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The first peace time alliance the US belonged to. Involved countries made a promise to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country (US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries)

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1950-1953 - Civil war between North and South Korea with large-scale participation by other countries. North Korea ft. Ppl's Republic of China and Soviet Union. South Korea ft. UN (but mostly the US)

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Pact that served to freeze the number of long-range missiles for 5 years in 1972. Treaty between the US, China, and the Soviet Union that slowed the arms race.

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Joseph McCarthy began a campaign against communists. Led to four years of charges ending when the Senate censured him in 1954.

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Investigated Hollywood for communist sympathizers. Allowed for the detention of dangerous or disloyal persons in times or war or "internal security emergencies"

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First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

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Incident i May 1960 when a US u-2 spy plane was shot down over the USSR. Derailed an important summit meeting between US President Eisenhower and Soviet leader Khrushchev

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An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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1962 A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the latter's placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. The Soviet Union turned back with concessions from the U.S. that missiles would be removed from Turkey and that the U.S. would not invade Cuba.

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A lessening of tensions between the US and Soviet Union. Nixon disarmed missiles to insure lasting peace. He also pressed for trade relations and limited military budget. Started this policy based on "realism' and an example is when he visited China.

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Part of LBJ's war on poverty. 1965 Congress passed many Great Society measures like medicare, civil rights legislations, and federal aid to education.

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1954 court decision that declared state laws segregating schools to be unconstitutional. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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Campaign to attempt to register as many black voters as possible in Mississippi.

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Political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. A seminal event in the civil rights movement.

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1948 - Truman signed an exec. order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the gov't to integrating the segregated military.

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1957 - Gov. Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent 9 black students from entering Little Rock Central hS. Eisenhower sent in US paratroopers to ensure the students could attend class.

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Made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the gov't the power to enforce all laws about civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.

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1963 - civil rights leaders organized a massive rally in DC to urge passage of JFK's civil rights bill. High point came when MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

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Political party and black revolutionary party founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The party's original purpose was to patrol black neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality.

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An increase in population by almost 30 million people. Spurred a growth in suburbs and 3-4 children families.

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People, like Hippies, that rejected normal societal values. Ex. free love, communalism, and drug use :)

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In June 1969, police officers raided this Inn, which was a gay nightclub in New York, and began arresting patrons for attending the place. LGBT onlookers taunted the police and then attacked them. Led by Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, someone started a fire in the Inn, almost trapping people inside. This marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement. New organizations also began to rise up, like the Gay liberation Front, which was founded in New York.

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Book by Betty Friedan. Broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles.

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Refers to the SCOTUS between 1953 and 1969 when Earl Warren served as Chief Justice. They expanded civil rights, civil liberties, judicial power, and the federal power in dramatic ways.

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Long and costly conflict that pitted Communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its ally, the US. This was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the US and USSR.

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1964 Congressional resolution that authorized President Johnson to commit US troops to South Vietnam and fight a war against North Vietnam.

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1968 - North Vietnamese forces launched huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet). The US won the battles but Americans reacted sharply, with declining approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment.

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A dove is someone who opposes the use of military pressure to resolve a dispute. A hawk favors entry into war. The terms came into widespread use during the Vietnam War.

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Incident in 1970 when unarmed students demonstrating against US involvement in the Vietnam War. They were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard. 4 students were killed and 9 were wounded at Kent State University in Ohio.

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The US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the gov't of South Vietnam.