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Early American History
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Civil War/Reconstruction
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The Gilded Age
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The Progressive Era
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Imperialism
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World War I
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Roaring Twenties
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Great Depression
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World War II
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United Nations Formed
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Early Cold War
- Containment: The action(s) taken to prevent the further spread of Communism
- Arms Race/Space Race: The unofficial race between the U.S. and the USSR for getting into space and making the most nuclear arms
- USSR: A group of Eastern Europe countries unified through Communism
- Communism: A form of government/economics where everything is owned by the state
- Domino Theory: The theory that events in one country will affect the ones nearby, and is the foundation of Containment
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Truman Doctrine
Gave military and economic aid to countries under communist threat -
Sweatt v. Painter
The University of Texas failed to uphold "separate but equal" -
22nd Amendment
Limits a president to two consecutive terms. -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
A plan to help Europe rebuild after WWII -
NATO Established
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Korean War
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Civil Rights Era
- A series of domestic policies to end poverty and racial injustice
- The first African-American judge on the Supreme Court.
- A black power organization known most for their open-carry policy
- The act of peacefully going against certain laws
- A well known Latino rights activist
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Rosenbergs Trial
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First H-Bomb Detonated by the U.S.
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Hernandez v. Texas
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Vietnam War
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, demanding true equality. -
Polio Vaccine Invented
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Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Park's arrest
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Sputnik is Launched
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Little Rock Nine integrated into an all-white school in Little Rock, AK
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Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba
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Berlin Wall Built
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets out a bunch of missiles in Cuba, putting the U.S. at risk of being bombed. They quarantined the area until the situation defused itself. -
MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech"
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JFK is Assassinated
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24th Amendment
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public illegal. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
It gave President Johnson the authorization to do whatever he deemed necessary to maintain international peace in Southeast Asia. -
Medicare and Medicaid Established
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibits racial discrimination in voting. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of attacks by the Vietcong that nearly drove out the U.S. forces. -
MLK is Assassinated
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibits discrimination against race, religion, or national identity when it comes to house sales, financing, or rental. -
First Man on the Moon
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Tinker v Des Moines
The court ruled in favor of the students, saying that they too have the right to exercise the 1st amendment. -
End of the Cold War
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, mostly comprised of the Middle East, and is responsible for the majority of exported petroleum
Sandra Day O'Connor: The first female Supreme Court Justice
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977: An act intended to get banks and savings associations to cooperate more with their borrowing customers
AIDS epidemic: Also known as HIV, AIDS is a disease that targets the victim's immune system
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Kent State University Shooting
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End of the Cold War
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Pentagon Papers Leaked
A bunch of formerly classified documents got leaked, which really dropped the popularity/credibility of the government in the people's eyes. -
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. -
Title IX
Any public school or other place of education that receives federal money cannot discriminate based on sex. -
War Powers Act
A check intended to limit the president's ability to make/influence war, primarily put in place as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Watergate Scandal
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Fall of Saigon
Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was taken by the Vietcong, effectively ending the war. -
Camp David Accords
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Iran Contra Affair
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1990s-21st Century