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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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The United Nations is formed to help keep peace between countries.
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Early Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
22nd Amendment
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The Berlin Airlift is when the Allies airdropped tons of supplies to those in need in East Berlin.
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Marshall Plan
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NATO was formed to help fight against the spread of Communism.
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Sweatt v. Painter
ruled the separate law school at the University of Texas failed to qualify as “separate but equal” -
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End of the Cold War
OPEC: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Sandra Day O'Connor: First female supreme court justice
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977:
AIDS Epidemic
Star Wars: Reagan's plan to stop Soviet missiles. -
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Civil Rights Era
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Korean War
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The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. They were accused and executed for sharing nuclear secrets to the Russians.
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The first H-bomb was detonated by the US
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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Hernandez v. Texas
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Vietnam War
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Jonas Salk invents the Polio Vaccine
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USSR launches Sputnik
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis -
24th Amendment
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Medicare and Medicaid established
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eliminated literacy tests for voters. -
Tet Offensive
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Kent State University Shooting
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Pentagon Papers leaked
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26th Amendment
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Title IX
Protects people from discrimination based on gender in education programs. -
War Powers Act
law limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval -
Watergate Scandal, which leads to Nixon’s Resignation
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Fall of Saigon, marks the end of the Vietnam War
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Camp David Accords
Israel and Egypt come to an agreement. -
Three Mile Island Disaster
Meltdown at Three Mile Island power plant. -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
Iran takes hostages in American embassy. -
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1985-1987
Reagan sends money to the Contras without Congress's permission. -
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1990s-21st Century