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The final battle between Native Americans and "white people" it ended with Sitting Bull dead.
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The creation of the form of entertainment used commonly throughout this time period
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A series of programs including, most notably Social Security
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Gave veterans of world war 2 funds for college education, insurance, and housing
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a barrier that separated the soviet union from the west
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Restricted the activities and power of labor unions
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In the midterm election of 1946 gained control of both houses of congress for the first time since 1928
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Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba and formed an alliance with the Soviet Union. Castro began taking U.S. property.
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African Americans went on a strike and didnt ride the buses for an extended period of time to get to the people that segregation shouldnt be everywhere and for equal rights
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The passing of the federal highway act
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Issued by John F. Kennedy the peace corps was created to help promote peace around the world.
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The Berlin wall was created to cut off west berlin from east berlin it was constructed by the german democratic republic
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A 13 day confrontation between the U.S. and the soviet union involving ballistic missiles.
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A large march arranged by Dr. Martin Luther King for
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A march arranged by Martin Luther King Jr. to earn civil rights for African Americans ( It was Non-violent)
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The day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
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Introduced by Lyndon B. Johnson his idea for a war on poverty increased the poverty line and made it so people who had little money could still get necessities.
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Outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.
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Latinos and Latinas striked against grape plantation to earn better working conditions.
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The day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray
