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G.I Bill
Helped qualify veterans for financial help -
Tan-Hartley Act
Modified the Wagner Act of 1935 and was also known as the Labor Management Act -
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Cold War
Global geographical conflict between the USSR and US -
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Globalization
The increase in connectiveness of international cultures and governments -
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Baby Boom
Post WW2 boom in birth rates -
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Second Red Scare
Fear of communist infestation in the US during the Cold War -
Marshall Plan
Plan to rebuild western Europe after war -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization built to help protect the US from the Soviet Union -
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Beatniks
A social movement during the mid-20th century that was a form of counterculture and a focus on anti-materialistic lifestyles -
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Korean War
US fought Korea to try and stop communism from spreading -
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Sunbelt
The collection of the Southernmost states -
Levittown
First truly mass-produced suburb -
Operation Ajax
Iranian army lead overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad -
Brown v. The Board of Education
Ended legal segregation in the education system -
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
African Americans refused to ride public transport buses in Montgomery Alabama in protest of segregated seating -
Interstate Highway Act
Authorized the building of highways across the nation -
Sputnik
The world first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union -
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Counterculture
The rebellion of traditional culture and the growth of new forms of style, music, and identity -
Students for a Democratic Society
National Student Activist Organization that operated under a participatory democracy -
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Sit-in Movement
Non violent civil rights movement in Greensboro, NC -
Eisenhower's Farewell Address
Warned the nation about the possible corruption in the "military-industrial complex" -
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Flexible Response
A defense strategy employed by JFK that makes the US ready at all times in a case of war -
Cuban Missile Crisis
An indirect confrontation during the Cold War that threatened the US with USSR missiles in Cuba -
Silent Spring
Environmental book written by Rachel Carson that attacked the economic impact of WW2 -
March on Washington
Protests arose at the Capital to fight for equal rights, fair wages, and education -
The Feminine Mystique
A book written by Betty Friedan to describe the traditional womanhood that has been in place for centuries -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Outlined that no person in the United States shall be denied their rights due to race, sex, or religion -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave the president the right to retaliate and or promote the maintenance of international peace -
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Great Society
A series of domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon Johnson -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed discriminatory voting laws in the south -
Malcolm X
Muslim minister and human rights activist who was assassinated -
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Established quotas for immigrants coming into the US -
Black Panthers
Marxist-Leninist black political power organization -
Tet Offensive
A North Vietnamese attack launched against South Vietnam -
Election of 1968
Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert H. Humphry in a landslide -
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Vietnamization
A strategy to remove American involvement in the Vietnam war -
Stonewall Riot
Civil Rights protests led by black and LGBTQ+ women -
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Détente
Period of increase in weapons trading by the Soviet Union -
Kent State
Un armed students protesting against the Vietnam War were shot at -
Pentagon Papers
Revealed that Johnsons administration was deceiving the public -
Equal Rights Amendment
Amendments that lobbied against gender discrimination -
Watergate
Burglars broke into the offices in Washington DC and exposed Nixon's administration -
War Powers Act
Limited presidential authority to wage or declare war -
Environmental Protection Agency
Protects people and the environments from significant health risks -
Roe v. Wade
Ruled that women should hold the right to an abortion as well as other reproductive rights -
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Stagflation
Slow growth and a high unemployment rate accompanied with inflation -
Indian Self-Determination Act
Allowed Indian Tribes more autonomy in their own governments -
Regents of California v. Bakke
Ruled that using racial quotas was unconstitutional -
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Reaganomics
New economic policies that President Reagan introduced that were based upon balancing the federal budget and defensive spending -
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Iran-Contra Affair
US scandal that involved Iranian arms trafficking -
Persian Gulf War
The invasion of Kuwait began an air and land war between the US and Iran -
Breakup of the Soviet Union
Economic stagnation and hardship caused the Soviet Union to collapse -
North America Free Trade Agreement
Better known as NAFTA, and was made to remove all tariff and non tariff bans on trade in the US, Canada, and Mexico -
Contract with America
A plan to nationalize the congressional election -
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Dot-Com Boom
The rise of the internet and website use -
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War on Terror
An US campaign launched after the attack of 9/11 -
Bush v. Government
The impeachment trial of President Bush which was one of the firsts in history -
9/11
Two planes crashes into the Twin Towers and was one of the most deadly terrorist attacks on US soil -
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War in Afghanistan
US invasion of Afghanistan to help fight the war on terror -
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Iraq War
Started over speculated evidence that the Iranian leader Saddam Hussain played a part in the 9/11 attacks -
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Great Recession
The drop in the US economy that impacted millions and tanked the stock market -
Obamacare
Created by President Obama to give benefits to uninsured Americans -
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Arab Spring
The period of unheld political power in Arab dominated nations -
Death of Osama Bin Laden
The US assassination of Osama Bin Laden, carried out by Seal Team 6, and ended the war on terror -
Tea Party
An American fiscally conservative political movement -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Legalized same sex marriage -
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Outbreak of a virus that affected the globe and shut down almost all parts of society international, as well as killing millions