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Containment
When the U.S tried to contain communism where it was so that it wouldn't spread. -
Truman Docrine
It established that the U.S would provide assistance to all democratic nations. -
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Korean War
It was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea -
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Space Race
It was a competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union to see who could conquer space exploration. -
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Vietnam War
It was a conflict between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam which also involved the U.S -
Sputnik launches
It was the first artificial Earth satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union -
Assassination of John F Kennedy
President John F Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a presidential motorcade. -
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Johnson's Great Society
A set of domestic programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johson. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
It authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to use any means necessary to repel any attack against U.S forces during the Vietnam War. -
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Tet Offensive
A coordinated series of attacks by North Vietnamese forces in many cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Senator Robert F, Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel. -
Presidential Election of 1968
It was an election between Republic Richard Nixon and Democrat Hubert Humphrey. -
Moon Landing
It was when America's spaceflight landed the first humans on the moon.