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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
1- Containment: US policy to try to prevent the spread of communism
2- Arms Race/Space Race: US and Russia were competing in their technological superiority
3- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: a confederation between Russia and other countries
4- Communism: government ideology where government has control over business and everyone needs to be treated equally
5- Domino Theory: political ideology in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries -
22nd Amendment
prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again -
Truman Doctrine
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism -
Berlin Airlift
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Marshall Plan
program to help European countries rebuild after World War II -
NATO established
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Korean War
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Civil Rights Era
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Rosenbergs trial
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First H-bomb detonated by the United States
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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
begins undeclared war in Vietnam -
Medicare and Medicaid established
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Tet Offensive
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Tinker v. Des Moines
defined the First Amendment rights for students in the United States Public Schools -
Kent State University shooting
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End of the Cold War
OPEC - multinational organization related to oil
Sandra Day O'Connor - first woman associate justice of Supreme Court
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 - encouraged financial institutions to help low- and moderate-income people
AIDS Epidemic - millions were afflicted with HIV/AIDS
Strategic Defense Initiative/Star Wars (SDI) - proposed missile defense to protect US - was never passed -
Pentagon Papers leaked
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26th Amendment
moved the voting age from 21 years old to 18 years old -
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
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Iran Hostage Crisis
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Three Mile Island Disaster
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Iran Contra Affair
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1990s-21st Century