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US History Scale 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Domino Theory | If one country fell to communism, neighboring nations would follow like a row of dominoes |
| Vietnam War | . |
| Cuban Missle Crisis | US spy planes discovered Soviet nuclear silos in Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida; October 1962 the closest brush with nuclear war. |
| War Powers Resolution | . |
| 26th Amendment | . |
| Counterculture | . |
| Primary Source | . |
| Secondary Source | . |
| Great Society | A set of domestic programs intended to eliminate poverty and racial injustice through government intervention |
| Medicare | A federal health insurance program for people age 65 or older and certain younger people with disabilities. |
| Medicaid | A joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to some people with limited income and resources |
| Supply Side Economics | . |
| Deregulation | . |
| Environmental Protection Agency | Tasked with protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations |
| Pentagon Papers | . |
| New Left | . |