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show Provided education and unemployment compensation for the veterans of WWII.  
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2. Baby Boom   show
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3. Suburban Growth   show
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4. Sunbelt   show
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5. 22nd Amendment   show
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show Hartley Act (1947)  
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show The party that ran Henry Wallace for President in 1948, advocating an end to segregation, universal government health insurance, and full black voting rights.  
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show The socially conservative party that ran Strom Thurmond for President in 1948 and won 4 states.  
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9. Fair Deal   show
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10. Cold War   show
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show A federation of over 100 countries that oversees international regulations and conflicts.  
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show An internationally supported and maintained bank that provides assistance to developing countries.  
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13. Iron Curtain   show
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show The decorated British Prime Minister from 1940  
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show An American advisor that played an important role in the negotiations of the Cold War. He is notable for “The Long Telegram” and The Marshall Plan.  
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show The U.S. Secretary of State that helped outline the United States of America’s foreign policy during the Cold War.  
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17. Containment Policy   show
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18. Truman Doctrine   show
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19. Marshall Plan   show
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20. Berlin Airlift   show
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show A pact between many countries in the North Atlantic that declared mutual defense if one of its members was attacked by an external force.  
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show An action that reorganized US troops, the foreign policy, and Intelligence Community.  
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show During the Cold War, the Arms Race was about developing mass amounts of powerful nuclear weapons.  
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24. Douglas MacArthur   show
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25. Chiang Kai   show
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26. Mao Zedong   show
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27. People’s Republic of China   show
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show A conflict between North and South Korea during 1950  
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29. 38th Parallel   show
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30. Dennis et al. v. United States   show
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show The Act that resulted in the forced registration of Communist parties within the US.  
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32. House Un   show
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show U.S. Official that was accused of being a Soviet Spy in 1948.  
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34. Whittaker Chambers   show
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35. Rosenberg Case   show
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show A U.S. Senator and intense anti  
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37. Dwight Eisenhower   show
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show The idea of a government system with a focus on liberty, rule of law, popular sovereignty and the civic virtue practiced by citizens.  
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show A bill passed by Eisenhower that created the modern interstate highway system over a twenty year time span.  
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40. John Foster Dulles   show
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41. Third World   show
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show A meeting between sixty  
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show The Prime Minister and President of North Vietnam that led them throughout the war against South Vietnam.  
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44. Vietnam   show
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show The theory that communist countries would cause neighboring nations to fall to communism until the world was communist.  
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46. Eisenhower Doctrine   show
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47. OPEC   show
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show Skies Crisis  
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show The post  
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50. Sputnik   show
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show The United States’ association in charge of space associated projects.  
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show 2 Incident  
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show The rising Cuban dictator that received arms from Russia.  
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show Industrial Complex  
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55. Jackie Robinson   show
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show An organization that fights for civil freedoms for the black population.  
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show The movement of whites and blacks into the same school buildings and facilities to help stop racism.  
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show A controversial case in the 1950’s that outlawed racial segregation of public facilities.  
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show (blank)  
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60. Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960   show
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show The commission given the job of investigating civil rights issues across the US.  
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62. SCLC   show
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show in Movement  
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show A student organized group that arranged sit  
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65. David Riesman, The Lonely Crowd   show
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show A post  
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67. Beatniks   show
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show The USA’s 35th President that worked on overthrowing the Cuban regime until his assassination in 1963.  
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69. New Frontier   show
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show A volunteer organization that provides help to countries in need and promote a better understanding of Americans in the countries they serve.  
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show An unsuccessful attempt by the USA to overthrow Cuba’s government.  
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72. Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)   show
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73. Flexible Response   show
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show The group assigned the job of investigating the sudden assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  
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show The President that gained office after the JFK assassination and continued assisting the fight for civil rights for African  
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show A series of programs focusing on the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.  
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77. War of Poverty   show
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78. Michael Harrington, The Other America   show
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79. Medicare, Medicaid   show
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show A book from 1965 that explained how car manufacturers were reluctant to provide safety features in their cars. It helped start the movement to add safety belts, airbags, and more.  
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81. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring   show
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82. Civil Rights Act of 1964   show
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83. 24th Amendment   show
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84. Voting Rights Act of 1965   show
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85. James Meredith   show
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86. Black Muslims   show
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show A civil rights activist that, unlike MLK Jr., advocated some violence to get the liberties that they deserved.  
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show The “Congress of Racial Equality” was a civil rights organization headed by Roy Innis.  
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89. Stokely Carmichael   show
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show A Marxist political party that promoted Black Power and self  
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91. Watts Riots   show
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show A small group ordered to investigate the causes of the 1967 riots.  
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93. Gideon v. Wainwright   show
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94. Escobedo v. Illinois   show
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95. Miranda v. Arizona   show
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show A Supreme Court ruling that the Judicial Branch may intervene in and decide apportionment cases.  
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show A free speech case defining the difference having a idea to do something and encouraging people to do something.  
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98. Engel v. Vitale   show
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99. New Left   show
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show A youth movement that is the opposite of what is currently mainstream. Some examples are Beatniks, Hippies, and Punks.  
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101. Sexual Revolution   show
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show A popular feminist book that was outraged at the idea that women were meant to be mothers and housekeepers.  
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show The largest American feminist organization with over half a million members and chapters in all 50 states.  
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104. Vietnam War   show
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show It allowed the President Johnson to send troops to South Vietnam without a declaration of war by Congress.  
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106. Tet Offensive   show
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show A Hawk is somebody that is pro  
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108. Eugene McCarthy   show
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show One of JFK’s younger brothers, this US Senator was assassinated after winning the democratic primaries over McCarthy.  
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110. George Wallace   show
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111. Henry Kissinger   show
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112. Vietnamization   show
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113. Nixon Doctrine   show
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show An Ohio university where Ohio National Guardsmen firing on rioting students, killing 4 and wounding 9.  
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show The group of 347 South Vietnamese citizens, most women and children, murdered by American forces.  
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116. Pentagon Papers   show
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show A document signed by South and North Vietnam, the USA, and the PRG that established a resolution to the conflicts in Vietnam.  
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118. Détente   show
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119. SALT   show
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show A term that refers to the transfer of US Federal powers to the states.  
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show An economic situation in which inflation and economic stagnation occur simultaneously.  
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show The Supreme Justice that led the courts in United States v. Nixon.  
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show A presidential scandal in which President Richard Nixon was caught hiring men to infiltrate and wiretap without public knowledge.  
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124. United States v. Nixon   show
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125. War Powers Act (1973)   show
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show A conflict between Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Israel that caused a Nuclear Alert.  
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show A set of agreements from a meeting at Camp David leading to the Israel  
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128. Iran Hostage Crisis   show
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129. Cultural Pluralism   show
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130. Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)   show
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show A prominent civil rights activist that helped found the UFW.  
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132. American Indian Movement   show
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133. Indian Self   show
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show Three Mile Island was the site of a nuclear plant meltdown that, though it killed no one, resulted in significant environmental damage. Chernobyl was the site of a steam explosion that released more fallout than there had been by the bombings of Hiroshima  
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135. Clear Air Act of 1970   show
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136. Environmental Protection Agency   show
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show A US bill that created goals to eliminates large releases of toxic substances into the water.  
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show A collection of causes that include family values, the right to life, and the right to bear arms. Ronald Reagan is the usual figure for American conservatism.  
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139. Religious Fundamentalists   show
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show A political action committee is a private group that tries to help or hurt govt. officials or legislation.  
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show A Christian political organization that advocated Christian  
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142. Roe v. Wade   show
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show The act of favoring a historically discriminated against group over a group that didn’t receive such discrimination.  
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show A US Supreme Court decision that quota systems in college admissions were unconstitutional.  
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145. Supply   show
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146. Reaganomics   show
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147. Sandra Day O’Connor   show
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show The US senator that founded the organization that pursued social justice, civil rights, and political activism.  
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149. Nicaragua: Sandinistas   show
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show contra Affair  
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show The Palestine Liberation Organization that was created to overthrow the State of Israel violently.  
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show The President of the Soviet Union that helped bring the Cold War to a overdue close.  
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show Programs in the USSR to fight corruption and the abuse of privilege by political classes.  
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154. Tiananmen Square   show
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155. Soviet Union Breakup   show
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156. Boris Yeltsin   show
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157. Panama Invasion   show
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show The battle between Iraq and the UN, headed by the US and the UK during 1990  
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show The dictator of Iraq, he is believed to have trained terrorists and secretly own Weapons of Mass Destruction.  
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show A new civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.  
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show Pay increases to members of Congress may only start after a new term has started.  
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show Initiated the trilateral trade bloc between the US, Mexico, and Canada. It is the largest trade bloc in the world.  
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163. “Ethnic Cleansing”   show
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164. Nuclear Proliferation   show
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