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29 Cards in this Set
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H-Bomb Shelter
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Shelters designed for protection against nuclear threat, they reflected the fear of being bomb in the daily lives of ordinary Americans, and how "Mutually Assured Destruction" was an ever-present reality for most Americans, which led President Harry Truman to support development of even larger more powerful bombs after 1945.
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Suburbs
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Housing Areas outside of cities, such as Levittown, brought about by the development of two-car families, that promoted uniformity in thought and behavior, but refused to sell homes to African Americans.
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"Crisis of Confidence"
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Concept brought about in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, that led Americans to believe they were worse off than their predecessors, due to high rate of inflation, but caused a lack of support for President Carter and his programs
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Iron Curtain Speech
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Speech in which Churchill defines how the Soviet Union wants to expand its area of influence and create a buffer zone between themselves and Germany following WWII, which led to economic aid to ensure the standard of living in Western Europe was better than that of Communist Eastern Europe
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Joseph McCarthy
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Known for McCarthyism in which he believed that the American elite were operating at the expense of ordinary Americans, and blamed people like Alger Hiss of being Soviet spies, led to the purging of communist from labor unions and civil right organizations
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Korean War 1950-1953
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Korea was divided at the 38th parallel between communist North and capitalist South, with UN forces made up of MOSTLY US and Korean troops doing most of the fighting, to prevent the spread of communism, which eventually led to the removal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur from military command
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Executive Order 9981
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President Truman's executive order which over time led to the integration of the US armed forces, due to the rhetoric of WWII which created an increased awareness of racial inequality.
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Vietnam Declaration of Independence 1945
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Influenced by American Declaration of Independence and self-determination similar to that which led to the creation of the United Nations
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Sputnik
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Satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union that gave them hopes of supremacy in space technology, but US citizens overreacted to it, because Eisenhower knew the US was already far ahead of the Soviets in missile development, but led to new federal agency and expanded funding for education.
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John F. Kennedy
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President of the US from 1960-1963 that saw strong support from young college educated Americans, believed America had a special role to play in guiding the world and created organizations like the peace corps in response to his ideas.
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Silent Spring
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Book by rachel Carson that sold over 2 million copies and was compared to Uncle Tom's Cabin. It along with other writings of the time reflected interests in a world beyond one's self
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Crisis in 1962 that Kennedy believed violated the Monroe Doctrine, when Cubans began to build-up missiles most likely in response to the Bay of Pigs Invasion, that ended in truce with Soviets and removal of American missiles in Turkey, and Soviet missiles from Cuba.
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Presidential Campaign 1964
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President Lyndon Johnson derailed the campaign of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater with campaign ads like the "Little Girl Ad" that reflected fear of nuclear war
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Voting Rights Act 1965
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President Johnson passed this act in response to the lack of voting rights for African Americans in the South, which allowed the Department of Justice to monitor voting activity, its passage led to violence in response to those demonstrating for voting rights in Selma, Alabama
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
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formed by young college educated students, due to influence of Martin Luther King Jr's philosophy in the 1960s, who participated in sit-ins, the March on Washington 1963, and Freedom Summer 1964
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Vietnamization
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A 1969 policy implemented by Richard Nixon to allow for the South Vietnamese to eventually assume responsibility for their own defense, in which the US heavily bombed North Vietnam, and their supply routes in Cambodia, and made reduced number of troops being drafted to Vietnam, however this policy failed due to the number of South Vietnamese that never fully embraced the war.
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Truman Doctrine
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1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
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Marshall Plan
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A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $12 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
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Korean War
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(1950-3) A conflict between UN forces (primarily US and S Korea) against North Korea, and later China; Gen. Douglas Macarthur led UN forces and was later replaced by Gen. Ridgeway; Resulted in Korea remaining divided at the 38th parallel.
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Berlin Airlift
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Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
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The Great Society
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A plan which included: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Medicare, Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and programs offering federal aid for education.
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Medicare
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A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older
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Medicaid
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A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them.
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Head Start
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a preschool program for children from low-income families that also provides healthcare, nutrition services, and social services
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Food Stamps
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government coupons that can be used to purchase food
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Equal Rights Amendment
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A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." Despite public support, the amendment failed to acquire the necessary support from three-fourths of the state legislatures.
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Roe v Wade
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The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on all abortions was unconstitutional. The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy, permitted states to limit abortions to protect the mother's health in the second trimester, and permitted states to protect the fetus during the third trimester.
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American Indian Movement
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(AIM) A Native American organization founded in 1968 to protest government policies and injustices suffered by Native Americans; in 1973, organized the armed occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
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Indian Education Act
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The 1972 Indian Education Act was the landmark legislation establishing a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique needs of American Indian
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