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12 Cards in this Set
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Korean War |
(1950) N. Koreans invade S. Korea. US backs up westernized s. korea, getting too close to china who attacks US forces. pushes US back to S korea... US pushes back... stalemate. |
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Interstate Highway Act |
(1956) Eisenhower - 41k miles of interstate highways - largest public works project in US history at that time. |
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National Defense Education Act |
(1958) eisenhower - providing US education to institutions of all levels - competing with SU in science race & space race |
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Brown V. Board of Education |
(1954) 14th amendment being intruded upon. began the process of desegregation - proved separate schools for whites and blacks unconstitutional |
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Montgomery Bus Boycott |
NAACP Rosa Parks - 50k boycott buses for a year - unconstitutional b/c denied due process of laws |
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Crisis at Little Rock |
(1957) First integrated high school - massive protests - gov sends national guard to escort students to and from school - due to danger, eisenhower sends 1200 troops. schools eventually shut down
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Termination Policy |
(1953) american indian assimilation - terminated tribes - were given citizenship, had to pay taxes
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Relocation Policy |
american indian
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Massive Retaliation |
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New Look Military |
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Brinksmanship |
trying to achieve advantageous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict cold war - threat of nuclear force was used as a threat |
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U2 Crisis |
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