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De jure segregation
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Racial segregation established by law
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Warren commission
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a group headed by chief justice ear warren, that investigated the assasination of President john f kennedy and concluded that lee harvey oswald being the lone assasin.
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hot line
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the communication link established in 1963 to allow the leaders of the u.s and soviet union to contact each other in time of crisis.
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conglomerate
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a major corportation that owns a number of smaller companies in unrelated businesses.
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containment
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the blocking of another nations attempt to spread it's influence- especially the efforts of the u.s to spread of soviet union.
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V-E day
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a name fiven to may 8 1945 on which the acceptance of the unconditional surrender of nazi germany marking the end of WWII.
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neutrality acts
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a series of laws enacted n 1935 to prevent u.s arms sales and loans to nations war.
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pentagon papers
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a 7,000 page document leaked to the press in 1947 by Daniel Elisberg.
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war powers act
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a law enacted in 1975 limiting a presidents rights to send troops into battle.
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woodstock
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a free music festival that attracted more than 400,000 young people to a farm in upstate new york in august of 1969.
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three mile island
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a reactor overheated after cooling system failed.
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glasnost
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the open discussion of social problems that was permitted in the soviet union in the 1980's.
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contras
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nicuraguan rebels who recieved assistance from the reagan administration in their efforts to overthrow the sandinistan government in the 1980's.
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de facto segregation
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racial segregation based on practice and custom not by law.
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new frontier
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president jfk's legislative program which included proposals to provide medical care for the elderl, to rebuild blighted urban areas, to aid education, and expand space program.
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urban renewal
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the tearing down and replacing of buildings in run down inner-city neighborhoods.
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dixiecrat
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one of the southern delegates who, to protest pres. trumans civil rights policy. walked out of the 1948 democratic national convention and formed the state rights democratic party.
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brinkmanship
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the practice of threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any agression.
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atlantic charter
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a 1941 decleration of principles in which the united states and great britian set forth their goals in opposing axis powers.
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watergate
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a scandal arising from the nixon administration's attempt to cover ujp it's involvement in the 1972 break-in at the democratic national committee headquarters in the watergate apartment complex.
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counterculture
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the culture of the young people who rejected mainstream american society in the 1960's seeking to create an alternate society based on peace, love, and individual freedom.
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stagflation
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an economic condition marked by both inflation and high unemployment.
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perestrokia
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the restructuringof the economy and the government instituted in the soviet union in the 1980's.
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entitlement program
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a government program such as social security,medicare or medicaid that guarantees and provides benefits to a specific group.
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what established the max number of immigrants who were allowed into the u.s from a foreign country?
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The Quota system
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what was the main factor causing urban sprawl in the 1920's?
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the automobile
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the ford mccumber tariff was meant to do what?
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raise taxes on imports to it's highest level ever, to protect american businesses, especailly chemical and medical industries from foreign competition.
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why was the kellogg-braind pact considered useless?
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because there was no way to enforce the policy,because it made no provision for the use of military or economic force against any nation who violated the agreement.
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Jhn Scopes challenged what tennessee law? What was the result of the trial?
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the that made it a crime to teach evolution, Scopes was gound guilty and fined $100.
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double standard refers to what?
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sexual freedom
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How would warren harding be characterized?
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inexpierenced, made bad choices
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what was the harlem reneaissance?
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a literary and artistic movement celebrating african american-american culture.
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what was happening to farms and farmers during the 1920's?
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the demand for corn, wheat,etc. went up causing farmers to take out loans to buy land and equipment, then demand went down and they went into debt.
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people migrated where after the dust bowl?
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california
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what was the main purpose of the Federal home loan bank act?
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to lower mortage rates for homeowners and allowed farmers to to refinance their farm loans.
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who ran bread lines and soup kitchens at the beginning of the great depression?
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charitable organizations or public agencies.
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what does buying stock on margin mean?
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purchasing stocks by paying only a small percentage of the price and borrowing the rest.
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what did the bonus army want?
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they wanted the governmentto pay a bonus to WWII vetrans who had not been compensated adaquetly for their war time service.
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what are some ways Hoover tried to help the economy?
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The boulder dam, federal home loan banking act,mortgage relief, glass stegal banking act.
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what do we use the DOW jones average for?
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to measure the stock market health.
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why did FDR us fireside chats?
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to inform americans in a calm relaxed way about the new deal?
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what was the main goal of the Agricultural adjustment act?
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to raise crop prices by lowering production
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how was FDR's strategy with the new deal similar to how we are dealing with present day issues?
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tying to bring back the economy, making more jobs,etc.
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what countries signed a nonagression pact with germany that led to the invasion of poland?
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soviet union
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what is genocide?
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the deliberated and systematic extermination of a particular racial national or religous group.
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how could britian obtain u.s weapons with out having the pay cash up front?
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lend lease act
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where were atomic bombs dropped?what president decided to do this?
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hiroshima and nagasaki, truman was president.
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what was our strategy to defeat japan in the pacific?
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"to inflict maximum damadge on the enemy? bomb there ships at the strategic island of midway.
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what was the outcome of d-day?
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heavy casualties, freeing of grance, belgium, luxemburg and much of the netherlands.
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describe the GI bill of rights...
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issued to help ease the transition of returning serviceman to civiallian life. provided education and training for vetrans.
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in the korean war, who fought on the side of communist?
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north korea
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what was the main goal of the truman doctrine?
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to support free peoples throughoutthe world who were resisting takeovers by
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south korea seemed to be winning the war until what happened?
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chineese soldiers poured across the yaly river into korea forcing them to retreat towards the river.
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why was blacklisting done in the movie industry?
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so that no one with a communist background could no longer have a career in the movie industry.
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