History Since 1865

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2 most powerful nations that emerged after WWII

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the US and the USSR (Soviet Union)

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Different views as to who was responsible for the Cold War

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1. Soviet Russia and Stalin-wanted to make the whole world Communist
2. the US and Truman-wanted to prevent countries from becoming Communist
3. mistrust and misunderstanding on both sides

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Containment Policy (Long Telegram, Truman Doctrine)

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a US policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad (Long Telegram-a message sent by George Kennan outlining his opinions and views of the Soviets; Truman Doctrine-Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology)

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Containment in Europe (Greece and Turkey)

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the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere

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MarshallPlan

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the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism

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The fall of China to communism and the significance of NSC-68

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The significance of the NSC-68 was to counter growing power of Communism is China. It was then the basis for America's Cold War policy for the next two decades.

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Main principles of Eisenhower’s foreign policy

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Nuclear deterrence, expansion of alliance systems beyond Europe, and increased reliance on the CIA and convert activity

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Aims and results of the Korean War

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American war aims in Korea were to prevent the spread of communism. Results: The two Koreas wound up being divided, almost, along the same line, the 38th parallel, as they were after WWI

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Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crisis

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Bay of Pigs: an invasion to destroy Castro's air force, making it impossible for his military to resist the invaders, but Castro knew about the attack and no planes were harmed-the whole thing was a disaster; Cuban missile crisis: installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba pointed at the US, this lead to the possibility of nuclear war

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Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism

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a senator who terrified the nation with his charges of communist conspiracies inside the government (the Red Scare), McCarthyism-a national communist witch hunt

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Appeal of American Christianity as an antidote to “godless communism.”

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Reagan assured angry parents that he would restore tax breaks to Christian academies

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Major characteristics of American society and culture in the 1950s

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Affluent Society, growth of suburbia, conformity and homogeneity at home and work, renewed interest in organized religion

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Challenges to the Consensus Society

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decline of the inner city and the youth culture

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Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy’s domestic programs as a continuation of the New Deal

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Truman- Fair Deal
Eisenhower- Corporate Commenwealth
Kennedy- New Frontier

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LBJ and the Great Society:
-What kinds of things does LBJ see as part of the role of the federal government?
-Important legislation passed by Congress during LBJ’s presidency

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1. federal government should protect the poor, the disenfranchised, and the marginalized in society, also play a major role in education, protect and enhance our environment, promote and fund the arts, promote immigration, and prevent discrimination
2. Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamp Act of 1964, Immigration Act of 1965

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Challenges to the Establishment in the 1960s

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focus on the Students for a Democratic Society, Anti-War Movement, and the Women’s Movement

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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (book)

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this book launched the modern environmental movement

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

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established the separate but equal clause

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W. E. B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington - who were they and what did they stand for?

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W.E.B. DuBois: an American civil rights activist and an intellectual, he founded NAACP, he wanted to eliminate segregation
Booker T. Washington: a main African American civil rights leader after the civil war, he thought that African Americans should find their niche in the southern economy to earn respect of white people

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Impact of World War II on the Civil Rights movement

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it planted early seeds of the movements
A. Phillip Randolph: head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters-a union of mostly black railroad workers, played an active role in asserting black civil rights, he threatened to organize a boycott to protest segregation in the military
Double V Campaign: an attempt by black soldiers in WW2 to demonstrate that by helping to win victory in the war, that they could establish conditions domestically for victory over discrimination. It's immediate effect was the end of racial discrimination in the military services.

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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a compilation of multiple cases of educational discrimination, it ended legal segregation in public schools

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Martin Luther King and the purpose behind his citizen resistance movement

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leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association, a civil rights activist, he fought for racial equality

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Congressional act that prohibited discrimination in employment or the use of public places on the basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin

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Voting Rights Act

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Congressional act that outlawed literacy tests to vote and gave the Justice Department the power to directly register voters in districts where discrimination existed

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Black Power

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a combination of racial pride and forceful, even violent resistance to anti-black violence

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Why the U.S. gets involved in Vietnam

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The United States entered the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. American leaders feared that Communist forces would gain control of Vietnam.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Congressional authorization requested by President Lyndon Johnson that gave him the power to escalate military action in Vietnam without additional congressional approval

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Vietnamization under Nixon and the Paris Peace Accords

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NIxon pulling out of Vietnam

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Détente with Russia

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the relaxation of tension with the Soviet Union

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Who opened diplomatic relations with China

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Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger

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Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies in Russia during the 1980s

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-Glasnost (openness)
-Perestroika (reform)
-limited introduction of capitalism
-reduction of influence in Eastern Europe

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Ronald Reagan’s role in ending the Cold War

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"won the Cold War without firing a shot"
In a series of summit meetings, Gorbachev ( Soviet leader) and Reagan signed the nuclear force treaty (INF) and promised to remove all nuclear weapons from Europe. At the end of Reagan's second term, many believed the cold war would soon end.

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Rise of the religious right–people and issues

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Phyllis Schlafley organized the Eagle Forum, an association of conservative religious women and their goal was to block state ratification of the ERA, basically fighting against things that don't follow the Bible

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Reagan’s philosophy of limited government and supply side economics

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Rosie the Riveter and the impact of the war on women

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R the R: a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II, it gave women