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40 Cards in this Set
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great society
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Johnson's domestic program
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Vietnamization
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Replace American Soldiers with Vietnamese troops
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Berlin Aircraft
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supplies flown in to East Germany
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38th Parallel
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Divided Korea, North and South
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NATO
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North AtlanticTreaty Organization
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What were the events of the Watergate Scandal
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1. June 16, 1972 Watergate Hotel breakin
2. Nixon's staff created an enemies list 3. CREEP raised money for "dirty tricks" 4. Nixon and his staff had an illegal coverup of the breakin 5. The burglars were given long term prison sentences 6. Nixon fires his special prosecutor and other people "Saturday Night Massacre" 7. Nixon releases some transcripts 8, 10/10/73 Agnew (VP) resigns 9. 8/9/74 Nixon resigns |
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What President was elected in
1944 |
Truman
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What President was elected in
1956 |
Eisenhower
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What President was elected in
1948 |
Truman
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What President was elected in
1952 |
Eisenhower
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Lewis Final
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cut apart and study
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What President was elected in
1964 |
Johnson
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What President was elected in
1968 |
Nixon
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What President was elected in
1972 |
Nixon
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Three events of accomplishments of the Eisenhower administration were
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1. Created department of health, education, and welfare
2. Interstate highway system 3. Alaska gained statehood- Alcan highway created 4. Hawaii gained statehood-50th state |
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Describe two public and two secret agreements made at the Yalta Conference in February 1945
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1. U.S.S.R. would enter war in the Pacific within 3 months of the end of the war in Europe
2. Mongolian People Republic -Under U.S.S.R. control |
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What are three causes of the Korean War?
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1. 1910-1945 Korea was controlled by Japan
2. It was divided at the 38th parallel, North supported by the U.S.S.R and the south supported by the US 3. June 1950- the communists atttack S. Korea and McArthur lands troops |
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Truman's domestic program, the Fair Deal had many parts. Explain 3 of them
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1. extend social security coverage
2. increase minimum wage from 40¢ to 75¢ 3. authorized use of federal money for housing units 4. flood control |
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Describe the events of November 22, 1963- the Kennedy assassination
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Look in your notes
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38th Parallel
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Divided Korea, North and South
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U-2 Incident
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U.S. Spy plane shot down
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Gulf of Tonkin
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American ship fired upon
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17th parallel
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Divided North and South Vietnam
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Fidel Castro
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Cuban Leader
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John Glenn
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First man to orbit the Earth
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Bay of Pigs
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Attempted invasions of Cuba
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Domino theory
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Idea that one nation after another would fall to communism
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Kent State University
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College campus shooting by National guard
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Sputnik
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First satellite in space
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Gerald R. Ford
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38th President, after Nixon
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Marshall Plan
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Plan to rebuild Europe
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H.H. Humphrey
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Lyndon Johnson's Vice President
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Assassinated June 1968
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Neil Armstrong
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First man on the moon
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Barry Goldwater
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Republican Candidate 1964
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ALCAN
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Alaskan-Canadian Highway
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Adlai Stevenson
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Democratic Candidate 1952 and 1956
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What President was elected in
1960 |
Kennedy
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Thomas Dewey
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Nearly defeated Truman in 1948
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Warren Commission
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Report on Kennedy assassination
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