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Harry S. Truman
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33rd President
Taft Hartley Act. Fair Deal |
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DixieCrats
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A split between the democratic party occured
The dixiecrats being the southern spilt from the democratic party. |
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Trumans Fair Deal
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Social Improvement, Expand Unemployment benefits along with health care.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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34th president
ended korean war Nuclear weapons launched space race |
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"I like Ike"
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Dwight Eisenhowers presidental slogan
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Warren Commission
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Investigated Kennedys Assassination
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Nixon-"checkers" speech
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accused of having corrupt political dealings with the government
claimed to only have recieved a cocker spaniel named checkers |
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Interstate Highway Policy
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A seperate highway system within the National highway System
put into effect by Esenhower. |
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John F. Kennedy
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35th President.
Assassinated In dallas. Youngest President. Pro-Civil Rights. |
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1960 Presidential Debates
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Debates Between Kennedy and Nixon.
Kennedy won due to his appearence on television |
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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36th president.
Became president after kennedys Assassination. Great Society-Civil RIghts and Medicare. |
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New Frontier
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John F. Kennedys Acceptance Speech.
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Peace Corps
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To Promote World Peace.
Established by the Excutive Order. |
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Alliance for Progress
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John F. Kennedys Plan.
To Establish Cooperation between North and South America. |
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Harry S. Truman
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33rd President
Taft Hartley Act. Fair Deal |
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DixieCrats
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A split between the democratic party occured
The dixiecrats being the southern spilt from the democratic party. |
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Trumans Fair Deal
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Social Improvement, Expand Unemployment benefits along with health care.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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34th president
ended korean war Nuclear weapons launched space race |
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"I like Ike"
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Dwight Eisenhowers presidental slogan
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Warren Commission
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Investigated Kennedys Assassination
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Nixon-"checkers" speech
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accused of having corrupt political dealings with the government
claimed to only have recieved a cocker spaniel named checkers |
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Interstate Highway Policy
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A seperate highway system within the National highway System
put into effect by Esenhower. |
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John F. Kennedy
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35th President.
Assassinated In dallas. Youngest President. Pro-Civil Rights. |
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1960 Presidential Debates
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Debates Between Kennedy and Nixon.
Kennedy won due to his appearence on television |
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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36th president.
Became president after kennedys Assassination. Great Society-Civil RIghts and Medicare. |
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New Frontier
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John F. Kennedys Acceptance Speech.
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Peace Corps
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To Promote World Peace.
Established by the Excutive Order. |
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Alliance for Progress
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John F. Kennedys Plan.
To Establish Cooperation between North and South America. |
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Great Society
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Lyndon B. Johnsons Social Plans.
To Eliminate Poverty and Racial Injustice, Medicare, Federal education funding |
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War On Poverty
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Lyndon B. Johnson speech.
Led to the passing of economic Oppurtunity Act |
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Economic Opportunity Act
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Lyndon B. Johson
social programs; health programs,educationial Programs, Welfare Programs for the poor. |
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"Daisy Girl"
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Television Advertisement.
Lyndon B. Johnsons television campaign against Nuclear Warfare |
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Medicare
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A Health Insurance Program for the poor and elderly
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1968 Democratic Convention
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Purpose was to choose presidential Nominee for the 1968 presidential Election.
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Richard Nixon
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37th President.
Watergate scandal then resigned from presidency. |
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stagflation
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Period with out of control price inflation.
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Watergate
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Scandal invovling Richard Nixon.
Nixon Hired Men to spy on the Democratic party at the Watergate Hotel. Got Caught and resigned from presidency. |
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SaturdayNight massacre
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Richard Nixon's executive dismissal of independent special prosecutor and the resignations of Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General during the Watergate scandal.
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Nixon Tapes
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Conversations between Nixon and White House Staff recorded and were forced to be handed over during the watergate scandal.
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United Nations
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TO replace the League Of Nations,
Created to keep peace. |
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Potsdam Confederace
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Meeting between Germany, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United states.
The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of war. |
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Satellite nations
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nations controlled by other nations politically or economically. Buffer Zone of the Soviet Union
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Containment
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A term to end Communism
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Iron Curtain
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A Boundary which Divided Europe into seperate areas after world war two.
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Truman Doctrine
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would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet
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Marshall plan
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To rebuild a foundation for allied countries in europe.
TO contain Communism |
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Berlin Airlift
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American mission to drop off supplies to Berlin which was Blocked off by the Soviet Union
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NATO
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A Military Alliance, established by signning the North Atlantic Treaty. Designed to establish Collective Defenses as a response to an attack.
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Warsaw Pact
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an Oraganization between communist Europe, created to counter the Alleged Threat by NATO
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Berlin WAll
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wall built to seperate east and west berlin
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Alger Hiss
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Accused of being a soviet Spy
was convicted for perjury |
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Mao Zadong
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Political leader for the communist china Party. WOn victory against the Kuomintang during the CHinese civil war.
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Korean War
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War Between COmmunist korea North Korea and South Korea
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38th Parallel
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Boundary, Divinding Korea into two sections, North and South korea, Non communistic Korea and COmmunisitic Korea
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Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
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Couple that was convicted of being communists and sharing Nuclear weapon secrets to the Soviet Union
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HUAC
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Lef anti Communist Investigations
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Hollywood 10
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Blacklist actors that were denied employment due to their political belifs
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Joseph McCarthy
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began the Red scare, The rise of anti-communism in america
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Brinksmanship
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Strategy to push a situation to the "BRINKS" forcing the opposition to back down.
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CIA
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Central Intelligence Agency,
Designed to Obtain and Anaylze Information about foriegn governments. |
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Geneva SUmmit
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Meeting place of "The big Four" in an attempt to reduce International tension
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Suez War
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A Military attack on egypt by Britian,
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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Doctrine stating the countries that opposed communism would recieve aid when needed.
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Henry Kissinger
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Recieved the Nobel Prize, American Diplomat, Dominate role in U.S Foreign policys
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Cheif Director of teh Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. Removed from power.
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U2 Incident
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An American U-2 Spy Plane was shot down by the soviet union, Us denied the true purpose of the plane
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francis Gary Powers
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Flew the U-2 Spy Plane that was shot down causing the U-2 Crisis
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Flexible Response
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Gave the U.S The Ability to respond to agression by warfare not limited only to nuclear arms
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Fidel Castro
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Leader Of Cuba, led a revolution by overthrowing Fulgencio, former ruler of cuba.
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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A Failed attempt by the united states to overthrow Fidel Castro
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Cuban Missle Crisis
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Moment when the COld war was closest to turning into a Nuclear War. A Blackade the U.S set on Cuba.
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
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Prohibiting all testing of Nuclear Bombs, except for underground
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NASA
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Space Program set up by the government during the SPace Race.
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Brinksmanship
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Strategy to push a situation to the "BRINKS" forcing the opposition to back down.
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CIA
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Central Intelligence Agency,
Designed to Obtain and Anaylze Information about foriegn governments. |
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Geneva SUmmit
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Meeting place of "The big Four" in an attempt to reduce International tension
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Suez War
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A Military attack on egypt by Britian,
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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Doctrine stating the countries that opposed communism would recieve aid when needed.
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Henry Kissinger
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Recieved the Nobel Prize, American Diplomat, Dominate role in U.S Foreign policys
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Cheif Director of teh Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. Removed from power.
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U2 Incident
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An American U-2 Spy Plane was shot down by the soviet union, Us denied the true purpose of the plane
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francis Gary Powers
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Flew the U-2 Spy Plane that was shot down causing the U-2 Crisis
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Flexible Response
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Gave the U.S The Ability to respond to agression by warfare not limited only to nuclear arms
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Fidel Castro
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Leader Of Cuba, led a revolution by overthrowing Fulgencio, former ruler of cuba.
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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A Failed attempt by the united states to overthrow Fidel Castro
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Cuban Missle Crisis
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Moment when the COld war was closest to turning into a Nuclear War. A Blackade the U.S set on Cuba.
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
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Prohibiting all testing of Nuclear Bombs, except for underground
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NASA
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Space Program set up by the government during the SPace Race.
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Thurgood Marshall
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First African American to serve on the supreme Court of the United States
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NAACP
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Civil Rights Group led By W.E.B DuBoise
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Montgomery Bus Boycotts
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A Protest Against bus segration, deeming it to be unconstitutional
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Freedom Rides
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Non-Violent protest of African americans riding bus's to test the ruling against segregated busses.
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