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Student Non- Violent Coordinating Comittee
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an organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and give young blacks larger
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Black Power
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a slogan used by Stokely Carmichael in 1960s that encouraged African American pride and political and social leadership
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Berlin Wall
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seperated East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, built by the Communist East German government to prevent its citizens from feeing to the West.
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1949(NATO)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
Part of the U.S. and Western Europe |
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Student Non- Violent Coordinating Comittee
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an organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and give young blacks a larger role in civil rights movement
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Sit- In
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When African American protesters sat down at segreated lunch counters and refused to leave until they were served
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Malcolm X
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In 1946, while in prison Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam. Later he urged African Americans to identify with Africa and to work with world organizations and progressive whites to attain equality.
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Hippies
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Young people who changed based on the society. These type of people were memebers of the counterculture shared some of the beliefs of the New Left movement. They were marked by rock'n' roll music, outrageous clothing, sexual drug and LSD or acid. Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco is their capital.
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Vietnamization
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Presidnt Nixon's strategy for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietname War, invovlving the gradually withdraw of U.S. troops and their replacement with South Vietnamese forces.
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Warren Court
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the Supreme Court during the period when the was chief justice, noted for its activism in the areas of civil rights and free speech.
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Brown vs. Board of Education
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a 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that "seperate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitutional
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Camp David Accord
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" Peace in the Middle East"
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"I would not lie to you"
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Carter
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"I have here in my hand 102 names of known communists in State Department"
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McCarthy
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Fourteen points
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free trade, rduce military, self determination, freedom of people, and rearage boundaries in Europe
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Peace Corps
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an agency established in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations in Asia, Africa and Latin America
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Iron Curtain
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Winsten Churchill referred as communist area, Eastern Blockade is falling behind
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Truman Doctrine
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a U.S. policy, announced in 1947, of providing economic and military aid to fre nations threatened by internal or external opponets.
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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a U.S. commitment to defend the Middle east against attack by any communist country, announced by in 1957
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Cuban Missile Ciris
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when Castro had put offensive nuculear weapons in Cuba if he did relase the weapons U.S. attakcs on Soviet Union
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Geneva Accords
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a 1954 peace agreement which divided Vietnam into two parts North= communism and south non- communism
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Tripartile pact
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a pact between italy, German and Japan who signed the defense treaty
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Allies
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Societ Union, U.S., GB and France
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Enola Gay
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B-29 Bomer
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U-2 incident
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Between Rusia and U.S. U.S. spy plan flew over Russia and got shot down
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Marshall Plan
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the program which supplied economic aid to European countries and help them rebuild after WWII
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HUAC
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Hous Un-American Activities Comittee invested communism outside WWII
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"Return to normalcy"
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Warren G. Harding
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"The buck stops here"
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Truman
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"This little dog checkers"
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Nixon
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"Read my lips, no new taxes"
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Bush(the first prez)
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"We have nothing to fear but fear itself"
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FDR
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Read Scare
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Fear of communism
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Mitchell Palmer Raids
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General and leader of the Red Scare
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Women's Right to Vote
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In 1900 and the 29th Ammendment
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Black Tuesday
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When the stock market crash on thurssay Oct. 24, 1929
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Prohobition
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Risie of Tempernace, 18 ammendement, no sale, manufactor or trasnportation of alcohol
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