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| A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, esp. between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War |
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| The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990 |
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| The domino theory was a foreign policy theory during the 1950s to 1980s, promoted at times by the government of the United States, that speculated that if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect |
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| A program of financial aid and other initiatives, sponsored by the US, designed to boost the economies of western European countries after World War II. It was originally advocated by Secretary of State George C. Marshall and passed by Congress in 1948 |
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| A vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization: an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
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| The principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War |
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| a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States |
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| Passed as a result of military actions in Vietnam, designed to increase the role of congress in deploying the US military |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students, denying black children equal educational opportunities unconstitutional |
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| The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (, , July 2, 1964) was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| Met to increase African-Am. Civil Rights in regards to voting. Increased Federal involvement in States where policies disenfranchised African-Americans. |
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| A domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs |
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| The intermixing of people or groups previously segregated |
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| United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned using non-violence against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) |
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| The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment |
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| Opposed to dominant culture. Sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day |
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| The term feminism can be used to describe a political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women. |
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| a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 |
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| Two term president from 1981-89 advocated smaller federal government, less regulations on business. |
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