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| election 1960-factors against Kennedy |
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| conservative members, razor thin margin, no popular mandate |
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| helped latin americans with economic and technical assistance |
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| divided east communist and west democratic germany, |
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| not using nuclear weapons over minor conflicts |
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| between Us and USSR, enabled them to directly communicate if a crisis arose |
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| banned nuclear testing in the atmosphere between US and USSR |
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| promised to defend cuba with soviet arms |
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| kennedy's policy, general policy on the progress of america after sputnik |
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| youth volunteer assistance program to develop Asia, Africa and Latin America |
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| proposed by LBJ, intended to stop poverty and racial injustice |
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| approved billion youth programs, anti poverty measures, small buisness loans and job training |
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| allowed non europeans to immigrant into the US, lead to more diversity in America |
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| concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassination of JFK |
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| controversial because Americans thought it supported criminals |
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| Brown v board of education |
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| segregation in schools is unconstitutional |
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| stated discrimination over race, color, religion, origin or gender is prohibited |
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| sit ins to provoke a violent reaction that would convince kennedy administration to enforce desegration |
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| influence congress to pass voting rights act; resulted in 3 deaths and racial beatings |
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| MLK's assassination impact? |
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| provoked violent reaction |
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| MLK's assassination impact? |
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| provoked violent reaction |
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| Malcom X reason for militant approach to civil rights? |
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| believed in teachings of Muhammad |
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| to protest arrest of Rosa Parks, blacks refused to ride city buses, resulted in desegration of buses |
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| SCLC (southern christian leadership conference) led by who? |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| eliminated literary test and percentage of african american voters increased |
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| the idea that one country falls to communism, those surrounding it fall too |
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| sparked Americans to distrust government as Nixon stated they were withdrawing from the war |
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| attack on 200 vietnamese civilians by Us troops |
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| leaked plumbers involvement in watergate, by Daniel Ellesberg |
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| those that supported the war under Nixon |
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| SDS Students for Democratic Society |
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| believed corporations and gov institutions had taken over america, they wanted greater individual freedom |
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| passed so congress could take back power |
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| stated that president had to notify congress within 48 hours of sending forces to hostile area and they could not stay there for more than 90 days |
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| counterculture movement members |
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| middle class and young whites |
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| hippie capital located in San Franciso |
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| counterculture philosopher |
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| free music festival embracing hope peace and love |
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La Raza Unida
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| give Latinos a voice in politics |
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| Conservative against ERA, pro-family movement |
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| political realism, based on conservation of power, not morals |
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| financial freedom to state local governments where state and local spend |
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| white house had massive job loss in watergate |
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| Nixons plan to develop support and bring conservatives to the white house |
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| why did nixon visit china? |
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| to bring trade between china and us |
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| watergate lasting effects |
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| nixon removed from office, ford comes to president |
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| watergate lasting effects |
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| nixon removed from office, ford comes to president |
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| what actions did Nixon administration use against percieved enemies? |
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| wire tapping, bugging, CIA IRS |
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| carters greatest achievement, agreement between egypt and israel |
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| carters foriegn policies main focus |
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| wanted shaw to return to iran, Iranians took us hostages for the release of their tyrant |
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| by carter saying America's president gave up |
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| tax on gas guzzling cars, removed price control on oil, natural gas in us develeoped alternative energy |
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| improved relationship between us and latin america |
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| Silent Springs on pesticides affecting the environment |
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| Government could set air standards |
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| bring awareness to the environment April 22 1970 |
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| active role in the protection of the environment |
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| built to provide hydroelectric power for niagra falls |
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| Harrisburg Penn, nuclear reactors leaked causing harm to humans |
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| Organization of Protroleum Exporting Countries, raised oil prices 50% when Us supported israel |
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| alliance of buisness leader, middle class voters, conservative christians to develop conservative policies |
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| "openness" advocated by Gorbachev |
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| Iran Contra scandal-what nations invovled? |
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| Iran United states, Nigueruaga |
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| restructuring soviet society |
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| SDI Strategic Defense Intiative |
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| to protect US from enemy missle threats |
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| lower taxes, money given back to banks to loan to buisnesses |
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| Election of 1992-third party candidate |
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| Election 2000 results-why did gore accept defeat? |
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| bush became president, voting irregularities in florida, recount violated because of equal protection for voters |
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| North American Free Trade Agreement-nations participating? |
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| white middle class moved into the suburbs and left cities |
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| located in Bejing, chinese students constructed version of Statue of Liberty to symbolize their struggle for democracy |
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| in the Carribean, US used direct military force after they saw it was developing ties with communist cuba where they overthrew pro-cuban government |
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| in the Carribean, US used direct military force after they saw it was developing ties with communist cuba where they overthrew pro-cuban government |
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| Operation Desert Storm why launched? |
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| to liberate kuwait from Iraqi control |
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| equal housing not depended on race |
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| communist group led by Pol Pot, siezed power of cambodia |
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| cut all education and benefits to illegal immigrants |
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