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| What was a result of the cuban missile crisis? |
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| Why did kennedy support the Bay of Pigs invasion? |
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| to stop goals of soviet union |
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| Medicare - Healthcare for elderly |
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| reduce number of ballistic missiles |
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| Social security and deficits |
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| growing deficit with Social Security |
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| showed decreasing power of the US |
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| 1st Woman appopinted to supreme court |
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| Caused large US rearmament |
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| Political consequence of the Cold War |
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| Republican power incresed |
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| Containment policy and Kennan |
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| Kennan developed the containment policy |
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| Designed to give aid to Greece and Turkey to fight communism. |
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| Gave money to western Europe for economic recovery. |
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| Airlifted A TON of supplies to berlin. |
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| NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| Mao's communist forces defeated Kai-shek's nationalist forces who fled to taiwan. |
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| Divided into US and Soviet sectors |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Desegregated and integrated public schools |
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| Brought MLK into forfront as as leader of boycott |
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| provided for French withdrawl from Vietnam |
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| Protected voting rights, and stopped racial segregation in public accomodations. |
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| South Vietnamese communists |
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| Gulf of Tonkin resoloution |
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| result of north vietnamese attack on US ships |
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| Attorney General E. Richeson quit forcing Nixon to find a new special prosecuter. The House investigated impeachment. |
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| Nixon had to turn over tape recordings |
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| AFL - American Federation of Labor |
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| Better wages, fewer hours, and better working conditions. |
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| Homestead strike and Pullman strike |
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| Began when management lowered wages |
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| Came from southern and eastern Europe. |
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| Fairly equal support for Democrats AND Republicans |
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| Regulate railroad and warehouse rates |
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| Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 |
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| Rebates and drawbacks prohibited - Raialroads had to publish "just and reasonable" prices - Long-Short haul technique was prohibited. |
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Protect American intersests in China.
Keep China open to trade.
Dont divide China politically. |
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Serbian assasinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Frans Ferdinand.
US entered after germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. |
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| Palmer raids and Sacco-Vanzetti case |
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| Both illustrated fear of communist-radicals in the US |
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| Washington Naval Conference |
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Limited naval ships
Confirmed Open Door policy
Peace in pacific - respect for each other's territories |
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| Effects of the Great Depression |
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Drop in farm prices
Widespread urban unemployment
Decline in foreign trade |
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| Causes of the Great Depression |
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Uneven distibution of prosperty benefits in the 20's
Purchasing power was unequal |
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| Einstein developed Atomic bomb |
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| Battles of Coral Sea and Midway |
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The turning point of WWII in the pacific
Halted Japanese advancement |
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| Began when Hitler invaded Poland |
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| Factors leading to Imperialism |
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-US economy
- Overseas military bases
-Victory in Span-American war |
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| What was the result of US aquiring territories outside the continental US? |
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| Interests in Pacific and Carribean prompted increase in naval spending, economic ventures abroad, and aquisition of islands. |
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Soviet Union's communism vs. US Democracy and Free enterprize.
Win influence in developing countries. |
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| 1950's demographic shifts |
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Cities move to suburbs
North moves East
South moves West
Rural African-Americans move to cities |
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| Cause consumer goods like manufactured goods, electronic goods, etc. to increase in order to satisfy the Baby Boom generation. |
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Wanted to change society.
Disillusioned with materialism of society.
Distrust of government and business world.
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The threat to carry out Nuclear war to protect US interests abroad.
-Presedent Eisenhower
-Sec. of State Dulles |
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| Connected West and East which helped business and the connected economic system grow. |
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| Made Western territory fully apart of the United States |
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| Reshaped politics and culture |
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US freemarket and democratic republic became role model.
Cold War (US v. USSR) increased resentment in parts of the world |
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