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Socialism, Communism

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Socialism is the social theory advocating community control of the means of production. Communism is the social system based on collective ownership of all productive property.

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Satellites

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Eastern European countries conquered by the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.

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Nuremberg trials

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19 out of 22 German civil and military leaders were found guilty of "war crimes." 12 were sentenced to death, 3 to life sentences and the rest to five to twenty year sentences.

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Nuremberg trials

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19 out of 22 German civil and military leaders were found guilty of "war crimes." 12 were sentenced to death, 3 to life sentences and the rest to five to twenty year sentences.

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Department of Defense created

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Headed by McNamara, it succeeded in bringing the armed services under tight civilian control.

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Voice of America, CARE

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Established in 1942 as part of the Office of War Information, since 1953 it has been the international radio network of the U.S. Information Agency.

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Yugoslavia, Marshall Tito

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An election was held in 1945 in which the moderate candidates were not allowed to run. On November 29, 1945, the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia was proclaimed. Following the adoption of a new constitution, the assembly reconstituted itself into a parliament. Tito was the Premier of the cabinet.

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Czechoslovakian coup

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1948 - Czechoslovakia succumbed to Soviet subversion. Although moderates and Communists shared power after WWII, in 1947-1948, fearing a loss of popular support, the Communists seized control of the government and the moderates gave in to avoid civil war.

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Containment, George F. Kennan

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A member of the State Department, he felt that the best way to keep Communism out of Europe was to confront the Russians wherever they tried to spread their power.

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Truman Doctrine

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1947 - Stated that the U.S. would support any nation threatened by Communism.

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Marshall Plan

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Introduced by Secretary of State George G. Marshall in 1947, he proposed massive and systematic American economic aid to Europe to revitalize the European economies after WWII and help prevent the spread of Communism.

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Point Four

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Program proposed by Truman to help the worlds backwards areas.

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Israel created

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1948 - In 1947 the UN General Assembly had approved the creation of a Jewish homeland by ending the British mandate in Palestine and partitioning it into two states: one Jewish and one Arab. On May 14, 1948, the Jews proclaimed the State of Israel, and all of the surrounding Arab nations declared war and invaded. After a short war, the Israelis gained control of the country.

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Berlin blockade

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April 1, 1948 - Russia under Stalin blockaded Berlin completely in the hopes that the West would give the entire city to the Soviets to administer. To bring in food and supplies, the U.S. and Great Britain mounted air lifts which became so intense that, at their height, an airplane was landing in West Berlin every few minutes. West Germany was a republic under Franc, the U.S. and Great Britain. Berlin was located entirely within Soviet-controlled East Germany.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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Chartered April, 1949. The 11 member nations agreed to fight for each other if attacked. It is an international military force for enforcing its charter.

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Warsaw Pact

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To counter the NATO buildup, the Soviets formed this military organization with the nations of Eastern Europe. Also gave Russia an excuse for garrisoning troops in these countries.

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) September, 1954

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Alliance of non-Communist Asian nations modelled after NATO. Unlike NATO, it didnt establish a military force.

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Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

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Members were the U.S., Great Britain, Turkey, Iran and West Pakistan. Treaty to improve U.S. relations and cooperation with Latin and South America. Fairly successful, similar to ANZUS.

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Australia, New Zealand, U.S. (ANZUS)

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Security alliance ratified in 1952 to protect against Communist China, Soviet Power, the war in Korea and Asia/Pacific decolonization.

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Collective security

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An Article 10 provision of the League charter, it stated that if one country was involved in a confrontation, other nations would support it. Collective security is agreements between countries for mutual defense and to discourage aggression.

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Fall of China, Mao Tse-Tung (Mao Zedong)

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Mao Tse-Tung led the Communists in China. Because of the failure to form a coalition government between Chiang Kai-Shek and the Communists, civil war broke out in China after WWII. The Communists won in 1949, but the new government was not recognized by much of the world, including the U.S.

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State Department White Paper

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1949 - Set forth the State Departments efforts and future plans to stoop Communism. With regard to China, it declared the historic policy of the U.S. to be one of friendship and aid to the Chinese people, which would be maintained both in peace and war.

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Chiang Kai-Shek, Formosa

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Chiang and the nationalists were forced to flee to Formosa, a large island off the southern coast of China, after the Communist victory in the civil war. Throughout the 1950s, the U.S. continued to recognize and support Chiangs government in Formosa as the legitimate government of China, and to ignore the existence of the Communist Peoples Republic on the mainland.

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Quemoy, Matsu

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Small islands off the coast of China occupied by the nationalists and claimed by the Peoples Republic. Late in 1954, the U.S. hinted at defending them because they were considered vital to the defense of Formosa, even though they were not expressly covered by the mutual defense treaty.

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Korean War, limited war

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After WWII, Korea had been partitioned along the 38th parallel into a northern zone governed by the Soviet Union, and a southern zone controlled by the U.S. In 1950, after the Russians had withdrawn, leaving a communist government in the North, the North invaded the South. The U.N. raised an international army led by the U.S. to stop the North. It was the first use of U.N. military forces to enforce international peace. Called a limited war, because the fighting was to be confined solely to the Korean peninsula, rather than the countries involved on each side attacking one another directly.

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Truman-MacArthur Controversy

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Truman removed MacArthur from command in Korea as punishment for MacArthurs public criticism of the U.S. governments handling of the war. Intended to confirm the American tradition of civilian control over the military, but Trumans decision was widely criticized.

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Great revolutionary who led India to independence from Great Britain through passive resistance and civil disobedience based upon Henry David Thoreaus doctrines.

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Dien Bien Phu

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France had exercised colonial control of Indochina until WWII. After Japans defeat in 1945, the Viet Minh seized Hanoi and declared the North an independent republic. War with France broke out in 1946. In the Spring of 1954, the Viet Minh surrounded and destroyed the primary French fortress in North Vietnam at Dien Bien Phu. Lead to the withdrawal of France from Indochina.

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Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh

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North Vietnamese leader who had lead the resistance against the Japanese during WW II and at the end of the war had led the uprising against the French Colonial government. He had traveled in Europe, educated in Moscow, and was an ardent Communist. Became President of the North Vietnamese government established after the French withdrawal. Often called the George Washington of North Vietnam.

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Bricker Amendment

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Proposal that international agreements negotiated by the executive branch would become law if and only if they were approved by Congress and didnt conflict with state laws. Isolationist measure, didnt pass.

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John Foster Dulles

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As Secretary of State. he viewed the struggle against Communism as a classic conflict between good and evil. Believed in containment and the Eisenhower doctrine.

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Massive Retaliation

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In the 1950s after Stalin died, Dulles and Eisenhower warned the Soviets that if aggression was undertaken, the U.S. would retaliate with its full nuclear arsenal against the Soviet Union itself. However, the U.S. would not start conflicts.

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Brinksmanship

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The principle of not backing down in a crisis, even if it meant taking the country to the brink of war. Policy of both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.

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Preemptive Strike

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The doctrine of attacking an enemy force before they can attack you.

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Nikita Khrushchev, 1955 Geneva Summit

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Stalins successor, wanted peaceful coexistence with the U.S. Eisenhower agreed to a summit conference with Khrushchev, France and Great Britain in Geneva, Switzerland in July, 1955 to discuss how peaceful coexistence could be achieved.

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Hungarian Revolt

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1956 - Hungary tried to overthrow the Communist government, partly encouraged by the U.S. The rebellion was quickly crushed.

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Abdul Nasser, Suez Crisis

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Egypts dictator, Abdul Gamal Nasser, a former army officer who had led the coup that overthrew King Farouk, nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, and was attacked by British, French and Israeli forces. The U.S. intervened on behalf of Egypt. Damaged Britain and Frances standing as world powers.

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Peaceful coexistence

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Khrushchevs proposal that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. could compromise and learn to live with each other.

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Eisenhower doctrine

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Eisenhower proposed and obtained a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of U.S. military forces to intervene in any country that appeared likely to fall to communism. Used in the Middle East.

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Common Market

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Popular name for the European Economic Community established in 1951 to encourage greater economic cooperation between the countries of Western Europe and to lower tariffs on trade between its members.

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Organization of American States (OAS)

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Founded in 1948 by 21 nations at the Ninth Pa-American Conference, now consists of 32 nations of Central and South America and the U.S. Settled disputes between its members and discouraged foreign intervention in American disputes.

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Castros Revolution

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1959 - A band of insurgents led by Fidel Castro succeeded in overthrowing the corrupt government of Juan Baptista, and Cuba became Communist.

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Bay of Pigs

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1961 - 1400 American-trained Cuban expatriates left from Nicaragua to try to topple Castros regime, landing at the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba. They had expected a popular uprising to sweep them to victory, but the local populace refused to support them. When promised U.S. air cover also failed to materialize, the invaders were easily killed or captured by the Cuban forces. Many of the survivors were ransomed back to the U.S. for $64 million. President Kennedy had directed the operation.

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Alliance for Progress

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1961 - Formed by John F. Kennedy to build up Third World nations to the point where they could manage their own affairs.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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October 14-28, 1962 - After discovering that the Russians were building nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, the U.S. announced a quarantine of Cuba, which was really a blockade, but couldnt be called that since blockades are a violation of international law. After 6 days of confrontation that led to the brink of nuclear war, Khrushchev backed down and agreed to dismantle the launch sites.

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ICBM

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Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles, long-range nuclear missiles capable of being fired at targets on the other side of the globe. The reason behind the Cuban Missile Crisis /* Russia was threatening the U.S. by building launch sites for ICBMs in Cuba.

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Revenue Act of 1942

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Effort to increase tax revenues to cover the cost of WWII by adding additional graduated steps to the income tax and lowering the threshold at which lower income earners began to pay tax.

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G.I. Bill of Rights 1944

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Servicemens Readjustment Act, also called the G.I. Bill of Rights. Granted $13 billion in aid for former servicemen, ranging from educational grants to housing and other services to assist with the readjustment to society after demobilization.

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Office of War mobilization and Reconversion

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1944 - Directed by James F. Byrnes. Determined whether any prime contract for war production scheduled for termination after WWII should be continued in force.

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Extension of OPA vetoed

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OPA had controlled wartime prices and a watered-down version was approved by Congress to stay in effect after the war, but Truman vetoed it.

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Postwar Inflation

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The high volume of U.S. spending during the war, which reached an estimated $341 billion, and pent up consumer demand caused by war-time rationing led to inflation after the war.

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Baby Boom

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30 million war babies were born between 1942 and 1950.

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Employment Act of 1946

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Started because of the flood of available workers after WWII. Established the Council of Economic Advisors. declared that the government was committed to maintaining maximum employment.

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Taft-Hartley Act

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1947 - Senator Robert A. Taft co-authored the labor-Management Relations Act with new Jersey Congressman Fred Allan Hartley, Jr. The act amended the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and imposed certain restrictions of the money and power of labor unions, including a prohibition against mandatory closed shops.

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Senator Robert A. Taft

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A key Republican leader in the Senate and a supporter of Joseph McCarthy.

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Right-to-Work laws

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State laws that provide that unions cannot impose a requirement that workers join the union as a condition of their employment.

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Election of 1948: candidates, issues

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Democrat - Harry Truman
*/ Republican - John Dewey
States Rights Democrat (Dixiecrat) - Strom Thurmond
Progressive - Henry Wallace
The Democratic party was torn apart by the dispute between the liberal civil rights platform of the majority and the conservative, states rights views of the southern membership, and the Progressive party pulled away liberal votes as well. Although everyone expected Dewey to win, Truman managed a surprise victory.

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Dixiecrats, J. Strom Thurmond

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Southern Democrats disgruntled over the strong civil rights proposals of the Democrats 1948 National Convention. Formed the States Rights Democratic Party and nominated Thurmond (governor of South Carolina) for president.

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Progressive Party, Henry Wallace

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Former vice-president under Roosevelt, Wallace ran for president with the Progressive Party, a branch of the Democrats who opposed the Cold War and the policy of containment. He lost but became secretary of commerce under Truman.

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Fair Deal

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Trumans policy agenda -- he raised the minimum wage from 65 to 75 cents an hour, expanded Social Security benefits to cover 10 million more people, and provided government funding for 100,000 low-income public housing units and for urban renewal.

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Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)

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An organization for the advancement of liberal causes in the 1940s.

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National Security Acts

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1947 - Created the cabinet post of Secretary of Defense, the CIA, and the National Security Council. 1949 - Created NATO.

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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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Committee in the House of Representatives founded on a temporary basis in 1938 to monitor activities of foreign agents. Made a standing committee in 1945. During World War II it investigated pro-fascist groups, but after the war it turned to investigating alleged communists. From 1947-1949, it conducted a series of sensational investigations into supposed communist infiltration of the U.S. government and Hollywood film industry.

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Sen. Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), McCarthyism

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Wisconsin Senator who began sensational campaign in February, 1950 by asserting that the U.S. State Department had been infiltrated by Communists. In 1953 became Chair of the Senate Sub- Committee on Investigations and accused the Army of covering up foreign espionage. The Army-McCarthy Hearings made McCarthy look so foolish that further investigations were halted.

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Alger Hiss

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A former State Department official who was accused of being a Communist spy and was convicted of perjury. The case was prosecuted by Richard Nixon.

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McCarran Internal Security Act

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1950 - Required Communists to register and prohibited them from working for the government. Truman described it as a long step toward totalitarianism. Was a response to the onset of the Korean war.

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.

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Twenty-Second Amendment

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Proposed in 1947 and ratified in 1951. It limited the number of terms that a president may serve to two. Was brought on by FDRs 4-term presidency.

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Election of 1952: candidates ; issues

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Republicans - Eisenhower/Nixon, Democrats - Adlai Stevenson
Issues were conservatism and containment of Communism. Republicans won by a landslide.

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Ike (Eisenhower) and Modern Republicanism

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Conservative about federal spending, liberal about personal freedoms. Believed in a balanced budget and lower taxes, but not in getting rid of existing social and economic legislation.

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Fiscal Management

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Starting in 1950, the federal government controlled expenditures by regulating the budget, including the deficit.

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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

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A Protestant minister who, in the 1940s, effected and influenced religion, society and politics in the U.S. Known for liberal philosophy, he believed that each individual had the primary responsibility for creating a good society. Founded the Liberal Party in 1944 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.

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Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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She wrote this novel in 1943 to express her extreme conservative views and her belief that communism was inherently unworkable. Her philosophy was that society functions best when each individual pursues his or her own self-interest, called objectivism.

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McCarran-Walter Immigration Act

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1952 - Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952, it kept limited immigration based on ethnicity, but made allowances in the quotas for persons displaced by WWII and allowed increased immigration of European refugees. Tried to keep people from Communist countries from coming to the U.S. People suspected of being Communists could be refused entry or deported.

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Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)

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Created by Republican Congress members under Ms. Overta Culp Hobby of Texas. Regulated through committees.

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Interstate Highways Act

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1944 - Began federal funding for an interstate highway system.

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St Lawrence Seaway

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Waterway to connect Great Lakes on the U.S./Canadian border to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence River, it allowed better shipping and transportation, and improved international relations and trade.

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Landrum-Griffin Act

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1959 - Specially tailored to make labor officials responsible for the unions financial affairs, to prevent bully-boy tactics, ensure democratic voting practices within unions, outlaw secondary boycotts, and restrict picketing.

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Jimmy Hoffa

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Leader of the teamsters union, he was anti-AFL/CIO. He threatened to defeat for reelection an Congressman who dared to vote for a tough labor law.

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AFL-CIO merger

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In 1955 at a New York City Convention, these two once-rival organizations decided to put aside their differences and unite. Had a total membership of over 15 million.

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Alaska, Hawaii

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McKinley had purchased Alaska in 1867 for nine cents an acre and it was admitted to the Union in 1959. Alaska had great natural resources, including gold and oil reserves. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959.

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Sputnik

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October, 1957 - The first artificial satellite sent into space, launched by the Soviets.

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National Defense Education Act (NDEA Act)

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1958 - This created a multi-million dollar loan fund for college students and granted money to states for upgrading curriculum in the sciences and foreign languages.

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"Military-Industrial Complex"

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Eisenhower first coined this phrase when he warned American against it in his last State of the Union Address. He feared that the combined lobbying efforts of the armed services and industries that contracted with the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending.

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Philip Randolph

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President of the Brotherhood of Car Porters and a Black labor leader, in 1941 he arranged a march on Washington to end racial discrimination.

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Fair Employment Practices Committee

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Enacted by executive order 8802 on June 25, 1941 to prohibit discrimination in the armed forces.

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Detroit race riots

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June 25, 1943 - Outright racial war broke out between Blacks and Whites and the government did not send help.

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Gunnar Myrdal, An American Dilemma

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He wrote this to increase White awareness of the awful discrimination against Blacks.

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Rural South vs. Urban North

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Southern communities were more rural and Northern communities more urban.

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To Secure these Rights

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A report by the Presidents Committee on Civil Rights, it was given a year after the Committee was formed, and helped pave the way for the civil rights era. It recommended that the government start an anti-lynching campaign and ensure that Blacks got to vote.

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Desegregation of the Armed Forces, 1948

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In July, Truman issued an executive order establishing a policy of racial equality in the Armed Forces "be put into effect as rapidly as possible." He also created a committee to ensure its implementation.

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Korean War (1950-1953)

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At the end of WW II, Korea had been divided into a northern sector occupied by the U.S.S.R. and a southern sector occupied by the U.S. who instituted a democratic government. On June 25, 1950, the North invaded the South. The United Nations created an international army, lead by the U.S. to fight for the South and China joined the war on the side of North Korea. This was the first time the United Nations had intervened militarily.

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"Separate but Equal"

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In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but supposedly equal facilities for Blacks and Whites were legal.

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Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.

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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993)

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In 1967, appointed the first Black Supreme Court Justice, he had led that NAACPs legal defense fund and had argued the Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case before the Supreme Court.

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Rosa Parks, Montgomery Bus Boycott

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December, 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, she refused to give up her bus seat for a White man as required by city ordinance. It started the Civil Rights Movement and an almost nation-wide bus boycott lasting 11 months.

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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

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An Atlanta-born Baptist minister, he earned a Ph.D. at Boston University. The leader of the Civil Rights Movement and President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he was assassinated outside his hotel room.

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Little Rock, Arkansas Crisis

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1957 - Governor Faubus sent the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine Black students from entering Little Rock Central High School. Eisenhower sent in U.S. paratroopers to ensure the students could attend class.

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Civil Rights Act, 1957

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Created by the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights and the Civil Rights division of the Justice Department.

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Civil Rights Act, 1960

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It gave the Federal Courts the power to register Black voters and provided for voting referees who served wherever there was racial discrimination in voting, making sure Whites did not try to stop Blacks from voting.

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Literacy tests, grandfather clause, poll taxes, White primaries

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Literacy tests: Voters had to prove basic literacy to be entitled to vote. Because of poor schools, Blacks were often prevented from voting. Grandfather clause: Said that a person could vote only if their grandfather had been registered to vote, which disqualified Blacks whose grandparents had been slaves. Poll taxes and White primaries were other methods used to keep Blacks from voting.

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West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1942

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Decided that a state can require student to salute the flag in school.

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Korematsu v. U.S., 1944

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Upheld the U.S. governments decision to put Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II.

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Smith v. Allwright, 1944

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Outlawed White primaries held by the Democratic Party, in violation of the 15th Amendment.

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Dennis v. U.S., 1951

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In 1948, the Attorney General indicted two key Communist leaders for violation of the Smith Act of 1940 which prohibited conspiring to teach violent overthrow of the government. They were convicted in a 6-2 decision and their appeal was rejected.

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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company v. Sawyer, 1952

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Supreme Court decision which restricted the powers of the president and the executive branch.

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Sweatt v. Painter, 1950

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Segregated law school in Texas was held to be an illegal violation of civil rights, leading to open enrollment.

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Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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December, 1955 - In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a White man as required by city ordinance. It started the Civil Rights Movement and an almost nation-wide bus boycott lasting 11 months.

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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

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An Atlanta-born Baptist minister, he earned a Ph.D. at Boston University. The leader of the Civil Rights Movement and President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he was assassinated outside his hotel room.

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Headed by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., a coalition of churches and Christians organizations who met to discuss civil rights.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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Founded in 1909 to improve living conditions for inner city Blacks, evolved into a national organization dedicated to establishing equal legal rights for Blacks.

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Urban League

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Helping Blacks to find jobs and homes, it was founded in 1966 and was a social service agency providing facts about discrimination.

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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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1941-42 - Interracial until 1962, when it became predominately Black, after 1964, only Blacks were allowed to join. It concentrated on organizing votes for Black candidates and political causes, successful even in states like Mississippi and Alabama.

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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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Organized in the fall of 1960 by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. as a student civil rights movement inspired by sit-ins, it challenged the status quo and walked the back roads of Mississippi and Georgia to encourage Blacks to resist segregation and to register to vote.

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Sit-ins, freedom rides

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Late 1950s, early 1960s, these were nonviolent demonstrations and marches that challenged segregation laws, often braving attacks by angry White mobs.

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"I have a dream" speech

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Given August 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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March on Washington, 1963

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August - 200,000 demonstrators converged on the Lincoln Memorial to hear Dr. Kings speech and to celebrate Kennedys support for the civil rights movement.

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Medgar Evers

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Director of the NAACP in Mississippi and a lawyer who defended accused Blacks, he was murdered in his driveway by a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Adam Clayton Powell

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Flamboyant Congressman from Harlem and chairman of the House and Labor Committee, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1968, but removed from office for alleged misuse of funds.

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H. Rap Brown

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A proponent of Black Power, he succeeded Stokely Carmichael as head of SNCC. He was indicted by inciting riot and for arson.

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Malcom X

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One-time pimp and street hustler, converted to a Black Muslim while in prison. At first urged Blacks to seize their freedom by any means necessary, but later changed position and advocated racial harmony. He was assassinated in February, 1965.

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Stokely Carmichael

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In 1966, as chair of SNCC, he called to assert Black Power. Supporting the Black Panthers, he was against integration.

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Black Panthers

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Led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, they believed that racism was an inherent part of the U.S. capitalist society and were militant, self-styled revolutionaries for Black Power.

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Black Muslims

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Common name for the Nation of Islam, a religion that encouraged separatism from White society. They claimed the "White Devil" was the chief source of evil in the world.

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Angela Davis

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Black Communist college professor affiliated with the Black Panthers, she was accused of having been involved in a murderous jail-break attempt by that organization.

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Black Power

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A slogan used to reflect solidarity and racial consciousness, used by Malcolm X. It meant that equality could not be given, but had to be seized by a powerful, organized Black community.

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Twenty-Fourth Amendment

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1964 - It outlawed taxing voters, i.e. poll taxes, at presidential or congressional elections, as an effort to remove barriers to Black voters.

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Watts, Detroit race riots

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Watts: August, 1965, the riot began due to the arrest of a Black by a White and resulted in 34 dead, 800 injured, 3500 arrested and $140,000,000 in damages. Detroit: July, 1967, the army was called in to restore order in race riots that resulted in 43 dead and $200,000,000 in damages.

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Kerner Commission on Civil Disorders

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In 1968, this commission, chaired by Otto Kerner, decided that the race riots were due to the formation of two different American cultures: inner-city Blacks and suburban Whites.

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De Facto, De Jure segregation

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De Facto means "it is that way because it just is," and De Jure means that there are rules and laws behind it. In 1965, President Johnson said that getting rid of De Jure segregation was not enough.

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White Backlash

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Resistance to Black demands led by "law and order" advocates whose real purpose was to oppose integration.

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Robert Weaver (b. 1907)

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Influential Black economist, he served in the Department of the Interior and was Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs under Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the first Black Cabinet official in the U.S.

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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993)

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In 1967, appointed the first Black Supreme Court Justice, he had led that NAACPs legal defense fund and had argued the Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case before the Supreme Court.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Accommodations Section of the Act

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This portion of the Act stated that public accommodations could not be segregated and that nobody could be denied access to public accommodation on the basis of race.

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Voting Rights Act, 1965

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Passed by Congress in 1965, it allowed for supervisors to register Blacks to vote in places where they had not been allowed to vote before.

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Civil Rights Act, 1968

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Attempted to provide Blacks with equal-opportunity housing.

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Geography: North and South Vietnam

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North and South Vietnam were split at the 17th parallel. North Vietnam is bordered by the Gulf of Tonkin on the east and Laos on the west. South Vietnam is bordered by Laos and Cambodia on the west. West of Laos and Cambodia lays Thailand.

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Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969)

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North Vietnamese leader who had lead the resistance against the Japanese during WW II and at the end of the war had led the uprising against the French Colonial government. He had traveled in Europe, was an ardent Communist, and became President of the North Vietnamese government established after the French withdrawal. Often called the George Washington of North Vietnam.

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Viet Cong

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Name given to the guerilla fighters on the Communist side. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were regular troops.

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Dien Bien Phu

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In 1946, war broke out between communist insurgents in North Vietnam, called the Viet Minh, and the French Colonial government. In the spring of 1954, the Viet Minh surrounded and destroyed the primary French fortress in North Vietnam at Dien Bien Phu. The defeat was so disastrous for the French that they decided to withdraw from Vietnam.

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Geneva Conference, 1954

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French wanted out of Vietnam , the agreement signed by Ho Chi Minh France divided Vietnam on the 17th parallel, confining Minhs government to the North. In the South, an independent government was headed by Diem.

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National Liberation Front (NLF)

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Official title of the Viet Cong. Created in 1960, they lead an uprising against Diems repressive regime in the South.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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August, 1964 - After the U.S. Navy ship Maddux reportedly was fired on, the U.S. Congress passed this resolution which gave the president power to send troops to Vietnam to protect against further North Vietnamese aggression.

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Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

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An area that both militaries are required to stay out of in order to create a buffer between nations. In Vietnam, a five mile wide DMZ was established between the North and South along the 17th parallel.

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Domino Theory

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1957 - It stated that if one country fell to Communism, it would undermine another and that one would fall, producing a domino effect.

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Tet Offensive

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1968, during Tet, the Vietnam lunar new year - Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army raiding forces attacked provincial capitals throughout Vietnam, even seizing the U.S. embassy for a time. U.S. opinion began turning against the war.

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Kent State Incident, Jackson State Incident

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Kent State: May 4, 1970 - National Guardsmen opened fire on a group of students protesting the Vietnam War. Jackson State: Police opened fire in a dormitory.

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Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers

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Papers were part of a top-secret government study on the Vietnam War and said that the U.S. government had lied to the citizens of the U.S. and the world about its intentions in Vietnam.

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My Lai, Lt. Calley

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March, 1968 - An American unit destroyed the village of My Lai, killing many women and children. The incident was not revealed to the public until 20 months later. Lt. Calley, who led the patrol, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years for killing 20 people.

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Hanoi, Haiphong

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The Declaration of Independence by the Vietnamese was proclaimed in Hanoi on September 2, 1945. Haiphong is Hanois harbor.

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Senator Fullbright

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Anti-Vietnam War Senator from Arkansas, he was head of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In 1966 and 1967, he held a series of hearings to air anti-war sentiments.

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Bombing of Laos and Cambodia

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March, 1969 - U.S. bombed North Vietnamese positions in Cambodia and Laos. Technically illegal because Cambodia and Laos were neutral, but done because North Vietnam was itself illegally moving its troops through those areas. Not learned of by the American public until July, 1973.

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Vietnamization

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The effort to build up South Vietnamese troops while withdrawing American troops, it was an attempt to turn the war over to the Vietnamese.

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Paris Accord, 1973

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January 7, 1973 - U.S. signed a peace treaty with North Vietnam and began withdrawing troops. On April 25, 1975, South Vietnam was taken over by North Vietnam, in violation of the treaty.

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Election of 1960: issues, candidates, "Missile gap"

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Kennedy, the Democrat, won 303 electoral votes, Nixon, the Republican, won 219 electoral votes, Byrd, the Independent, won 15 electoral votes. Kennedy and Nixon split the popular vote almost 50/50, with Kennedy winning by 118,000. The issues were discussed in televised debates. The "Missile gap" referred to the U.S. military claim that the U.S.S.R. had more nuclear missiles that the U.S., creating a "gap" in U.S. defensive capabilities.

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"Impeach Earl Warren"

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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren used the Courts authority to support civil rights and individual liberties. He authored Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas and Roe v.Wade decisions. His liberal attitudes led conservative groups to brand him a communist and lobby for his impeachment.

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Miranda Decision, Escobedo Decision

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1964 - Miranda held that a person arrested for a crime must be advised of his right to remain silent and to have an attorney before being questioned by the police. Escobedo held that an accused can reassert these rights at any time, even if he had previously agreed to talk to the police.

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Baker v. Carr, 1962

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The Supreme Court declared that the principle of "one person, one vote" must be following at both state and national levels. The decision required that districts be redrawn so the each representative represented the same number of people.

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Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963

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The Supreme Court held that all defendants in serious criminal cases are entitled to legal counsel, so the state must appoint a free attorney to represent defendants who are too poor to afford one.

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Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

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An American marine biologist wrote in 1962 about her suspicion that the pesticide DDT, by entering the food chain and eventually concentrating in higher animals, caused reproductive dysfunctions. In 1973, DDT was banned in the U.S. except for use in extreme health emergencies.

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New Frontier

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The "new" liberal and civil rights ideas advocated by Kennedy, in contrast to Eisenhowers conservative view.

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Kennedy and the Steel Price Rollback

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Angry at steel companies for cutting wages and increasing prices in the face of his low-inflation plan, Kennedy activated the federal governments anti-trust laws and the FBI. Awed, steel companies cut their prices back for a few days, then raised them again slowly and quietly. Kennedy "jawboned" the steel industry into overturning a price increase after having encouraged labor to lower its wage demands.

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Peace Corps., Vista

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Established by Congress in September, 1961 under Kennedy, dedicated Americans volunteered to go to about 50 third-world countries and show the impoverished people how to improve their lives.

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Berlin Wall

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1961 - The Soviet Union, under Nikita Khrushev, erected a wall between East and West Berlin to keep people from fleeing from the East, after Kennedy asked for an increase in defense funds to counter Soviet aggression.

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Common Market

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Popular name for the European Economic Community established in 1951 to encourage greater economic cooperation between the countries of Western Europe and to lower tariffs on trade between its members.

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Trade Expansion Act, 1962

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October, 1962 - The Act gave the President the power to reduce tariffs in order to promote trade. Kennedy could lower some tariffs by as much as 50%, and, in some cases, he could eliminate them.

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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963

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Reacting to Soviet nuclear tests, this treaty was signed on August 5, 1963 and prohibited nuclear testing undersea, in air and in space. Only underground testing was permitted. It was signed by all major powers except France and China.

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Lee Harvey Oswald, Warren Commission

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November, 22, 1963 - Oswald shot Kennedy from a Dallas book depository building, and was later himself killed by Jack Ruby. Chief Justice Earl Warren ruled that they both acted alone.

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Bay of Pigs, 1961

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A small army of ant-Castro Cuban exiles were trained and financed by the U.S. in the hope their invasion would lead to a popular uprising to overthrow the Communist government. The invasion force landed at the Bay of Pigs in Southern Cuba, but received no popular support and were quickly wiped out by Castros forces.

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United Nations in the Congo, 1960

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A Black uprising against the Belgian colonial government in the Congo became increasingly violent with White settlers being raped and butchered. The U.N. sent in troops to try to prevent civil war.

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"Flexible Response"

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Kennedy abandoned Eisenhowers theory of massive nuclear war in favor of a military that could respond flexibly to any situation at any time, in different ways.

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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1963

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The Soviet Union was secretly building nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, which could have been used for a sneak-attack on the U.S. The U.S. blockaded Cuba until the U.S.S.R. agreed to dismantle the missile silos.

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Alliance for Progress

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1961 - Formed by Kennedy to build up third-world nations to the point where they could manage themselves.

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Dominican Republic, 1965

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President Johnson sent 20,000 American troops to the island to keep a leftist government from coming to power.

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Salvador Allende

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President of Chile from 1970 to 1973, a member of the Socialist Party, he attempted to institute a number of democratic reforms in Chilean politics. He was overthrown and assassinated in 1973 during a military coup lead by General Augusto Pinochet.

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Panama Canal treaties

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1978 - Passed by President Carter, these called for the gradual return of the Panama Canal to the people and government of Panama. They provided for the transfer of canal ownership to Panama in 1999 and guaranteed its neutrality.

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Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

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Formed in 1962 in Port Huron, Michigan, SDS condemned anti-Democratic tendencies of large corporations, racism and poverty, and called for a participatory Democracy.

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"Flower Children"

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Hippies who were unified by their rejection of traditional values and assumptions of Western society.

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Charles Reich, The Greening of America

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Written in 1970, it predicted a coming revolution with no violence. It offers an interpretation of how the U.S. went wrong and predicts a rebirth of human values through a "new" generation.

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Election of 1964: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Barry Goldwater

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Goldwater alienated people and was believed to be too conservative. He was perceived as an extremist who advocated the use of nuclear weapons if needed to win the war in Vietnam. LBJ won by the largest margin ever.

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Great Society

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Platform for LBJs campaign, it stressed the 5 Ps: Peace, Prosperity, anti-Poverty, Prudence and Progress.

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Office of Economic Opportunity

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1965 - Part of the war on poverty, it was headed by R. Sargent Shiver, and was ineffective due to the complexity of the problem. It provided Job Corps, loans, training, VISTA, and educational programs.

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War on Poverty

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1965 - Johnson figured that since the Gross National Profit had risen, the country had lots of extra money "just lying around," so hed use it to fight poverty. It started many small programs, Medicare, Head Start, and reorganized immigration to eliminate national origin quotas. It was put on hold during the Vietnam War.

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Elementary and Secondary Act

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1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education.

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Medicare

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Enacted in 1965 - provided, under Social Security, for federal subsidies to pay for the hospitalization of sick people age 65 and over.

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Abolition of immigration quotas

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1965 - Amendments to Immigration and Nationality Act abolished national origin quotas and instead, based immigration on skills and need for political asylum.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Created by Congress in 1965, it was 11th in cabinet office. Afro-American economist Dr. Robert C. Weaver was named head, and the department regulated and monitored housing and suburban development. It also provided rent supplements for low-income families.

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John Birch Society

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Right-wing group named for an American missionary to China who had been executed by Communist troops. They opposed the liberal tendencies of the Great Society programs, and attempted to impeach Earl Warren for his liberal, "Communist" actions in the Supreme Court.

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New Left

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Coalition of younger members of the Democratic party and radical student groups. Believed in participatory democracy, free speech, civil rights and racial brotherhood, and opposed the war in Vietnam.

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Senator Robert F. Kennedy

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Attorney General under his brother, JFK, he was assassinated in June 1968 while campaigning for the Democratic party nomination.

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Election of 1968: candidates, issues

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Richard M. Nixon, Republican, won by a 1% margin against Hubert Humphrey, Democrat. The issues were the war in Vietnam and urban crisis of law and order.

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Czechoslovakia invaded

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1968 - Liberalization of Czechoslovakia was crushed by the Soviet Union invasion.

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Chicago, Democratic Party Convention riot

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August, 1968 - With national media coverage, thousands of anti-war protestors, Blacks and Democratic supporters were clubbed by Major Daleys police.

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Richard Nixons "Southern Strategy"

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His political strategy of "courting" the South and bad-mouthing those Northerners who bad- mouthed the South. He chose Spiro Agnew, the Governor of Maryland, as his running mate to get the Southern vote.

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Governor George Wallace of Alabama

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1968 - Ran as the American Independent Party candidate in the presidential election. A right- wing racist, he appealed to the peoples fear of big government and made a good showing.

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Moon race, Neil Armstrong

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July 20, 1969 - Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon, beating the Communists in the moon race and fulfilling Kennedys goal. Cost $24 billion.

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Sunbelt versus Frostbelt

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A trend wherein people moved from the northern and eastern states to the south and southwest region from Virginia to California.

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Betty Frieden, The Feminine Mystique

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1963 - Depicted how difficult a womans life is because she doesnt think about herself, only her family. It said that middle-class society stifled women and didnt let them use their talents. Attacked the "cult of domesticity."

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National Organization for Women (NOW)

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Inspired by Betty Frieden, a reform organization that battled for equal rights with men by lobbying and testing laws in court. NOW wanted equal employment opportunities, equal pay, ERA, divorce law changes, and legalized abortion.

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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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Proposed the 27th Amendment, calling for equal rights for both sexes. Defeated in the House in 1972.

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National Womens Political Caucus

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Established by Betty Frieden, encouraged women to seek help or run for political office.

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Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed

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1965 - Nader said that poor design and construction of automobiles were the major causes of highway deaths. He upset Congress by asking for legislation regulating car design and creation of national auto safety board, NATSA.

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Nixon, "New Federalism"

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Slogan which meant returning power to the states, reversing the flow of power and resources from states and communities to Washington, and start power and resources flowing back to people all over America. Involved a 5-year plan to distribute $30 billion of federal revenues to states.

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Spiro T. Agnew, his resignation

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October, 1973 - Nixons vice-president resigned and pleaded "no contest" to charges of tax evasion on payments made to him when he was governor of Maryland. He was replaced by Gerald R. Ford.

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"Revenue Sharing"

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1972 - A Nixon program that returned federal funds to the states to use as they saw fit.

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Wage and price controls

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1971 - To curb inflation, President Nixon froze prices, wages, and revenues for 90 days.

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Nixon versus Congress

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January, 1973 - Republican party operatives who had broken into the Democratic party facility at the Watergate Hotel convicted of burglary. Investigation of possible White House involvement disclosed existence of Nixons tapes of meetings, but the President refused to turn over the tapes to Congress. Opposition to Nixon created unity in Congress that allowed passage of legislation Nixon had opposed.

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Watergate

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June 17, 1972 - five men arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committees executive quarters in the Watergate Hotel. Two White House aides were indicted; they quit, Senate hearing began in May, 1973, Nixon admitted to complicity in the burglary. In July, 1974, Nixons impeachment began, so he resign with a disbarment.

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Committee for the Reelection of the President (CREEP)

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Established in 1971 to help Nixon get reelected. Involved in illegal activities such as the Watergate break-in.

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Election of 1972: candidates, issues

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People feared that George S. McGovern, the Democratic candidate, was an isolationist because he promised cuts in defense spending. Richard M. Nixon, the Republican, promised an end to the Vietnam War and won by 60.7% of the popular vote.

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White House "Plumbers"

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Name given to the special investigations committee established along with CREEP in 1971. Its job was to stop the leaking of confidential information to the public and press.

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Senator George M. McGovern

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Democratic nominee for the 1972 election, from South Dakota. Somewhat of a radical, many voters thought he was a hippie and too supportive of women and militant Blacks. Ran an unsuccessful campaign, hampered by lack of funds.

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Senator Edmund Muskie

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Senator from Maine, although he was favored to win the Democratic candidacy, he lost to McGovern.

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Watergate tapes

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Tapes which proved Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal. Although he withheld them at first, the Supreme Court made Nixon turn over these recordings of the plans for the cover-up of the scandal.

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H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, John W. Dean and John Mitchel

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Men involved in the Watergate scandal, who took the fall for Nixon. Mitchel was Attorney General at the time.

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Impeachment proceedings

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Special committee led by Ervin began impeachment talks about Nixon. Impeachment hearing were opened May 9, 1974 against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee recommended 3 articles of impeachment against Nixon: taking part in a criminal conspiracy to obstruct justice, "repeatedly" failing to carry out his constitutional oath, and unconstitutional defiance of committee subpoenas. Nixon resigned on August 9.

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SALT I Agreement

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Strategic Arms Limitations Talks by Nixon and Brezhnev in Moscow in May, 1972. Limited Anti-Ballistic Missiles to two major departments and 200 missiles.

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Detente

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A lessening of tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union. Besides disarming missiles to insure a lasting peace between superpowers, Nixon pressed for trade relations and a limited military budget. The public did not approve.

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China visit, 1972

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February 21 - Nixon visited for a week to meet with Chairman Mao Tse-Tung for improved relations with China, Called "ping-pong diplomacy" because Nixon played ping pong with Mao during his visit. Nixon agreed to support Chinas admission to the United Nations.

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Recognition of China

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Nixon established a trade policy and recognized the Peoples Republic of China, which surprised many because China had been an enemy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

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War Powers Act, 1973

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Gave any president the power to go to war under certain circumstances, but required that he could only do so for 90 days before being required to officially bring the matter before Congress.

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Six Day War, 1967

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Israel responded to a blockade of the port of Elath on the Gulf of Aqaba by Egypt in June, 1967, by launching attacks on Egypt, and its allies, Jordan and Syria. Won certain territories for defense.

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Yom Kippur War, 1973

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Frustrated by their losses in the Six-Days War, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on October 6, 1973. Israel counterattacked, won a decisive victory, and had even occupied portions of northern Egypt.

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Henry S. Kissinger, "Shuttle Diplomacy"

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Policy of this Secretary of State to travel around the world to various nations to discuss and encourage the policy of detente.

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Twenty-Fifth Amendment

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Made the replacement of a vice president the same as for a Supreme Court justice, i.e., the president nominates someone and Congress decides.

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Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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Lowered voting age to 18.

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Chicanos

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Name given to Mexican-Americans, who in 1970, were the majority of migrant farm labor in the U.S.

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Cesar Chavez

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Non-violent leader of the United Farm Workers from 1963-1970. Organized laborers in California and in the Southwest to strike against fruit and vegetable growers. Unionized Mexican-American farm workers.

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Warren E. Burger Appointed, 1969

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A conservative appointed by Nixon, he filled Earl Warrens liberal spot.

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American Indian Movement (AIM), Wounded Knee

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Formed in 1968 by urban Indians who seized the village of Wounded Knee in February, 1973 to bring attention to Indian rights. This 71-day confrontation with federal marshalls ended in a government agreement to reexamine treaty rights of the Ogalala Sioux.

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Multinational Corporations

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Most were American business firms whose sales, work force, production facilities or other operations were worldwide in scope. They represented the latest development in the continuing growth of corporate organization.

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Arab oil embargo

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October 6, 1973 - Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. Moscow backed Egypt and both U.S. and U.S.S.R. put their armed forced on alert. In an attempt to pressure America into a pro-Arab stance, OPEC imposed an embargo on all oil to the U.S.

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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An international oil cartel dominated by an Arab majority, joined together to protect themselves.

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Balance of Trade

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1973 - U.S. tried to balance its trade to make American goods cost less for foreigners, in order to encourage them to buy more American products. Resulted in a devalued dollar.

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Alaska pipeline

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Built in 1975 along the pipeline to Valdez, it was an above-ground pipe 4 feet in diameter used to pump oil from the vast oil fields of northern Alaska to the tanker station in Valdez Bay where the oil was put aboard ships for transport to refineries in the continental U.S..

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The Imperial Presidency

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A book written in the later days of the Richard M. Nixon presidency by Arthur M. Schlensinger, Jr.

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Gerald R. Ford

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Nixons vice president after Agnew resigned, he became the only president never to be elected. Taking office after Nixon resigned, he pardoned Nixon for all federal crimes that he "committed or may have committed."

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"Stagflation"

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During the 60s and 70s, the U.S. was suffering from 5.3% inflation and 6% unemployment. Refers to the unusual economic situation in which an economy is suffering both from inflation and from stagnation of its industrial growth.

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SALT II

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Second Strategic Arms Limitations Talks. A second treaty was signed on June 18, 1977 to cut back the weaponry of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. because it was getting too competitive. Set limits on the numbers of weapons produced. Not passed by the Senate as retaliation for U.S.S.R.s invasion of Afghanistan, and later superseded by the START treaty.

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Election of 1976: candidate, issues

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Jimmy Carter, Democrate defeated Gerald Ford, Republican. The issues were energy, transportation, and conservation. Carter had no Washington ties. Ford appealed to the upper- middle class, but Carter won by 1.7 million votes.

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Jimmy Carter

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Elected to the Senate in 1962 and 1964, in 1974 he became the 39th President, with Vice President Walter Mondale. He secured energy programs, set the framework for Egypt-Israel treaty, and sought to base foreign policy on human rights.

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Amnesty

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A general pardon by which the government absolves offenders, President Carter offered amnesty of Americans who had fled to other countries to avoid the draft for the Vietnam War.

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Panama Canal Treaty

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1978 - Passed by President Carter, these called for the gradual return of the Panama Canal to the people and government of Panama. They provided for the transfer of canal ownership to Panama in 1999 and guaranteed its neutrality.

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Camp David Accords

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Peace talks between Egypt and Israel mediated by President Carter.

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Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty: Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat

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Product of the Camp David Accords, Sadat represented Egypt and Begin represented Israel. Israel returned land to Egypt in exchange for Egyptian recognition. Earned both men the Noble Peace Prize.

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Palestinian Liberation Front (PLO), Yassar Arafat

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Led by Arafat, it was organized to liberate Palestine from Israelis in the late 70s and early 80s. Its guerilla warfare and terrorist tactics were not effective.

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Humphrey-Hawkins Bill

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Proposed that detention centers be set up for suspected subversives (Communists) who could be held without a trial, it was known as the "concentration camp bill."

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Department of Energy

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1977 - Carter added it to the Cabinet to acknowledge the importance of energy conservation.

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Department of Education

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1977 - Carter added it to the Cabinet to acknowledge the changing role of the federal government in education.

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Afghanistan, 1979

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The Soviet Union sent troops into neighboring Afghanistan to support its Communist government against guerilla attacks by fundamentalist Muslims.

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Olympic Boycott, 1980

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The U.S. withdrew from the competition held in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. About 64 other nations withdrew for this and other reasons.

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Iranian Crisis, the Shah, the Ayatollah Khomeini

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1978 - a popular uprising forced the Shah to flee Iran and a Muslim and national leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, established an Islamic Republic based on the Koran. President Carter allowed the Shah to come to the U.S. for medical reasons. Young Iranian militants broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and kept the staff hostage for 444 days, releasing them January, 1981.

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Election of 1980: candidates, issues

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Ronald Wilson Reagan, Republican defeated Jimmy Carter, Democrat and John B. Anderson, Independent. The issues were government spending and traditional values.

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Reaganomics

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Reagans theory that if you cut taxes, it will spur the growth of public spending and improve the economy. It included tax breaks for the rich, "supply-side economics," and "trickle down" theory.

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Supply side economics

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Reaganomics policy based on the theory that allowing companies the opportunity to make profits, and encouraging investment, will stimulate the economy and lead to higher standards of living for everyone. Argued that tax cuts can be used stimulate economic growth. Move money into the hands of the people and they will invest, thus creating prosperity.

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Sandra Day OConnor

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(b. 1930) Arizona state senator from 1969 to 1974, appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1979. Reagan appointed her to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first female Justice of the Supreme Court.

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Lech Walesa, Solidarity

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President of Poland in 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. He formed the first independent trade union in Poland, called Solidarity, and eventually brought down the Communist government and instituted democratic government. Credited with initiating the end of Communist domination in Eastern Europe.

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Three Mile Island

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1979 - A mechanical failure and a human error at this power plant in Pennsylvania combined to permit an escape of radiation over a 16 mile radius.

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"Moral Majority"

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"Born-Again" Christians become politically active. The majority of Americans are moral people, and therefore are a political force.

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Iran-Iraq War

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Fought over religious differences, this war lasted many years, from 1980 to 1988.

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El Salvador

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Three U.S. nuns found shot in El Salvador in December, 1980. President Carter had stopped aid to El Salvadors right-wing dictator, but President Reagan started it again.

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Falkland Islands War

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Between Britain and Argentina, centered around their claims to control over these islands.

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Supreme Court: Mapp v. Ohio, 1961

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Ms. Mapp was affirmed convicted having pornography "on her person" even though Ohio police obtained the material without a warrant. The Supreme Court ruled that there must be a warrant to search.

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Supreme Court: Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963

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Court decided that state and local courts must provide counsel for defendants in felony cases at the states expense in any serious felony prosecution. Before, counsel was only appointed if the death penalty was involved.

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Supreme Court: Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964

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Court ruled that there was a right to counsel at the police station. This was needed to deter forced confessions given without the benefit of counsel.

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Supreme Court: Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

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Court declared that police officers must inform persons they arrest of their rights: the right to remain silent and the right to counsel during interrogation.

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Supreme Court: Engel v. Vitale, 1962

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Local and state laws requiring prayer in public schools were banned on the grounds that such laws violated the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court: School District of Abington Township v. Schempp, 1963

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Held that it should not be necessary to require prayer be said in school. School district was said to be violating the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

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Supreme Court: Baker v. Carr, 1962

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Declared that the principle of "one person, one vote" must prevail at both state and national levels. Decision required that districts be redrawn as that each representative represented the same number of people.

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Supreme Court: Wesberry v. Sanders, 1964

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Supreme Court required states to draw their congressional districts so that each represented the same number of people. "As nearly as practical, one mans vote . . . is to be worth as much as anothers".

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Supreme Court: Reynolds v. Sims, 1964

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Supreme Court created the one person, one vote grounded in the Equal Protection Clause.

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Supreme Court: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. U.S., 1964

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Supreme Court said that there would be penalties for those who deprived others of equal enjoyment of places of accommodation on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin.

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Supreme Court: Swan v. Carlotte-Mecklenberg Board of Education, 1971

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A unanimous decision that the busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

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Supreme Court: Bakke v. Board of Regents, University of California at Davis, 1978

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Barred colleges from admitting students solely on the basis of race, but allowed them to include race along with other considerations when deciding which students to admit.

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Supreme Court: Reed v. Reed, 1971

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Equal protection: the Supreme Court engaged in independent judicial review of a statute which discriminated between persons on the basis of sex, making it clear that the Supreme Court would no longer treat sex-based classifications with judicial deference.

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Supreme Court: Doe v. Bolton, 1973

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Supreme Court found that physicians consulted by pregnant women had standing to contest the constitutionality of the states abortion law.

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Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade, 1973

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Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional most state statutes restricting abortion. It ruled that a state may not prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first 3 months of pregnancy, and could regulate, but not prohibit abortion during the second trimester. Decision in effect overturned anti-abortion laws in 46 states.

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Supreme Court: Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 1980

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Ruled that a man-made life form (genetic engineering) could be patented.

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