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Marshall Plan

  1. sent $12 billion to Europe to help rebuild its economy and promote economic growth

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Square Deal

  • Theodore Roosevelt promised to regulate business and restore competition

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GI Bill

GI Bill: Legislation passed in 1944 to provide benefits to World War II veterans, including funding for education, housing, and business loans.

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Truman

Passes anti-labor acts, Taft-Hartley Act restricts labor rights, gives government power to intervene in strikes

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Serviceman's Readjustment Act enacted in 1944

  • Provided allowance for educational and living expenses for returning soldiers and veterans

  • Helped many Americans achieve the American dream

  • Stimulated postwar economic growth by providing low-cost loans for homes, farms, or small businesses

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Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960

  • strengthening voting rights and punishments for crimes against Blacks

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Equal Pay Act (1963)

  • requiring equal pay for equal work

  • Employers still found ways to bypass the law

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

  • Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or gender

  • Most comprehensive piece of civil rights legislation in U.S. history

  • Prohibited discrimination in employment and public facilities

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Geneva Accords (1954)

divided Vietnam at 17th parallel, temporarily

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My Lai Massacre occurred in 1968

  • US soldiers abused, tortured, and murdered innocent civilians

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