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Truman Doctrine

U.S. policy to help nations resist communism.

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Marshall plan

U.S. money sent to rebuild Europe after WWII.

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Desegregation of the Military

Truman ended racial segregation in the armed forces.

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Korean War

U.S. sent troops to defend South Korea from communism.

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Fair deal

Truman’s plan to expand social programs.

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Eisenhower Doctrine

U.S. would protect Middle East nations from communism.

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Interstate highway

Created highways; boosted suburbs and travel.

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Massive Retaliation

Nuclear threat strategy against the USSR

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Little Rock Nine

isenhower used troops to enforce school integration.

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New Frontier

Kennedy’s programs for education, poverty, and space exploration.

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Cuban missile crisis

U.S. and USSR avoided nuclear war; missiles removed from Cuba.

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Bay of pigs

Failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba.

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NASA – Moon Goal

Kennedy pushed to land a man on the moon.

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Great society

Johnson’s plan to end poverty and racial injustice.

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Medicare & Medicaid

Healthcare for the elderly and poor.

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Civil Rights Act 1964

Outlawed segregation.

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Voting Rights Act 1965

Protected African Americans’ right to vote.

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Vietnam Escalation

Johnson increased U.S. troops.

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Détente

Nixon’s easing of Cold War tensions.

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Opening China

Nixon improved relations with China

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EPA

Environmental Protection Agency created by Nixon.

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Watergate

Scandal that caused Nixon to resign.

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Ford Pardons Nixon

Unpopular, lost public support.

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Stagflation

High unemployment AND inflation in the 1970s.

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Camp David Accords

Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel.

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Iran Hostage Crisis

52 Americans held for 444 days

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Reaganomics

Tax cuts and deregulation to grow the economy.

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Cold War Ending Influence

Reagan pressured the USSR economically.

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Persian Gulf War

H.W. Bush pushed Iraq out of Kuwait.

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Fall of Soviet Union

Occurred under George H.W. Bush.

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NAFTA

Clinton created free trade with Canada and Mexico.

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Clinton Impeachment

He was impeached but NOT removed.

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9/11 attacks

Happened under George W. Bush.

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Patriot Act

Expanded government surveillance.

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Obama’s healthcare reform law.

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DACA

Protected undocumented youth from deportation.

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Osama bin Laden

Killed under President Obama.