Chapter 17 Flashcards

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The war started when communist North Korea invades Democracy South Korea. The first war of containment. Called the Forgotten War

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The Korean War

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This war is called the Ideological War, the Battle of beliefs

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The Cold War

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He is the 34th president. He was the commanders during WWII. The main issue during his presidency is Civil Rights. Cold War

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Aluminum sphere emitting radio signals

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Sputnik

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On May 1st, 1960 a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over central Russia, forcing its pilot, Gary Pwers, to bail out at 15,000 feet

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U-2 Spy Plane

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What is the main source of entertainment?

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TV

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In the 1950’s, what word ______ entered the American language

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Teenage Culture

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Leader for Black Civil Rights. He protests in a peaceful Manner. He is assassinated April 4,1968 in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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He is the 35th president of US. He was a popular presidnet. He was assassinated, Nov 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswals

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John F. Kennedy

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What German city had a wall dividing it?

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Berlin

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Oct 15-22 1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends weapons to Cuban, including nuclear

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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He is the 36th president. He was the president during Vietnam War. He created the great society- Welfare Medicaid

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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