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1969 becomes US president

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Richard Nixon

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“Vietnamization”

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planned for South Vietnam to take over the fighting; American troops gradually withdraw

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Jan, 27, 1973 Paris Peace Accords

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communist leaders accept peace and it stated the United States and the allies would leave Vietnam

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negative impact on the US

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wounded- over 300,000, wall- about 58,000, MIAs and POWs- about 2,000?

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economic strain of Vietnam War

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about $150 billion

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the Vietnam War divided

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the American public

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Kent State University

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national guard fired into a group of student protestors

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trust in our national leaders

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had gone to being disillusioned with the government and not trusting our leaders

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1972 Watergate Hotel (Washington D.C.)

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the location of the Democratic National Committee; burglars break into the headquarters

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Washington Post Newspaper

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a tip revealed that President Nixon’s officials knew of the breakin

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Pres. Nixon’s involvement

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knew of the break in and cover up

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August 1974

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President Nixon resigns and is the only president to do so

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Becomes the new president after Nixon

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Gerald Ford

was the only Vice President and President to not be elected to those posts

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Jimmy Carter

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1976; Iranian militants in 1979 seize the embassy and have hostages

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Ronald Reagan

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1980 and 1984; known as the “Great Communicator”; National Security Council illegally sold weapons to fund rebels in Nicaragua; known as the Iran-contra affair

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famous quote of Reagan

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. message to Soviet leader regarding the Berlin Wall

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George H. W. Bush

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1988 elected president; leadership in the Persian Gulf War

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Bill Clinton

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1992; December 1998 impeachment proceedings begin against Clinton and in February of 1999 Clinton was acquitted of all charges

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George W. Bush

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2000; election was unique because he lost the popular vote; begins the War on Terrorism after 9/11

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Barack Obama

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2008 and 2012; first minority President

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emphasis in American foreign policy beginning in the 1970s was to

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reduce tensions with the Soviet Union

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in 1972 Nixon was the first American President to

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visit Russia

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Leonid Brezhnev

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the Soviet leader

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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Known as SALT

limit nuclear arsenal

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Detente

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“easing of strain”; referred to the US Soviet relations

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weapons of mass destruction

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(WMD) nuclear, chemical, and biological

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“New World Order”

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the stronger countries would defend the weaker countries

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Margaret Thatcher

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the Iron Lady

first female Prime Minister of Great Britain

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Falkland Islands

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islands off the coast of Argentina; Argentine forces invade and the British take back the islands

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John Major

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succeeded Thatcher

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Prime Minister today

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David Cameron

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1922 Republic of Ireland (south) gets

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its independence from Great Britain

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North Ireland

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stayed with the United Kingdom; religion Protestant

resentment between the Protestants and the Catholics

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late 1960s violent protests between

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the Catholics and Protestants

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Irish Republican army (IRA)

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they were Catholic

drive out the British at all costs

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in the late 1960s West Germany becomes

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a major world power “West German Miracle”

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biggest challenge

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relationship with East Germany

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“ostopolitik”

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referred to the policy toward Eastern Germany

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Helmut Kohl

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the chancellor of West Germany and his biggest challenge was to unify Germany

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1989 the Berlin Wall

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comes down

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October 1990 Germany is

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unified

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Helsinki Accords (1975)

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security and cooperation in Europe; peaceful settlement of disputes

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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NATO; objective- keep Western Europe safe during the Cold War

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1993- new organization in Europe

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European Union (EU)
have free trade (no barriers)
single currency

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Soviet satellite

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independent countries that were actually controlled by the USSR

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Brezhnev Doctrine

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Soviets would step in if there was an attempt to break away

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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last Communist leader

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Glastnost

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policy of “openness”

people could criticize the government; ease censorship; freedom of religion

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Perestroika

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economic restructure

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Boris Yeltsin

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1991- first elected President in Russia; marks the end of 74 years of Communism

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Chechnya

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people wanted to break away (bitter fighting)

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Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania 1990

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first 3 republics to get their independence

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Commonwealth of Independent States

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CIS, formed after the breakup of the USSR; creation of 15 independent states

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Vladimir Putin

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the Russian president today

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New York City- Trade Center

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first attack; a truck bomb in the N. Tower parking garage was detonated; the intent was to bring down the N. Tower and possibly hit the South Tower

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Oklahoma City

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a federal building was bombed by a truck bomb that had detonated; Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols were the bombers and Tim was executed and Terry got life in prison

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World Trade Center 9/11

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the North and South towers collapsed after being hit by the airliners

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Pentagon

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the headquarters of our defense department

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Flight 93

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passengers overtake the airplane and force a crash landing

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President Bush call to action

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“This was an act of war”

“You’re either for us or you’re with the terrorists”

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Office of Homeland Security

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a new cabinet post created after 9/11

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Patriot Act (2001)

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it gave more power to the government to investigate terroristic activities

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Taliban

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organization that governed Afghanistan

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al Queda

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“the base” -holy war led by Osama bin Laden

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sleeper cells

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terroristic organizations that may exist without our knowledge

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