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GI Bill of Rights

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Provided benefits to help veterans succeed

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Consumer Credit

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Credit that is used to buy goods that are consumed.

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commute

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Drive to work - Many people who moved to the suburbs had to COMMUTE to work.

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United Nations

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an organization of 50 countries that promotes global cooperation

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Berlin Airlift

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What as organized by Americans and British to deliver food and fuel to West Berliners.

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ideology

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system of ideas and ideals - There were many differences in ideology between the Soviet Union and the West.

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aggressor

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the one being aggressive - Germans was an aggressor in World War II.

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Red Scare

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When many communists were arrested

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Korean War

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Fight between US & S. Korea - US Forces were sent to protect South Korea during the Korean War.

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propaganda

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A key element of the Cold War

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civil rights

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rights that are guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution

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passive resistance

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to oppose something without using violence

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space race

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race to explore outer space

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guerrilla warfare

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war tactics that include surprise, random attacks

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arms control

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deal to limit the production of weapons

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Vietnam Conflict

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conflict in which the US forces fought alongside the South Vietnamese against the North Vietnamese

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National Organization for Women

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organization that works toward equal opportunities for women

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United Farm Workers of America

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organization that works to gain rights for migrant workers

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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law that makes it illegal for businesses to refuse to hire a qualified person just because that person has a disability

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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commission that enforces civil rights laws that have to do with the workplace

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Environmental Protection Agency

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agency created to enforce environmental laws

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Earth Day

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holiday designed to make people aware of ways they could help the environment

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Persian Gulf War

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conflict in which the US led an alliance to force Iraq out of Kuwait

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internet

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worldwide network of computers

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After World War II, countries throughout the world decided to form the _____ _____ to help promote _____ _____, the basic freedoms that belong to people.

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United Nations, human rights

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The US and other countries in the _____ _____ decided to fight against the spread of communism.

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free world

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Joseph Stalin

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leader of the Soviet Union

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Germany, including the city of _____, was divided into two parts.

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Berlin

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A believer in civil rights, Truman decided to _____ the military in 1948 so that African Americans and white Americans could serve together.

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desegregate

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When communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea, the United Nations called for a _____ _____.

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cease-fire

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The UN sent troops led by General _____ _____ to help South Korea.

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Douglas MacArthur

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Linda Brown

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a girl who wanted to go to her neighborhood school in Topeka, Kansas, but was told she could not because she was African American.

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The court case that ended segregation in all public schools was tried in the Supreme Court - who argued the case?

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Thurgood Marshall

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

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Worked for civil rights. He believed in non-violence, so he used peaceful methods to change society.

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The world was changing in the 1960s and the first televised presidential debates took place between John F Kennedy and

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Richard M Nixon

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The Soviet Union had achieved early success in its space program, but the US caught up when _________ became the first American to walk in space.

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Edward H White

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NASA’s _____ program prepared for a moon landing and three astronauts were killed during a ground test in 1967.

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Apollo

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Neil Armstrong

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The first man to walk on the moon.

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The 1960s were characterized by the struggle for civil rights. The struggle often included protests and _____

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demonstrations

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President Lyndon B Johnson

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tried to help African Americans by working to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965 so that every citizen would have the chance to vote.

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Many Mexican American activists worked to help _____ _____ who often labored in terrible conditions.

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migrant workers

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President Lyndon B Johnson faced many challenges. Although his plans to help Americans at home brought people together, his commitment of troops to _____ in Southeast Asia deeply divided the country.

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Vietnam

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President Gerald Ford faced many problems after President Nixon resigned. Unemployment and _____ were high, so goods and services were expensive.

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goods

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Gas prices rose, and oil shipped to the US by countries in the Middle List was _____.

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limited

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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New Soviet Union Leader

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Ronald Reagan

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Elected president in 1980

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