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1
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CIA army that attempted to invade cuba

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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Truman ordered the air force to drop food, clothing, and other goods into west berlin

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Berlin Airlift

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built in 1961 separated east and west berlin; symbol of Cold War

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Berlin Wall

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the aftermath of WWII, Soviets eager to spread communism while U.S. sought to defend democracy

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Cold War

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kennedy learned that soviets sent nuclear missiiles to cuba

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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6
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protects air and water quality an monitored the use of pesticides

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Environmental Protection Agency

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1956 created a uniform syst of roads across US

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`Interstate Highway Act

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8
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gave millions of dollars in aid to western europe to improve their economies

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Marshall Plan

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9
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Dulles, Eisenhower’s sec of state, promised to soviet aggression with a nuclear attack

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Massive retaliation

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10
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federally funded health benefits for lower income and disabled. Uncle Dennis mentioned this for himself.

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Medicaid

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11
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health benefits for the elderly age 65+ now

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Medicare

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12
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the 1968 U.S. rape, torture, and murder of women and children in Vietnam

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My Lai Massacre

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13
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US space program

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NASA

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14
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created by several of the top oil producing countries

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OPEC

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15
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carter promised panama complete control of it by 2000

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Panama Canal

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16
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sent volunteers on humanitarian missions in underdev countries

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Peace Corps

17
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leaked docs that accused the army, JFK< and LBJ of deceiving the public during the vietnam war

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Pentagon Papers

18
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soviet satellite

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Sputnik

19
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vietnamese communists launched a major offensive against US troops in the south’s major cities on vietnamese new year (tet)

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Tet Offensive

20
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a spy plane that flew over soviet union during eisenhower’s 1st term

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U2

21
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break-in at this national democr party headquarters brought nixon admin’s secrets to light, led to nixon resigning

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Watergate

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