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Pentagon papers

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United States officials lied about the progress of the Vietnam war

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War powers act purpose

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No president can commit troops to armed struggles whiteout congress

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How water gates candle began

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By the break in by 5 men at democratic headquarters

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What did Reagan’s economic plan lower

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Income taxes of the citizens

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Supply side economics

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Meaning the theory that influenced Reagan’s economic policies

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Cold War dissolved

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This war Soviet Union

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NAFTA

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Is an achievement of this president Bill Clinton

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Globalization concern

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United States would lose jobs to other countries where wages or pay are lower

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Silent spring

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Author about environmental issues by Rachel Carson

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SALT

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President Nixon

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Did other politicians believe Richard Nixon abused political president power

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Yes they thought he abused his presidential power and legal structure

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Détente

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Hostile us and Soviet Union relations in 1970s

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Apartheid

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South African government racial segregation

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Information revolution

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Internet and World Wide Web

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Executive branch

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President , Vice President , and heads of government agencies

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Legislative branch

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Law makers ( house and senate)

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Judicial branch

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Members of the courts and the Supreme Court judges are appointed for life

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Democratic country

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United States

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Communist countries

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Soviet Union , China , north Vietnam , North Korea

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Johnson policy of escalation

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Used this buildup of untied states armed forces in Vietnam

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Reason us entered WWI

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bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese

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Why did Roosevelt use fireside chats

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He convinced people that is was safe to put money back in the bank when it reopened

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Berlin Wall location

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East and West Berlin, Germany

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Ho Chi Minh

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Leader of north Vietnam

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Brown vs. board of education

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Case that led to integration and desegregation in public schools

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D day

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1944 the successful invasion of France in ww2

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Goal of new deal

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To give people jobs and relive unemployment

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Women roles did in wwll

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The women did the work the men did

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Majority of holocaust victims nationality

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We’re Jewish

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Cesar Chavez importance

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He was a Hispanic leader for the United farm workers

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