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Appeasement

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Giving into an aggressor to avoid tensions and conflict.

Munich conference: Britain, France, and Italy gave permission to Germany to take over Czech.

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Lend Lease Act

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Allowed U.S. to provide milord aid to foreign nations

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Pearl Harbor

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Japan’s surprise attack on U.S. naval base

Pushed America to join WW2

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Japanese-American Interment Camps

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Removal and relocation of citizens with Japanese ancestry because of fear of spies

Most prisoners where American born citizens

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Rosie The Riveter

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Encouraged women to step up and help the country.

Demonstrated hope for women wanting equality in the workplace.

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Double V Campaign

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African Americans efforts to gain equality.

believed it would be double victory because of equality and winning war

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Totalitarianism

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Political system where government takes complete control of both political and social life (aka communism)

(Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini)

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D-Day invasion

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One of largest amphibious invasions

Invaded Germany and freed Eastern Europe from Nazi Germany control.

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Holocaust

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Nazi soldiers took all Jews and located them in interment camps where they were killed. After war the living Jews were freed and Nazi soldiers were prosecuted.

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Manhattan project

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Research and development of atomic bomb

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Atomic bombs dropped on Japan to end war.

U.S. justified that it had to be done because of a greater good.

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Winston Churchill

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Prime minister of U.K. from 1940-1945

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Iron curtain

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Term used to show separation in Germany (East and West)

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Containment

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Containment policy was meant to stop expansion of soviet communism

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Arms Race

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Race between U.S. And Russia to see who could have a stronger weapon military.

America: H-bomb
Russia:Sputnik in space

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Second Red Scare

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Tensions because of Cold War made HUAC investigate communism suspected in America.

Alger Hiss: spying for soviets

Rosenbergs: atomic bomb info to soviets

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Iranian Coup 1953

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CIA planned overthrow of Iranian government setup by Mossadeq and appointed Shah (democracy friendly)

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Cuban Revolution

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Fidel Castro(communist) overthrew government established by U.S. during the Bay of Pigs

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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U.S.S.R. sent missiles to Cuba and U.S. tried to lowkey intervene and kill Fidel Castro but failed miserably.

JFK had to take blame for whole the whole thing

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GI Bill

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Made to help the veterans have a better transition from war to American society

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Levittown

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Mass production technique to build suburbs

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Beatniks

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People who wanted as little structure to thei life as possible (hippies)

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Allowed integration of schools for Linda Brown and little rock 9.

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Little Rock 9

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Group of students who integrated into an all white school. This was a big controversy.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and this initiated the boycott towards busses. Eventually the blacks didn't have to sit in the back. They got equality on busses
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Martin Luther King
Civil rights leader that encouraged non-violence. Symbol of the Civil Rights Movement
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Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Students who believed in nonviolent protests. They organized sit-ins and freedom bus rides.
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Malcolm X
Demanded that blacks should defend themselves against people who attacked them during protests. More violent approach
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Black power
Black Panthers were led my Huey Newton and they used more violent approach to get Civil Rights
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March on Washington
Led by MLK non-violence to gain attention for unjust treatment for blacks Police brutally treated and attacked the blcks and it was all seen on t.v.
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Civil Rights Act 1964
Public segregation was outlawed Workplace equality African America s got right to vote
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Voting rights act (1965)
African American men had the right to vote, but had to pass Sheraton tests and regulations
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Betty Friedan
Author of Feminine Mystique Her book encouraged suburban women to stand up for themselves and get equal rights
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National Organization For Women (NOW)
Was the voice for equality for women. Wanted to abolish gender descrimination
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Cesar Chavez
Leader of the United Farm Workers who wanted equal pay. Boycotted grapes to make their company be affected.
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New frontier
JFK's plan to help out regular people Education, health care, civil rights, urban life, etc. Take charge initiative
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Warren Commission
The report give. To the public about JFK's assassination because there were many questions Stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was lone killer
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Great Society
LBJ's plan to help all Americans by using laws to suit the citizens Helped those in poverty
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Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964)
How the government was able to get Americas support for Vietnam. U.S. Boat was spying on north Vietnamese ship and north shot at U.S. boat but missed. U.S. Sunk their ship
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Tet Offensive
Series of surprise attacks against military and civilians throughout south Vietnam Americans disapproved of this
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Credibility gap
Misinformation from military leaders and government. Made Americans believe we were winning in Vietnam
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New left
Extreme radicals who were anti war and were pro civil rights Hippies
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Students for a Democratic Society(SDS)
Students who organized rallies against corporate America. Many riots were organized
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Anti-war movement
Many groups who were opposed to Vietnam War involved riots with violence and police brutality
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Democratic National Convention in Chicago
LBJ announced he wouldn't run for another presidency Violence in convention
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Witan inaction
Supposed to make the warned sooner and make U.S. lose with dignity
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Silent Majority
People who supported Vietnam and wanted stability in America again.
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Détente
When Nixon met with chairman of China and Soviet leader to ease Cold War tensions.
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Salt I Treaty
Thanks to Détente china and Soviet Union agreed to arms reduction
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Stagflation
When economy slows down, but there's still inflation
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New Right
Conservatives who wanted to revive American dream and go back to traditional society Less government involvement and turned towards religion
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Watergate
Nixon hired 5 men to tap wire democrat party headquarters to set up spying Men were caught and Nixon resigned because he was guilty.
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Ford pardoning Nixon
After Nixon resigned because of watergate Ford pardoned Nixon. Nixon wouldn't face jail time or be punished
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Camp David Accords
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt Israel was recognized as a country by Egypt Carter was mediator who helped the accord happen.
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Reaganomics/ supply side economy
Traditional approach. Give funds to corporations and let it trickle down by giving jobs
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End of Cold War
The Berlin Wall came down Gorbachev was new leader of Soviet Union. He wanted to restructure U.S.S.R. and reduce defensive spending
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Effects of Cold War ending
Iron curtain disappears (Germany is united) Reagan + Gorbachev are friendlier towards each other.
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Globalization
Integrating national uprisings in American society. Get more involved.
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9/11 attacks
Islamic radicals overthrew 4 flights. Made war come to America which was very traumatic to citizens Homeland security was affected
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Sandra Day O'Connor
First women to be appointed to court

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