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Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was born on February 4, 1921. She wrote a book and its about women finding fulfillment beyond traditional roles. She wanted to explore new ideas of women. She received a fellowship to go to the University of California. -
Truman Doctrine
President truman delivered a speech before a joint session of congress. he asked congress to support the greek government. they believed that the soviet union supported the greek. Meddling into greek and turkish affairs. -
Vietnam War
More than 3 million people were killed in the war. more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved. 10,000 people were found missing. The locations were South Vietnam north Vietnam Cambodia and Laos 30,000 civilians were killed in the north. -
McCarthyism
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Cold War
World WarII ended and soviet threat was a strategy called "containment". It was fought together as allies against the Axis power. The relationship between both nations was a tense one. Soviets were concerned about The russian leader joseph. -
Rock n' Roll
195s style of music that started to be originated and evolved in the U.S. in the late 1940s.Pianos were replaced with guitars.Rock n Roll is seen in movies, fashion, attitudes, and television. it moved forward as just "Rock Music" -
Beatniks
It gathered in New York by a lot of young people. "Why am i so beat" was a story about a weekend a four students going to a party. Beat was a slang for beatdown. The beat generations sold books, black turtle names sweaters and dark glasses. -
John F. Kennedy
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Great Society
Was a set of Domestic Programs In the U.S. The main idea was to eliminate racial injustice. LBJ Wrote The Great Society speech. 22 trillion in current dollars was spent.rate of 19 percent -
Tet Offensive 1968
At the end both sides endured losses and they both sides claimed victory. Richard was the next president. Tet is a holiday, time for truce spend in a festival. The first phase began around january 30 and 31 -
Rust Belt vs Sun Belt
It includes Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Lousiana, Mississippi , New mexico, South coralina, and Texas The rust belt refers to an economic region. The decline in industrial work has left many factories abandoned. Rusting due to their exposure. -
War Powers Act
war powers the president to notify congress withinn 48 hours. war powers has been violated in the past. Bill Clinton in 1999 during the bombing compaign. War powers are divided congress has power to raise and support. -
Vietnamization
President nixon took the office. he introduced a new strategy called vietnamization that was made trying to end american involvement in the vietnam war. communist take over and allow the U.S. to leave conflict. -
Ray Kroc
He joined MCDonald's in 1955 and he began to built it into the most successful fast food corporation in the world. He was a very important person even in Time 100: the Most Important people of the century. He owned a baseball team in Sad Diego Padres. -
Marshall Plan
European recovery program, the united states gave over 13 billion, 130 billion in current money, in economic support after the world war. Major role in sucessful reconstruction to the Marshal Plan. It helped 18 coutries. -
Korean war
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Containment Policy
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Domino Theory
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Berlin Airlift
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Interstate Highway Act
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Interstate Highway Act
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Sputnik
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Jonas Salk
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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Rosenberg Trail
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26th Amendment
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Space Race
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1950's Prosperity
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Bay of Pigs
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
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Moon Landing
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Richard Nixon
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G.I. Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944)
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Baby Boom Generation
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Iron Curtain
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Anti-War Movement
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Levittown
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Lyndon B. Johnson
