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Birmingham

City in 1963 that met protestors with police dogs and firehoses. Brought national attention to the movement

and forced the government to respond.

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War Powers Act

Law passed after the Vietnam War which limits the President’s ability to send troops into battle without the

approval of Congress.

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Robert Kennedy

He was the Attorney General under JFK and later became the leading

candidate for the President in 1968 before he was assassinated by Sirhan

Sirhan.

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Civil Rights Act, 1964

Civil Rights law passed after JFK’s death that banned segregation in all

public places.

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Berlin Wall

This symbol of communism was constructed in 1961 to prevent travel and communication between the east

and west parts of Berlin.

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Joseph McCarthy

US Senator who began to accuse various people in the government and entertainment profession of being communist. The accusations were usually without proof and served to assassinate the character of the accused.

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Sit-In

Began in Greensboro, NC to protest the segregation policies of many

public restaurants. Started by 4 NC A&T College students.

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Containment

The idea of stopping the spread of communism. Theory was set forth by George Kennan. The Truman Doctrine was the official US policy that reflected

this theory.

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March on Washington

Large protest in August 1963 outside the Lincoln Memorial to protest the conditions of Civil Rights. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” Speech in this protest.

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Chesar Chavez

Leader of the migrant farm workers union that formed in the 60’s and 70’s to improve the wages and conditions these workers were receiving.

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Great Society

Name of Lyndon B. Johnson’s program to help the US to fight evils of our

society, namely poverty, discrimination, unemployment, and

poor education.

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Malcolm X

Spokesperson for the controversial Nation of Islam. Advocated black

nationalism and separation from white society. Accepted the use of violence in order to defend oneself against civil

rights abuses.

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NATO

Name of the security organization formed by the US and western

European nations in the Cold War.

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Brown v. Board of Education

Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that segregation is no longer

acceptable. Decision was made in a school desegregation case in 1954.

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NOW

Organization that was formed to advocate the rights of women as a group. Helped lead the women’s movement of the 60’s and 70’s.

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Deferment

Practice of giving college bound students an exemption from the draft sending men to fight in Vietnam. This

became one of the major issue protested in the war.

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James Earl Ray

The convicted assassin of MLK Jr.

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Iron Curtain

Name given by Winston Churchill to the areas of Europe that were now

under the control of the USSR.

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George Wallace

Governor of Alabama who stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to protest its order to integrate. He

later ran for President on a platform of continued segregation.

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Rosa Parks

Montgomery lady who signals the beginning of the Civil Rights

Movement when she refuses to give up a seat on a segregated bus.

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Peace Corp

Group begun by JFK that was composed of volunteers who went to underdeveloped nations and tried to help the people there improve their

lives.

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Detente

Nixon’s policy of relaxing tensions between the superpowers. Led to

several arms reduction treaties with the USSR and a state visit to communist China in 1972.

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Voting Rights Act

National law passed to guarantee voting privileges to African Americans

across the nation.

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38th Parallel

This line represented the division of North and South Korea. This is the

area where the Korean War began and ended as neither side gained any

measurable land area.

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New Frontier

Name given to the JFK administration policies that challenged the nation to move into the future. Containment, Civil Rights, and Space Exploration

were some of the goals of the program.

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Hippies

Name given to members of the counter culture movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s. They often objected to societal norms and

experimented with communal living and hallucinogenic drugs.

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U-2

Name of the US spy plane that was shot down over the USSR during

Eisenhower Administration.

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Little Rock

City where President Eisenhower had to send troops in order to desegregate a local all white high school in 1957.

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Black Power

Idea promoted by Stokley Carmichael to describe the idea that African

Americans should control their social, economic, and political lives and

separate from white society if needed.

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Viet Cong

Name of the South Vietnamese communist fighters who were our

opponents in the Vietnam War.

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John F. Kennedy

Winner of the 1960 Presidential election. Challenged Americans to

“ask what they can do for their country.” Established the Peace Corp. Avoided war during the Cuban Missile

Crisis. Assassinated in Dallas.

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Pentagon Papers

Secret documents leaked to the NY Times that told of the activities of

several Presidents to escalate the war in Vietnam without the Congress’ or

public’s knowledge.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

National crisis of 1962 when the US discovered nuclear missiles being

placed in Cuba by the USSR. Led to a near war with the USSR.

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James Meredith

African American man who was the first to go to a formerly segregated

University of Mississippi.

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Freedom Riders

Group of civil disobedience protestors who rode into segregation bus stations

to prove the point of civil rights abuses. Some were injured and killed in a bomb that was placed on one of

the buses.

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Tet Offensive

This was the turning point of the Vietnam Conflict as the Communist forces mounted a massive offensive and although they were defeated it served to discourage the American

military and public in January of 1968.

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Lee Harvey Oswald

Accused lone assassin of JFK, who was killed by Jack Ruby. Is often the topic

of several conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination.

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Kent State

College campus where Vietnam War protests were met with the gunfire of

National Guard troops and several students were killed.

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Marshall Plan

Name of the proposal to rebuild the areas of Europe destroyed by WWII. US loaned over 14 billion in supplies and materials to help these nations

and was a method to fight the possible spread of communism.

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New Federalism

Policy of Nixon to return control of many government programs to state

and local government rather than national government control.

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Bay of Pigs

Failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban nationalist exiles trying to oust Fidel Castro. The exiles had US help and were completely defeated. Great embarrassment to the Kennedy

Administration.

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Korean War

War fought to stop the invasion of communists across the 38th parallel. Fought from 1950-1953. War begun

under Truman and ended under Eisenhower.

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Suburbia or Levittown

The word describes the growth of the areas surrounding urban areas as many American sought a quieter

lifestyle.

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Resolution that asked US Congress to retaliate against North Vietnam for

attacks against US vessels near Vietnam that led to war in Vietnam.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Leader of the non-violent disobedience Civil Rights Movement that began in Montgomery Alabama and spread

across the nation.

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Berlin Airlift

Cold War confrontation where the US had to fly supplies into Germany city

in order to prevent its takeover by communist forces under the USSR.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Became President upon the death of JFK and created domestic program

called the Great Society to fight poverty. Began US involvement in

Vietnam.

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Truman Doctrine

Presidential Policy of trying to aid any nation that needs aid to prevent the spread of communist governments.

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Richard Nixon

Elected president in 1968. Policy of détente helped to ease the Cold War tensions. Policy of vietnamization led

to US withdrawal from Vietnam. Resigned as President after the

Watergate scandal.

Vietnamization: getting South Vietnam to take more control of war effort

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George Wallace

Governor of Alabama who stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama to protest its order to integrate. He

later ran for President on a platform of continued segregation.

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Warren Commission

Name of the official government investigation into the death of JFK.

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Equal Rights Act

Proposed Constitutional Amendment that would have guaranteed equal rights regardless of sex. Proposed

Amendment has never been ratified. (1972 passes Congress, but not the states, introduced again in 2009)

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Nation of Islam

African American group that advocated black nationalism and

separation from white society. They were also a religious group who

required members to convert to the Muslim religion.