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A big political scandal in the 1970s when people working for the U.S. President were caught spying on the other political party.
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When a country stays out of other countries’ problems and tries not to get involved.
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War A long period after World War II when the U.S. and the Soviet Union were rivals, but they didn’t fight directly.
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Believing that people born in your country are better than immigrants and wanting to limit immigration.
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Scare A time when people in the U.S. were very afraid of communists.
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Related to the energy inside atoms, often used to make powerful bombs or electricity.
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Buying, selling, or exchanging goods between people or countries.
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A person who secretly collects information about another country or group.
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A nickname for a nuclear bomb, a very powerful and destructive weapon.
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Not choosing a side in a conflict or argument.
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Eleven When terrorists attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, destroying the World Trade Center buildings.
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When the government tries to remove a President or official from office for doing something wrong.
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A young woman in the 1920s who wore fashionable clothes and acted in a bold, modern way.
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A style of music with lively rhythms and lots of improvisation, popular in the early 1900s.
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Crow laws Unfair laws in the U.S. that kept Black and white people separated and treated Black people badly.
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A global network that connects computers and lets people share information and communicate.
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Bin Laden The leader of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda, who planned the 9/11 attacks.
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The process of accusing a President or government official of wrongdoing