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a massive Allied operation that supplied food, fuel, and other essential goods to citizens of West Berlin by air
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Declared that the United States would provide political, military, and economic assistance to democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces
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a U.S. initiative enacted in 1948 that provided $13.3 billion to rebuild war-torn Western Europe.
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The belief that if one country became communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism
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A Cold War strategy of pushing dangerous situations to the edge of war to force the other side to back down.
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The U.S. policy of stopping the spread of communism around the world
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A period of eased tensions and improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
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A Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev that encouraged openness and freedom of speech.
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Economic and political reforms in the Soviet Union aimed at improving the struggling economy.
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The practice of accusing people of being communists without strong evidence during the 1950s.
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An economic and political system where the government controls property and businesses, aiming for equality among citizens
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An economic system in which private individuals and businesses own property and compete for profit
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A chemical sprayed by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to destroy forests and crops
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A major surprise attack by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces in 1968 during the Vietnam War.
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The killing of hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in 1968
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President Richard Nixon’s plan to gradually withdraw U.S. troops and let South Vietnam take over the fighting
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A 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles placed in Cuba
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A 14-year-old African American boy whose 1955 murder became a major catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
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Peaceful protests where demonstrators sat in segregated places and refused to leave.
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A protest in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to fight segregation, especially the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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A movement that promoted African American pride, self-reliance, and political power in the 1960s and 1970s
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A political organization that promoted Black empowerment and community protection during the Civil Rights era.
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A law that provided returning World War II veterans with benefits such as education, housing loans, and job training
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The large increase in births in the United States after World War II (1946–1964)
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One of the first large suburban housing developments built after World War II for middle-class families
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The growing importance of automobiles in American life during the 1950s and beyond
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A movement in the 1960s in which many young people rejected traditional American values and lifestyles
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President Lyndon B. Johnson’s program aimed at reducing poverty and improving education, healthcare, and civil rights
