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Chapter 28 and 29
1950s and 1960s
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights Movement | A movement with citizens in the U.S. that wanted to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans. |
| Korean War | Soviet Union declared war on Japan as a result of an agreement with the U.S, and liberated Korea north of the 38th parallel. |
| Vietnam War | A war that punished North Vietnam for instigating things with the South. Also aided the South Vietnamese navy on missions. |
| Counterculture | Way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or at variance with the prevailing social norm. |
| Medicare | Social Welfare, enacted to 1965, providing insurance to people over 65. |
| Medicaid | A health care program that assists low-income families or individuals in paying for long-term medical and custodial care. |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | The showdown between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during October 1962, after Soviets snuck a missile into Cuba. |
| Truman Doctrine | A foreign policy that provided financial aid to Greek and Turkish governments than under threat by Communist rebels. |
| Brown vs. Board of Education | 1945, supreme court racially segregated education is declared unconstitutional. |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | NATO, a military mutual defense pact formed by the U.S, Canada, and ten European nations. |
| Berlin Wall | A wall from East Germany to West Germany from 1961 to 1989. |
| Great Society | Legislative agenda of LBJ, end poverty, promote civil rights, and improve housing, health care, and education. |
| Civil Rights Act | Outlawing discrimination in public accommodations and employment on the basis of race, sex, religion and skin color. |
| Environmental Protection Agency | The EPA is an agency of the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health. |
| Watergate | A complex scandal involving attempts to cover up illegal actions, leading to the resignation of President Nixon. |
| Tet offensive | Wide-ranged offense, launched by North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops throughout South Vietnam. |
| Fair Deal | A program by Harry Truman in 1949 for expanded economic opportunity and civil rights. |
| Marshall Plan | Use American Aid to rebuild war torn economics of Europe nations. |
| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | A civil rights organization, that drew heavily on younger activist and college students. |
| Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty | A treaty restricting the testing and development of nuclear ballistic missiles. |
| Berlin Airlift | U.S. effort to deliver supplies, including 2 million tons of food and coal by air to West Berlin from 1948 to 1949. |
| New Frontier | Kennedy's term for a revitalized national agency. |
| NSC-68 | A secret policy, calling for a large ongoing military. |
| Students for a Democratic Society | An organization created by leftist college students. It organized protest against racial bigotry. |
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