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Where did President Truman ban discrimination?
the military
Where did the D-Day invasion take place?
Normandy, France
Hitler's plan to eliminate all Jews (& others)
the Holocaust
Where did the Allies meet to finalize the details of post WW2 Europe
Potsdam
Explain the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba-the U.S. put a quarantine/blockade in place-eventual agreement for removal....
Name of the first Soviet satellite
Sputnik
Federal program aimed at providing free health care to the poor
medicaid
Competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was called
the Cold War
What did the Freedom Riders do?
rode buses through the south promoting desegregation laws
President Johnson's vision for America was called
the Great Society
What does Title 9 outlaw?
sexual discrimination in public schools
The most catastrophic attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor
attacks on 9/11
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
proposed a steady buildup of nuclear warheads in strategic locations around the country.
Iran Hostage Crisis
Explain the Domino Theory
if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will fall to communism
Nixon & Kissinger's plan for de-escalation in Vietnam
Vietnamization
Describe how the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany
reparations, war guilt clause, demilitarization, giving up territories outside of their borders
Explain the Non-Aggression Pact
treaty between Poland and Germany-they agreed to split Poland----and not attack each other
What was the Marshall Plan
a plan to economically help European countries rebuild after the war
What did the War Powers Act do?
limited the President's power to engage in military action to 60 days without congressional approval