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History 225 Midtermm
US History since 1945
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Undergraduate 2
04/28/2017

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The New Deal Purpose
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economic relief and job programs in the depression
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New Deal Safety Net
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Gave government responsibility to aid people in trouble
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Social Security
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Center of safety net, provided insurance and feeral old age pension
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New Deal Coalition
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New and winning combination of democratic voters who elected FDR 4 times, the Truman, Kennedy and LBJ
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Golden age for US workers
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1940's and 1950's
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Postwar era economic shift
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Production --> Consumption
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Consumer culture
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A way of life centered on what you buy
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Traits that define suburbs
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Location outside a city, low density/single family home; achitectural similarity, easy availability; economic and racial homogeneity
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William Levitt
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mass production of housing in NY 1947
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The Feminine Mystique
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Betty Friedan
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Hiroshima (date)
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Aug 6, 1945
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Nagasaki (date)
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Aug 9, 1945
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Idea of containment
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George Kennan 1946 - US must oppose Soviet expansion
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Truman Doctrine
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1947 - US will intervene anywhere to resist armed minorities
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Marshall Plan
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1947 - massive US effort to rebuild Europe's economy
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Formed National Security Council (NSC) and CIA
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1947
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Berlin Airlift
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1948 US uses planes to block Soviet effort to control Berlin
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NSC-68
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1950 - NSC Document in favor of Cold War
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Formation of NATO
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1950 - millitary alliance of US, Canada, W Europe
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Korean War
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1950-1953 - direct resul of Cold War idea of Containment
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McCarthyism
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1950-1954 The Red Scare and tensions rise amid communist accusations
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Brown v Board of Ed
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1954 - Required school integration
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The Freedom Rides
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1961 organized by Congress of Racial Equality and SNCC
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SNCC
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Sudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Civil Rights Act
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1964 - Ended segregated public facilities
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Voting Rights Act
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1965 - removed all barriers to voter registration for blacks
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Gloria Steinem
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Founded the magazine for women
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