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Unit VIII- AMERICAN HIS VOCAB
List of Vocabulary words for Unit VIII in American History II
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History
10th Grade
04/16/2014

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Consumerism
Definition

the belief that it is good for people to spend a lot of money on goods and services


New York City- Many people felt and had this belief there

Term
Beat Movement
Definition

A group of American writers and artists popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, influenced by Eastern philosophy and religion and known especially for their use of nontraditional forms and their rejection of conventional social values.

 

African Americans

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Medicare
Definition

a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary Medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65.


Elderly People

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Medicaid
Definition
a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.
Poor Single mothers/ fathers
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Domino Theory
Definition
a theory that if one country is taken over by another country, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.

Eisenhower
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Napalm

 

Definition

a jellylike substance used in fire bombs, flamethrowers, and even Napalm bombs


Vietnam War

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Agent Orange
Definition

a defoliant chemical used by the US in the Vietnam War.


Vietnamese villages shattered

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War Powers Act
Definition

to increase congressional control over the executive branch in foreign policy matters, specifically in regard to military actions short of formally declared war

 

Vetoed by Nixon

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Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Definition

to repel any armed attack against U.S. forces in Southeast Asia

 

Lyndon Johnson

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Feminism
Definition

the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities


African Amerincans, White women

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Equal Rights Amendment
Definition

a proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one's sex.


Women, Men.

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Peace Corps
Definition
a civilian organizationsponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution of industrial, agricultural, educational, and health programs.
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