APUSH Ch.25 Vocab

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Massive retaliation?

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Policy by Eisenhower to limit Cold War costs.

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CIA: A nation's spy agency monitoring foreign developments and conducting secret missions for U.S. interests.

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A nation's spy agency monitoring foreign developments and conducting secret missions for U.S. interests.

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Sputnik is...

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The world's first space Satellite.

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What is NASA?

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A new government agency fostering American space efforts.

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NDEA?

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Federal aid to improve education

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Spirit of Geneva refers to a perspective by Eisenhower and Khrushchev that the Cold War could be limited through their personal engagement.

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A perspective fostered by Eisenhower and Khrushchev that the Cold War might, at the least, be limited by their personal engagement with each other.

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Interstate Highway System

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A national system of super highways to enhance car and truck travel across the U.S.

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Nation of Islam is a religious and political group combining Muslim teachings with African-American pride and self-determination.

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A religious and political organization that mixed Muslim religious teachings with a campaign for African-American separatism, pride, and self-determination.

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Brown v. Board of Education: Supreme Court case declaring "separate but equal" schools for different races violated the Constitution.

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"Separate but equal" schools violated the Constitution.

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SNCC is a black civil rights organization that focused on younger activists and college students.

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A black civil rights organization that drew heavily on younger activists and college students.