| A | B |
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| "I have a dream" | a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 2 China Policy | US foreign policy 1950s to 1970s .. The United States recognized Taiwan as representing all of China .. And not Communist (Mainland) China |
| 25th Amendment | states if something happens to the President … the Vice President steps in .. At least temporarily takes over |
| 26th Amendment | voting age is lowered to age 18 |
| Affirmative Action | giving preference to people because of their ethnicity |
| baby boom | 1950s .. Huge population increase … post World War II |
| Bay of Pigs Invasion | ill - fated attempt to get rid of Fidel Castro in the 1960s |
| Berlin Wall | built by Soviet Union, East Germany & Warsaw Pact .. To keep people from escaping to the West |
| Betty Friedan | led the Women's Movement .. Wrote "The Feminine Mystique" |
| Black Power | 1960s .. African Americans want fast change .. Willing to action |
| blue collar | people who work with their hands .. Usually factory workers on an assembly line |
| Brezhnev | hard line Soviet - pro-communist leader of USSR - 1970s & early 1980s |
| Brezhnev Doctrine | the Soviet army has the right to keep communist govts. in power in Eastern Europe |
| brinkmanship | foreign policy comes close to bringing the the United States to the BRINK … EDGE of war .. Almost, but not quite |
| Camp David Accords | Foreign policy accomplishment of President Jimmy Carter … Israel and Egypt make peace with each other … 1st time an Arab nation was at peace with Israel |
| capitalism | making $$$ …. Being able to own your own business … be your own boss … make a profit … get rich … (it exists today in the US, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, … etc.) |
| Cesar Chavez | leader of Migrant farm workers in the southwest and California |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency .. Covert (secret) operations |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | law made segregation illegal in most places |
