| A | B |
|---|
| Richard Nixon | 37th President of the United States [1969 - 1974] … only U.S. President to resign from office |
| satellite nation | countries in Eastern Europe from 1945 - 1990 .. Communist governments, but had to obey what the Soviet leaders (in Moscow) told them …. Used as a defensive barrier to protect Russia from invasion |
| Soviet Bloc | another term for nations in eastern Europe … after World War II … because they obeyed the Communists in Moscow |
| Soviet Union | a shortened term for the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| Soyuz | name for Soviet Space Station |
| Space Race | part of the Cold War .. Satellites .. Etc. |
| Space Race | part of the Cold War … goal to see who get a man in space first |
| Sputnik | 1st satellite in space .. The Cold War now gets involved in a Space Race |
| supply side economics | government can get the economy going by cutting taxes on business who will have more $$ to create more jobs |
| terrorism | violent acts to gain attention to political causes |
| the Moon Landing | late 1960s .. The US wins the Space Race |
| Title IX | stopped discrimination against women in sports … and education … a current law suit involves the Binghamton Area (Section IV) schools .. Over cheerleading … there must be cheerleaders for both boys & girls sports |
| totalitarian … totalitarianism | dictatorship |
| trade deficit | you import more than you export … you lose $$ |
| Truman Doctrine | aid to Greece & Turkey … so they won't become communist |
| U-2 | US spy plane is shot down over the Soviet Union |
| United Nations | world peace keeping organization … it has succeeded, whereas the League of Nations did not |
| Vietnam | site of guerilla warfare in the 1960s … over 500,000 troops served there |
| VISTA | domestic program to help Americans under the Kennedy Administration |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | end anything which hindered people of all races from voting .. i.e. The Poll Tax |
