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7
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Conflicts and Resolutions
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1955
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1980
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20th Century
People to Know
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Vocabulary
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Quizizz™
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Nearpod™
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Unit Guide
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KEY TOPICS
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The 1960s marked the ‘high water mark’ of liberalism in America with Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society advocating for government intervention to solve society's problems, and the judicial system under the Warren Court applying liberal ideals and values on America.
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Denied the basic civil rights afforded to citizens of the United States for over a century after legally gaining them, African Americans and other minorities led movements in America that forever changed the nation and its people.
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American military buildup in Vietnam began under President Eisenhower, after Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, President Johnson inherited the crisis expanding America’s commitment into a lengthy full-scale war that shows the limitations of America's military might.
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Social and cultural issues take center stage in an era of tremendous change. These changes will lay the foundation of the modern culture and society of America.
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During the 1960s and 1970s, events both foreign and domestic spark a new interest in the environment and natural resources with the newly understood harm that human activity was having on the planet and American dependency on foreign sources of energy.
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The early 1960s saw the Cold War heat up as tensions grew between the United States and the Soviet Union. As the Republican party tries again to reclaim the White House, a growing movement shifts the direction of the Republican Party further to the right as a new Republican president tarnishes the executive office.
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