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asian nato member. the united states withdrew its nuclear weapons from this country to end the cuban missle crisis
globally centered groups that try to solve world problems
the general increase in the prices of goods and services over time, reducing the purchasing power of currency
the death and destruction of six-million jews and five million other people by the nazis during world war two
theory that if one country uses nuclear weapons then other countries will use them, effectively ending the world as we know it
marked the end of direct american involvement in the vietnam war, following the signing of teh paris peace accords. south vietnam would later lose the war and vietnam is communist to this day
individuals or policies advocating for social and economic equality, government intervention in the economy, and progressive societal values
actions by a central bank to control the money supply and interest rates, influencing economic activity by managing inflation, employment, and overall economic stability
military alliance between countries in eastern eurppe and the soviet union
a series of nonviolent protests initiated by african american college students at a woolworth's lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina, challenging racial segregation and inspiring similar actions across the southern united states during the civil rights movement
assassinated on april 4, 1968, in memphis, tennessee, when he was fatally shot on the balcony of the lorraine motel, an event that had a profound impact on the civil rights movement in the united states
naval base in hawaii attacked by japanese aircraft on december 7, 1941. the sinking of much of the united states pacific fleet brought the united states into world war two
given to the united states by spain as a payment for the cost of the spanish american war
belief that if one country becomes communist its neighbors would also become communist
significantly more powerful than past weapons. first used in hiroshima
vastly more powerful than atomic bombs. capable of destroying entire cities and permanently irradiating countries
purchased by the united states from russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. significant because it removed foreign powers from the continent
the scene of the last great united states amphibious campaign in world war two. it showed that the japanese would "fight to the death"
the first city to face nuclear attacks during world war two
site of allied invasion of occupied france, the turning point in world war two