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AP Success - AP US History: Terms and Concepts from Period 8 (1945-1980)

For each of the following terms, briefly define the term and describe its significance within historical context.

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Affirmative Action

Question 2

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Anti-Vietnam War Protests

Question 3

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Baby Boom

Question 4

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 5

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 6

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Civil Rights Movement

Question 7

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Cold War

Question 8

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Containment Policy

Question 9

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 10

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Detente

Question 11

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Environmental Protection Agency

Question 12

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Feminist and Gay/Lesbian Activism

Question 13

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Great Society

Question 14

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Question 15

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Iran Hostage Crisis

Question 16

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Korean War

Question 17

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Martin Luther King's Direct Action and Non-Violent Protest Tactics

Question 18

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Nixon’s Vietnam Policy

Question 19

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Vietnam War

Question 20

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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