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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

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Anti-Vietnam War Protests

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Baby Boom

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Civil Rights Movement

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Cold War

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Containment Policy

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Detente

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Feminist and Gay/Lesbian Activism

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Great Society

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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Iran Hostage Crisis

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Korean War

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

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Nixon’s Vietnam Policy

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Vietnam War

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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