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American History II

Three legacies of the New Deal

The link below is to an article about the New Deal that lists many of the programs the New Deal implemented. It is a great article to read to get ideas for what to search to answer this question: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3045301747/WHIC?u=nclivespcc&sid=WHIC&xid=a381e0df

This article is titled The New Deal, edited by William A. Darity, Jr., found in World History Online database.

Try searching for:

  • social security
  • fdic

Growth of American military involvement in Vietnam 1960-65

Consider of the the information and notable players gleaned from overviews about the Vietnam War.

Such players and ideas as:

  • Ho Chi Minh
  • Gulf of Tonkin
  • Cold War
  • Fear of communism
  • Lyndon B Johnson and Vietnam War
  • Ngo Dinh Diem

Who was responsible for the Cold War?

Search for "cold war" and find a plethora of articles. The article on the top of the screen in the Overview section is a great article to read to gain an understanding of the topic and to find some key search terms.

What are lessons from the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's?

Try searching for individual people and movements such as:

  • Congress of Racial Equality core
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • NAACP
  • Civil Rights Act
  • Voting rights Act
  • Black Panthers
  • Malcolm X
  • Brown v Board of Education