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| 19935954 | Best Of Both Worlds | Hannah Montana | 0 | |
| 19935955 | La La Land | Demi Lovato | 1 | |
| 19935956 | Hold On | Jonas Brothers | 2 | |
| 19935957 | These Words | Natasha Bedingfield | 3 | |
| 19935958 | Love Story | Taylor Swift | 4 | |
| 19935959 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 5 | |
| 19935960 | Umbrella | Rihanna | 6 | |
| 19935961 | Irreplacable | Beyonce | 7 |
| 67446276 | McCarthyism | Term for making ruthless and unfair charges against opponents, such as those leveled by a red-hunting Wisconsin senator in the 1950s | 0 | |
| 67446277 | Brown V. Board of Education | Supreme Court ruling that overturned the old Plessy V. Ferguson principle that black public facilities could be "separate but equal" | 1 | |
| 67446278 | Massive Retaliation | The doctrine upon which Eisenhower and Dulles based American nuclear policy in the 1950s | 2 | |
| 67446279 | SEATO | An Asian alliance, set up by Secretary Dulles on the model of NATO, to help support the anti-communist regime in South Vietnam | 3 | |
| 67446280 | Suez Canal | The British-and French-owned waterway whose nationalization by Egyptian President Nasser triggered a major Middle East crisis | 4 | |
| 67446281 | Sputnik | A soviet scientific achievement that set off a wave of American concern about Soviet superiority in science and education | 5 | |
| 67446282 | IBM | Major international corporation that symbolized the early computer and "information age" | 6 | |
| 67446283 | U2 | High-flying American spy plane, whose downing in 1960 destroyed a summit and heightened Cold War tensions | 7 | |
| 67446284 | The Feminine Mystique | Betty Friedan's 1963 book that launched a revolution against the suburban "cult of domesticity" that reigned in the 1950s | 8 | |
| 67446285 | Cuba | Latin American nation where a 1959 communist revolution ousted a U.S.-backed dictator | 9 | |
| 67446286 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Soldier who kept the nation at peace for most of his two terms and ended up warning America about the "military-industrial complex" | 10 | |
| 67446287 | Joseph R. McCarthy | Reckless and power-hungry demagogue who intimidated even President Eisenhower before his bubble burst | 11 | |
| 67446288 | Earl Warren | Controversial jurist who led the Supreme Court into previously off-limits social and racial issues | 12 | |
| 67446289 | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Black minister whose 1955 Montgomery bus boycott made him the leader of the civil right movement | 13 | |
| 67446290 | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese nationalist and communist whose defeat of the French led to calls for American military intervention in Vietnam | 14 | |
| 67446291 | Ngo Dinh Diem | Anti-communist leader who set up a Pro-American govt to block Ho Chi Minh's expected takeover of all Vietnam | 15 | |
| 67446292 | Betty Friedan | Writer whose 1963 book signaled the beginnings of more extensive feminist protest | 16 | |
| 67446293 | Adlai E. Stevenson | Eloquent Democratic presidential candidate who was twice swamped by a popular Republican wear hero | 17 | |
| 67446294 | Billy Graham | Popular religious evangelical who effectively used the new medium of tv | 18 | |
| 67446295 | James R. Hoffa | Tough Teamster-union boss whose corrupt actions helped lead to passage of the Landrum-Griffin Act | 19 | |
| 67446296 | John Foster Dulles | Eisenhower's tough-talking secretary of state who wanted to "roll back" communism | 20 | |
| 67446297 | Nikita Khrushchev | Blustery Soviet leader who frequently challenged Eisenhower with both threats and diplomacy | 21 | |
| 67446298 | Fidel Castro | Latin American revolutionary who became economically and militarily dependent on the Soviet Union | 22 | |
| 67446299 | Richard Nixon | Red-hunter turned world-traveling diplomat who narrowly missed becoming president in 1960 | 23 | |
| 67446300 | John F. Kennedy | Youthful politician who combined television appeal with traditional big-city Democratic politics to squeak out a victory in 1960 | 24 |
| 112883543 | Culture | the way of life a group of people at a particular time, inculding their customs, beliefs, and arts. | 0 | |
| 112883544 | Custom | A social habit or way of living in a group | 1 | |
| 112883545 | Society | a group of people bound together by the same culture | 2 | |
| 112883546 | Values | the beliefs and principles that guide the way people live. | 3 | |
| 112883547 | Legacy | the gifts a culture has recieved and the gifts it passes on to the future. | 4 | |
| 112883548 | Ice Age | a long period in the past that lasted for millions of years: glaciers covered much of the earth during this time. | 5 | |
| 112883549 | Glacier | a great sheet of slowly moving ice. | 6 | |
| 112883550 | Old Stone Age | the earliest period of human culture beginning about 2 million years ago and lasting until about 8000 B.C.E | 7 | |
| 112883551 | Nomad | A person who moves from place to place in search of food | 8 | |
| 112883552 | New Stone Age | Started in 8000 B.C.E. and the people first domesticated animals, farmed the land and lived in communities. | 9 | |
| 112883553 | Domesticate | to tame in order to make useful to humans | 10 | |
| 112883554 | Cultivate | To prepare and use the land for raising crops. This marked the beginning of the New Stone Age. | 11 | |
| 112883555 | Specialize | when you train to do a certain kind of work. | 12 | |
| 112883556 | Artisan | a person skilled of crafts such as carving or tool making. | 13 | |
| 112883557 | Technology | The use of skills and tools to serve as human resources | 14 | |
| 112883558 | Catal Huyuk | a village in the New Stone Age | 15 | |
| 112883559 | History | the record of what has happened in the past. | 16 | |
| 112883560 | Pre History | the period in history when events were not written. | 17 | |
| 112883561 | Artifacts | objects made by people long ago. | 18 | |
| 112883562 | Archeology | the study of remains or past cultures. | 19 | |
| 112883563 | Primary Source | a first-hand account of an event, such as an official document, diary, or a letter. | 20 | |
| 112883564 | Secondary Source | a written record of the past such as a book by a historian that is based on information from a primary source or sources. | 21 | |
| 274352383 | Timeline | a line that places important events with their dates | 22 |
| 63573124 | Dwight Eisenhower | Famous WW2 General. President 1953 - 1960. Known for ending korean war, making interstate high system, "Modern Republican" | 0 | |
| 63573125 | Richard Nixon | Californian senator that ran with Eisenhower in the election of 1952. Made a named for himself in the Alger Hiss case. | 1 | |
| 63573126 | Modern Republicanism | First introduced by Eisenhower, it was the theory to help the poor and aged, while trying to limit the powers of central government. | 2 | |
| 63573127 | Oveta Culp Hobby | First woman in a Republican cabinet. Eisenhower placed the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) under her. | 3 | |
| 63573128 | soil bank program | was created for farmers, means of reducing farm production and thereby increasing farm income. | 4 | |
| 63573129 | Highway Act (1956) | It authorized the construction of 42,000 miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities. Resulted in the creation of jobs, growth of suburbs and contribute to a more homogeneous national culture. | 5 | |
| 63573130 | John Foster Dullies; "brinksmanship" | Secretary of State during Eisenhower's presidency who proposed that the U.S pushed Communist powers to the brink of war, they would back down because of American nuclear superior. IT pleased coservatives | 6 | |
| 63573131 | Third World | countries who lacked stable political and economic institutions, needed help from the U.S or USSR. | 7 | |
| 63573132 | Iran | CIA helped overthrow the government in Iran that had tried to nationalize the holding of foreign oil companies. This allowed for the return of Reza Pahlavi. | 8 | |
| 63573133 | covert action | undercover intervention in foreign government by the CIA during Eisenhower's presidency. | 9 | |
| 63573134 | Indochina | Southeast Asian colony that France tried to retake after WWII, resulted in Geneva Conference. | 10 | |
| 63573135 | Geneva Conference | conference where representatives from many countries met to work out a peace agreement and arrange for Indochian's future. | 11 | |
| 63573136 | Ho Chi Minh | Communist leader that established a communist dictatorship in North Vietnam. | 12 | |
| 63573137 | Vietnam | Created by the Geneva Conference, it was supposed to be temporary divided at the 17th parallel until a general election took place. However, it never took place because North Vietnam established a Communist dictatorship while South Vietnam was anticommunist. | 13 | |
| 63573138 | domino theory | stated that if one country fell to communism, all countries would fall eventually | 14 | |
| 63573139 | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (1954) | Regional defense pact between South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambio to prevent the "fall" to communism. They agrred to defend one another in case of an attack within the region. | 15 | |
| 63573140 | Suez Canal crisis (1956) | Caused when Nasser seized and nationalized the British and French Suez Canal. In response to this threat, Britian, France and Israel carried a suprise attack against Egypt and retook the canal. Angered Einsehower. After this crisis, Britian and France would never again play the role of major powers in world affairs. | 16 | |
| 63573141 | Eisenhower Doctrine | A U.S commitment to defend the Middle East against attack by any communist country, it was proposed by Einsenhower | 17 | |
| 63573142 | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | Organized in 1960 by Arab nations of Saudi, Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq Iran and Venezuela. | 18 | |
| 63573143 | "spirit of Geneva" | USSR and US conferring on peace in 1955, couldn't agree on demilitarization or Open Skies but suspended nuclear tests. First thaw in the Cold War. | 19 | |
| 63573145 | Nikita Khrushchev | New Soviet leader after Stalin, supported "peace coexsistence" | 20 | |
| 63573147 | Hungrian revolt | After a popular uprising in Hungray succeeded in overthrowing a government backed up by Moscow, Kremlin sent in Soviet tanks to crush the freedom fighters and restore control over Hungary. Hungary then asked for U.S help, however, the U.S didn't help. It ended the first thaw in the Cold War. | 21 | |
| 63573148 | Warsaw Pact | Communist security organization | 22 | |
| 63573149 | Sputnik shock | When the Soviet launched the first satellites, Sputnik I & II, into the orbit around earth. Caused congress to pass the NDEA. | 23 | |
| 63573150 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Resulted because of the Sputnik shock, it directed the U.S efforts to build missiles and explore outer space. | 24 | |
| 63573151 | U-2 incident | In which the Russians shot down a high altitude US spy plane over the Soviet Union; this incident exposed a secret US tactic for gaining information. | 25 | |
| 63573152 | Fidel Castro | led the revolution of Cuba and took control of Cuba in 1959, made Cuba communist | 26 | |
| 63573156 | Jackie Robinson | First African American baseball player to be hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers. | 27 | |
| 63573158 | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | landmark case that ruled that "seperated but equal" established by Plessy v. Ferguson to be unconstitutional. | 28 | |
| 63573159 | Earl Warren | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote the unanimous opinion for Brown v. Board of Education | 29 | |
| 63573160 | Little Rock crisis | In which a governor from the Deep South used the state's national guard to prevent nine black students from entering Little Rock Central High School. | 30 | |
| 63573161 | Rosa Parks | African American woman who refused to give up her seat in the bus. | 31 | |
| 63573162 | Montgomery bus boycott | protest in 1955-1956 by African Americans against racial segregation in bus system of Montgomery, Alabama. | 32 | |
| 63573163 | Martin Luther King. Jr | African American civil rights leader who became the spoke person for the Montgomery boycott. | 33 | |
| 63573164 | civil rights acts of 1957, 1960 | Laws signed by Eisenhower to protect blacks' rights, they were the first such laws to be enacted by the U.S Congress since Reconstruction. | 34 | |
| 63573165 | Civil Rights Commision | EStablished by the civil right acts of 1957, 1960 to protect the voting rights of blacks. | 35 | |
| 63573166 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference | Organized by MLK, it organized ministers and churches in the South to get behind the civil right struggle. | 36 | |
| 63573168 | sit-in movement | started by African American students after being refused service at segregated Woolworth's luch counter. | 37 | |
| 63573169 | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | Formed to keep the sit-in movement organized. | 38 | |
| 63573170 | corporate America | Dress Suits, Vacations, White Collar Jobs, Fortune 500 Companies, suburban homes, new cars, etc. were all characteristics of Corporate America. | 39 | |
| 63573172 | David Riesman, The Lonely Crowd | Harvard sociologist who criticized the replacement of "inner-directed" individuals in society with "other directed" conformists. | 40 | |
| 63573173 | Beatniks | small group of writers and artists criticized what they saw as the growing materialm of american society and its lack of individuality | 41 |
| 189062759 | throw sb in at the deep end | Idiom. to make someone do something difficult, especially a job, without preparing them for it or giving them any help: | 0 | |
| 189062760 | see eye to eye | Idiom. If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other: đồng tình, chung quan điểm | 1 | |
| 189062761 | get into hot water | Idiom. to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished: gặp rắc rôi | 2 | |
| 189062762 | put one's foot in it | Idiom. make an inappropriate comment, say something that is not proper: có những lời nói không phù hợp, chưa chính xác | 3 | |
| 189062763 | get on like a house on fire | Idiom. have a very good and friendly relationship: rất hợp với ai | 4 | |
| 189062764 | a fish out of water | Idiom. person who feels out of place in their surroundings: | 5 | |
| 189062765 | a real eye opener | Idiom. something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc: điều hay, bổ ích | 6 | |
| 189062766 | break the ice | Idiom. Bắt chuyện, mở đầu câu chuyện | 7 | |
| 189062767 | upset | v. to make someone worried, unhappy or angry | 8 | |
| 189062768 | be rude to sb | Cộc cằn, bất lịch sự với ai | 9 | |
| 189062769 | play a key role in | Đóng vai trò chủ đạo trong | 10 | |
| 189062770 | praise | v. to express admiration or approval about the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing: khen ngợi, ca ngợi | 11 | |
| 189062771 | hospitality | n. when people are friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors: lòng hiếu khách: | 12 | |
| 189062772 | counterpart | n. a person or thing which has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization: | 13 | |
| 189062773 | regardless of sth | despite; not being affected by something: bất kể/ dù cho...thế nào/ điều gì đi nữa: | 14 | |
| 189062774 | exception | n. someone or something that is not included in a rule, group or list or that does not behave in the expected way: ngoại trừ, trường hợp ngoại lệ | 15 | |
| 189062775 | enquiry | n. a question: tra hỏi, thẩm vấn, hỏi về | 16 | |
| 189062776 | mixture | n. combination of different things: sự pha trộn, sự kết hợp | 17 | |
| 189062777 | tastes and customs | Thị hiếu và tập quán | 18 | |
| 189062778 | manner | n. the usual way in which you behave towards other people, or the way you behave on a particular occasion: thái độ: | 19 | |
| 189062779 | exclusive group | Nhóm đối tượng đặc biệt | 20 |
Personalities
| 270349040 | 可爱 | cute/ lovely | 0 | |
| 270349041 | 淘气 | naughty | 1 | |
| 270349042 | 友好 | friendly | 2 | |
| 270349043 | 好动 | active/ physical | 3 | |
| 270349044 | 聪明 | smart/ clever | 4 | |
| 270349045 | 认真 | serious/conscientious | 5 | |
| 270349046 | 马虎 | careless | 6 | |
| 270349047 | 勤奋 | dilligent | 7 | |
| 270349048 | 安静 | quiet | 8 | |
| 270349049 | 随和 | easy going | 9 | |
| 270349050 | 幽默 | humor/ humerous | 10 | |
| 270349051 | 热情 | warm/ welcoming/ enthusiastic | 11 | |
| 270349052 | 善良 | kind | 12 | |
| 270349053 | 脾气大 | bad tempered | 13 | |
| 270349054 | 脾气很急 | short tempered | 14 | |
| 270349055 | 固执 | stubborn | 15 | |
| 270349056 | 脾气好 | good tempered | 16 |
| 186465214 | diet varies | E.g. D__ v__ between different countries in the world. (Chế độ ăn hàng ngày khác nhau) | 0 | |
| 186465215 | point of view | E.g. You have to be willing to see other people's p__ o__ v__. (Quan điểm) | 1 | |
| 186465216 | is keen on | E.g. She i_ k__ o__ tennis. (Thích, có sở thích) | 2 | |
| 186465217 | out of this world | E.g. What a restaurant - the food was o__ o__ t__ w__! (Rất tuyệt vời) | 3 | |
| 186465218 | working under extreme pressure | E.g. We are working u__ e__ p__ at the moment. (làm việc dưới nhiều áp lực) | 4 | |
| 186465219 | manage to work | E.g. How do you m__ t__ w__ in this heat without air conditioning? (Cố gắng làm việc được) | 5 | |
| 186465220 | there's a marked contrast between | E.g. T__ __ m__ c__ b__ his character and hers. (Có sự khác biệt rõ ràng) | 6 | |
| 186465221 | pretty big | E.g. The house has four bedrooms, so it's p__ b__. (Khá lớn) | 7 | |
| 186465222 | language barrier | E.g. Despite the l__ b__, they soon became good friends. (Rào cản ngôn ngữ) | 8 | |
| 186465223 | initially believed | E.g. The damage was far more serious than i__ b__. (Được nhận định lúc ban đầu) | 9 | |
| 186465224 | generally good | E.g. Your health is g__ g__, but you do have a few minor problems. (Nhìn chung là tốt) | 10 | |
| 186465225 | put me in a difficult situation | E.g. Her news p__ m__ i__ __ d__ s__. (đặt tôi vào một tình huống khó khăn) | 11 | |
| 186465226 | came as a shock/eventually | E.g. Although she had been ill for a long time, it still c__ a__ __ s__ when she e__ died. (đến như là một cú sốc/cuối cùng thì) | 12 | |
| 186465227 | prefers watching/to playing | E.g. He p__ w__ rugby t__ p__ it. (Thích xem/hơn chơi) | 13 | |
| 186465228 | sound very enthusiastic about | E.g. You don't s__ v__ e__ a__ the idea. (có vẻ hào hứng lắm về) | 14 | |
| 186465229 | make him go | E.g. You can't m__ h__ g__ if he doesn't want to. (yêu cầu/làmcho anh ta đi) | 15 | |
| 186465230 | faced with a very difficult choice | E.g. You're f__ w__ __ v__ d__ c__ there. (đối mặt với một sự chọn lựa khó khăn) | 16 | |
| 186465231 | whatever I say | E.g. w__ __ s__ I always seem to get it wrong. (Dù tôi nói gì đi nữa) | 17 | |
| 186465232 | however much it costs | E.g. If Emma likes something she'll buy it h__ m__ i__ c__. (Dù nó có giá bao nhiêu chăng nữa) | 18 | |
| 186465233 | half the normal cost | E.g. They were selling the goods at h__ t__ n__ c__. (Nửa giá so với bình thường) | 19 | |
| 186465234 | unfamiliar with | E.g. Eventually, we got through all the rain and snow and traveling on roads we're u__ w__ and made it to the hotel. (không quen với) | 20 | |
| 186465235 | looked so comical | E.g. He l__ s__ c__ in that hat. (trông rất là khôi hài, hài hước) | 21 |
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