Abbreviations Flashcards by Josh Statly

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AAA

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration

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ACLU

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American Civil Liberties Union

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ADA

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Americans with Disabilities Act

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AFL

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American Federation of Labor

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AIDS

A

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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AIM

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American Indian Movement

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ATF

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

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CAFTA

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Central American Free Trade Agreement

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BBB

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Better Business Bureau

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CCC

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Civilian Conservation Group

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CIA

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Central Intelligence Agency

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CIO

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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FBI

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

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HUAC

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House Un-American Activities Committee

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CREEP

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Committee to Re-Elect the President

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DAR

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Daughters of the American Revolution

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OEF

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Operation Enduring Freedom

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EEC

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European Economic Committee

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DHS

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Department of Homeland Security

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EPA

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Environmental Protection Agency

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ERA

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Equal Rights Amendment

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EU

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European Union

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FCC

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Federal Communications Commission

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FDA

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Food and Drug Administration

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FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

OIF

Operation Iraqi Freedom

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

GI

Government Issue

GNP

Gross National Product

HEW

(Dept. of) Health, Education, and Welfare

HUD

(Dept. of) Housing and Urban Development

ICC

Interstate Commerce Commission

INS

Immigration and Naturalization Service

IWW

Industrial Workers of the World

KKK

Ku Klux Klan

LSD

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NASDAQ

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

NATO

North Atlantic Treaties Organization

NIRA

National Industrial Recovery Administration

NLRB

National Labor Relations Board

NOW

National Organization for Women

NRA

National Recovery Administration

NSC

National Security Council

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

OPA

Office of Price Administration

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

MAD

Mutually Assured Destruction

PAC

Political Action Committee

PWA

Public Works Administration

SALT

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Treaties)

SCLC

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

SDI

Strategic Defense Initiative

SEC

Securities Exchange Commission

TVA

Tennessee Valley Authority

UAW

United Auto Workers

UN

United Nations

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

WLB

War Labor Board

ICBM

InterContinental Ballistic Missile

WPB

War Production Board

VISTA

Volunteers in Service to America

WMD

Weapon of Mass Destruction

IED

Improvised Explosive Device

IOC

International Olympic Committee

GWOT

Global War on Terror

WPA

Works Progress Administration