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President who replaced Richard Nixon
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Gerald R. Ford
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Desert Storm lasted only
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2 and a half months
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general who led the troops into combat during Operation Desert Storm
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Norman Schwarzkopf
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general in command of Operation Desert Storm
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Colin Powell
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dictator whose armies invaded Kuwait in 1990
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Saddam Hussein
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first woman justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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in 1983, President Reagan sent troops to liberate
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Grenada
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the belief that Communism should be attacked before it can enslave a country is called
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Reagan Doctrine
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medical advance made in the 1950's was Dr. Jonas Salk's development of
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polio vaccine
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one of the greatest opera singers of her time
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Marian Anderson
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legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities
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1964 Civil Rights Act
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President whose welfare program was called the New Frontier
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John F. Kennedy
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decision by Supreme Court in 1970s was Roe vs. Wade which legalized
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abortion
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remembered for major military commitment to South Vietnam
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President Johnson
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only President to resign from office
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Richard Nixon
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President who gave up Panama Canal
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Jimmy Carter
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President who helped bring about peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
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Jimmy Carter
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system of producing and distributing goods
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economy
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first black major league baseball player
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Jackie Robinson
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lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama
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Rosa Parks
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Communist dictator who overthrew the government of Cuba in 1959
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Fidel Castro
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man who opposed dictator of Cuba and spent 20 years in prison
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Huber Matos
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first American in space
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Alan Shepard
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first American to orbit earth
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John Glenn
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first man to walk on the moon
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Neil Armstrong
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Term which means "killing unborn babies".
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abortion
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