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20 Cards in this Set
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What happens to Saigon on March 30, 1975?
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Saigon (capital of South Vietnam) falls
NOTE: famous picture of U.S. struggling to get onto helicopter is during this fall of Saigon |
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Who was Jimmy Carter?
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President of the United States from 1977-1981
-smartest, most unluckiest presidents -tries to be an honest guy -got Egypt and Israel to sign an agreement (Camp David) |
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When did Disco happen?
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1975
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What was Studio 54
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Club in New York from 1977-1980
-lots of drugs -lots of sex -epicenter of the AIDS epidemic -owners were 2 gay people -gay friendly club |
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What was Stonewall?
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.openly gay club in NYC
.police enjoyed beating gays at the club .gays retaliated .known as the Stonewall Riot .This started the gay and lesbian 'fightback' |
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Who was Arvid Noe?
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-one of the people blamed for the AIDS epidemic
-traveled all over Europe -known in Europe as a disease for heterosexuals |
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Who was Gaetan Dugas?
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1972-1984 (when he was sexually active)
.known as patient O .gay and knowingly spreding the disease .flight attendent- flights were from NYC to San Fransico |
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Kaposi Sarcoma is
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a skin condition gay men were all of a sudden getting.
This became known as gay cancer |
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When was the Panama Canal built?
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1977
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Who built the Panama Canal?
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Americans
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What country did the USSR decide to invade in December of 1979
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Afganistan
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What was Jimmy Carter's response to the USSR invading Afganistan?
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His response was to boycott the olympics
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Who did Ronald Reagan run against?
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Jimmy Carter
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Why did Reagan want to run against Carter?
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So he could cut taxes and spend revenues on defense
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What was the Russian response to Reagan cutting taxes and spending revenues on defense?
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Russia tried to do the same and became bankrupt
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What happened in Lebanon in October of 1983
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Reagan sent U.S. marines to help with the civil war in Lebanon
241 U.S. marines died here from a suicide bomber |
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What happened in Grenada in October of 1983?
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America decides to invade the island
19 Americans die |
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When does Gorbachev take over and where?
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When- 1985
Where- Soviet Union |
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What two laws does Gorbachev make?
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Glasnot- openess
Perestorka- reform |
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When did the event at Chernobyl occur and what was it?
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April, 26 1986
it was a powerplant someone got lazy and the plant released a lot of radiation killing many people Gorbachev announces this to the world. |
