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28 Cards in this Set
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George H. W. Bush
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Operation Desert Storm in Iraq was under his Presidency. (P.259)
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1964 Civil Rights Act
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The legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities is the................. (P.248)
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John F. Kennedy
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This President's welfare program was called the New Frontier. (P.252)
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legalized abortion
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One of the decisions handed down by the liberal Supreme Court of the 1970s was Roe vs. Wade, which............... (P.253)
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Richard M. Nixon
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He was the only President to resign from office. (P.254)
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Ronald Reagan
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This President convinced the Soviet Union leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika. (P.258)
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Great Society
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President Johnson's plan for social reform was called the......... (P.253)
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Reagan Revolution
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The attempt to return America to the traditional values of church, family, and free enterprise was called the..................... (P.256)
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Ronald Reagan
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He believed Communism should be stopped before it could attack and enslave a country. (P.256)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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He strengthened the military alliance of NATO. (P.251)
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economy
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the system of producing and distributing goods. (P.246)
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explosion of space shuttle Challenger; explosion of space shuttle Columbia
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two events that caused a slowdown in the space program. (P.257& P.265)
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al Qaeda
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an Islamic terrorist group responsible for the attack on September 11,2001. (P.264)
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Afghanistan; Iraq
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two countries when the U.S. military attacked terrorists in the "War on Terror". (P.264)
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Jackie Robinson
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first black major league baseball player. (P.247)
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Clarence Thomas
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Supreme Court Justice who stressed the importance of moral character. (P.250)
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John Glenn
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first American to orbit the earth. (P.252)
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Neil Armstrong
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first man to walk on the moon. (P.252)
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Barack Obama
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first black President of the United States. (P.267)
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Rosa Parks
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lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, an act which led to a change in segregation laws. (P.248)
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan. (P.257)
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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black minister active in civil rights movement. (P.248)
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Marian Anderson
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one of the greatest opera singers of her time. (P.248)
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P.252
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Explain the position of political liberals and political conservatives in modern America. Use complete sentences.
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Alan Shepard
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first American to fly in space. (P.252)
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John F. Kennedy
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President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. (P.253)
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Jimmy Carter
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helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. (P.255)
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Jonas Salk
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doctor who developed a vaccine for polio. (P.247)
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