6th Grade History Test 12 Flashcards
He believed Communism should be stopped before it could attack and enslave a country
Ronald Reagan
This President’s welfare program was called the New Frontier
John F. Kennedy
He strengthened the military alliance of NATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Operation desert Storm in Iraq was under his Presidency.
George H. W. Bush
He was the only president to resign from office.
Richard M. Nixon
This President convinced the Soviet Union leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika
Ronald Reagan
President Johnson’s plan for social reform
the Great Society
the attempt to return America to the traditional values of church, family, and free enterprise
Reagan Revolution
the legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities
1964 Civil Rights Act
one of the decisions handed down by the liberal Supreme Court of the 1970s was Roe vs. Wade, which
legalized abortion
capital of California
Sacramento
capital of Arizona
Phoenix
capital of Montana
Helena
capital of Nebraska
Lincoln
capital of Texas
Austin
capital of New York
Albany
capital of Florida
Tallahassee
capital of Idaho
Boise
capital of Alaska
Juneau
capital of Utah
Salt Lake City
capital of Wisconsin
Madison
capital of Virginia
Richmond
capital of Hawaii
Honolulu
capital of Maine
Augusta
capital of New Jersey
Trenton
capital of Kentucky
Frankfort
capital of Vermont
Montpelier
capital of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
capital of Oregon
Salem
capital of Illinois
Springfield
the system of producing and distributing goods
economy
two events that caused a slowdown in the space program
explosion of space shuttle Challenger
explosion of space shuttle Columbia
an Islamic terrorist group responsible for the attack on September 11, 2001
al Qaeda
two countries where the U.S. military attacked terrorists in the “War on Terror”
Afghanistan
Iraq
first black major league baseball player
Jackie Robinson
Supreme Court Justice who stressed the importance of moral character
Clarence Thomas
first American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
first man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
first black President of the United States
Barack Obama
lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, an act which led to a change ins segregation laws
Rosa Parks
first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
Sandra Day O’Connor
doctor who developed a vaccine for polio
Jonas Salk
one of the greatest opera singers of her time
Marian Anderson
first American to fly in space
Alan Shepard
helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
Jimmy Carter
black minister active in civil rights movement
Martin Luther King, Jr.
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
Explain the position of political liberals and political conservatives in modern America. Use complete sentences.
Liberals endeavor to break away from traditional beliefs and values. They believe that the government should provide for people’s everyday needs. Conservatives believe that the job of the government is to protect people from invaders. People must be fee to handle their own daily responsibilities. Conservatives are concerned with preserving America’s heritage of freedom and responsibility.
