Period 1 VanVoorhees

Question 1

Taliban

Answer 1

Tal·i·ban [tal-uh-ban] Show IPA
noun
a Muslim fundamentalist group in Afghanistan.

Question 2

Jimmy carter

Answer 2

Car·ter [kahr-ter] Show IPA
noun
1.
Bennett Lester ( “Benny” ) 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
2.
Betty ( Lillie Mae Jones ) 1930–98, U.S. jazz singer.
3.
Don(ald James) born 1926, U.S. bowler.
4.
(Eleanor) Ro·sa·lynn Smith [roh-zuh-lin] Show IPA , born 1928, U.S. First Lady 1977–81 (wife of Jimmy Carter).
5.
Elliott ( Elliott Cook Carter, Jr ) 1908–2012, U.S. composer.

Question 3

Mujahideen

Answer 3

mu·ja·he·din [moo-jah-he-deen] Show IPA
plural noun ( sometimes initial capital letter )
Muslim guerrilla fighters, especially in Afghanistan and Iran.
Also, mu·ja·hed·din, mu·ja·hi·deen.

Question 4

Leonard Brezhnev

Answer 4

Brezh·nev
[brezh-nef; Russian brye-zhnyif]

NOUN
1.
Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
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Question 5

Stinger missile

Answer 5

The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile ( SAM), which can be adapted to fire from ground vehicles or helicopters (as an … More »
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Question 6

Ronald Reagan

Answer 6

Rea·gan [rey-guhn] Show IPA
noun
1.
Nancy Davis ( Anne Francis Robbins Davis ) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
2.
Ronald (Wilson) 1911–2004, 40th president of the U.S. 1981–89.
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Question 7

Kabul

Answer 7

Ka·bul [kah-bool, -buhl, kuh-bool] Show IPA
noun
1.
a city in and the capital of Afghanistan, in the NE part.
2.
a river flowing E from NE Afghanistan to the Indus River in Pakistan. 360 miles (580 km) long.