Test 12 - Chapter 14; GRM 9 Flashcards
This President convinced the Soviet Union leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika
Ronald Reagan
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 was the only President to resign from office
Richard M. Nixon
Operation Desert Storm in Iraq was under his Presidency
George H. W. Bush
He strengthen the military alliance of NATO
Dwight D. Eisenhower
One of the decisions handed down by the liberal Supreme Court of the 1970’s was Roe vs. Wade which legalized what?
Abortion
President Johnson’s plan for social security reform was called
the Great Society
The legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethinic minorities
1964 Civil Rights Act
Be able to locate the following states and know their capitals
Arizona, Texas, New York, Florida, Idaho, Alaska, Virginia, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, Vermont
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 US military attacked terrorists in the “War on Terror”
Afghanistan & Iraq
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
First black major league baseball player
Jackie Robinson
Black minister active in civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Supreme Court Justice who stressed the importance of moral character
Clarence Thomas
Helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
Jimmy Carter
First American to orbit the earth
John Glenn
First American to fly in space
Alan Shepard
First man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
One of the greatest opera singers of her time
Marian Anderson
First black President of the US
Barack Obama
Doctor who developed a vaccine for polio
Jonas Salk
Lady who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, an act which led to a change in segregation laws
Rosa Parks
The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan
Sandra Day O’Connor
Be able to explain the position of political liberals and politician conservatives in modern America
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 government is to protect people from invaders. People must be free to handle their own daily responsibilities. Conservatives are concerning with preserving America’s freedom and responsibility
