Historic Firsts
In 2016, she was the first female to win the presidential nomination of a major political part in the US
Hilary Clinton
fallout shelters
Elected in 1980, the US President increased military spending and called the Soviet Union an "evil empire"
Ronald Reagan
A group of islands that are scattered closely together are known as this
Archipelago
The Montgomery Bus Boycott occurred in the city of Montgomery, which is located in this state
Alabama
She graduated from law school in 1952, but was unable to get a job as a lawyer because of her gender. In 1981 she became the first female justice of the US Supreme Court
Sandra Day O' Connor
By the early 1950's , both the US and Soviet Union had developed and built this weapon, which is 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb.
H Bomb
He served as Ronald Reagan's Vice President and was elected President of United States in 1988- hes also the father of the 43rd president.
George Bush
This stands for "defense condition"
DEFCON
While protesting against segregation in this Alabama city, MLK Jr. Was arrested and jailed
Birmingham
Madeleine Albright
This type of government was embraced by the Soviet Union
Communism
In 2003, the US President ordered Saddam Hussein and his two sons to leave Iraq- when they refused, Operation Iraqi Freedom began
George W. Bush
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded by the US Government in 1958.
NASA
This famous US Supreme Court case declared that the segregation of public schools was unconstitutional.
Brown vs. Board of Education
In 1969, This American became the first person to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
The North Atlantic Treaty Association is a military alliance created by countries in Europe and North America who opposed the spread of Communism, this alliance is better known as this
NATO
In 2008, this individual was serving as a US senator from the state of Illinois when he was elected and became the first African American president in US History
Barack Obama
During the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese used battlefield tactics known as this type of warfare
Guerilla Warfare
In 1964, this Act banned segregation in all public places in the US
Civil Rights act of 1964
First African American President
Barack Obama
Marshall Plan
This person is the 36th president of the US, and became the President after JFK was assassinated.
Lyndon B Johnson
For nearly 30 years, the city of Berlin was separated by this War
Berlin Wall
One of the most prominent Civil Rights leaders in US history, he delivered his famous "I have a Dream Speech"
MLK Jr.