Who Am I?
Civil rights leader famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
System of producing and distributing goods
Economy
Which President resigned because of the Watergate Affair?
Richard Nixon
Became President after Kennedy was assassinated; began America's involvement in the Vietnam War
Lyndon B. Johnson
Black woman who refused to give up her seat on a city bus, leading to the desegregation of that bus system
Rosa Parks
Practical Science
Technology
What storm was the costliest in U.S. history?
Hurricane Katrina
Pulled all American troops out of Vietnam; only President ever to resign from office
Richard Nixon
Doctor who developed the vaccine for polio
Dr. Jonas Salk
Organization formed to prevent Communism from spreading to the West
NATO
What happened on September 11, 2001?
Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. This was the first attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.
Became President after Richard Nixon resigned; Communists took over Vietnam during his administration
Gerald R. Ford
First black major league baseball player
Jackie Robinson
President Johnson's social reform program
The Great Society
What legislation guaranteed voting, housing, and job rights for all Americans?
1964 Civil Rights Act
Promoted stopping Communism before it could attack and enslave a country; liberated Grenada; promoted the defense system "Star Wars"; convinced Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall and begin Perestroika
Ronald Reagan
First black American to be a performing member of the Metropolitan Opera
Marian Anderson
President Kennedy's welfare program
The New Frontier
Which President ae a major commitment to fighting Communism in South Vietnam? Who opposed a clear military victory?
President Johnson; The Congress
Signed over rights to the Panama Canal; American hostages were taken in Iran; Camp David Peace Accord was signed between leaders of Egypt and Israel
Jimmy Carter