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Who received a Nobel Peace Prize?
Dr. Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King believed in change through
nonviolent means
100
The world's first space satellite was called
Sputnik
200
One of the greatest successes of the Apollo space program was
putting an astronaut on the moon
200
The explosion of a bomb in an Oklahoma City federal building was an act of
terrorism
200
Vocabulary Word: When two countries compete with each other to build more weapons to protect themselves from on another they are in an
arms race
300
After World War II, East Germany and North Korea were both
led by communist governments
300
Richard Nixon resigned from office because he
covered up illegal acts
300
President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs included plans to provide
medical care for older people
400
The Cuban missile crisis ended when the missiles were removed from Cuba by the
Soviets
400
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation in all public places
illegal
400
The removal of the Berlin Wall symbolized new freedoms for
communists nations in Europe
500
Vocabulary Word: The easing of tensions between nations
Detente
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Vocabulary Word: bringing people together of all races in education, housing and jobs
integration
500
Vocabulary Word: This occurs when the government spends more money than it takes in
deficit
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