People
Brought increased attention, and broke stereotypes, related to HIV
Magic Johnson
Believed in achieving equal rights for African Americans by "any means necessary"
Black power movement
This system of apartheid was implemented in this country
S. Africa
Nickname given to the hockey match in which the United States scored a major upset victory over the Soviet Union
Miracle on Ice
This major technological development played a large role in the increase of sports' popularity in the 1950s-60s
TV
Boxer frequently used in WWII propaganda
Joe Louis
Requires equal opportunities for boys and girls in public institutions
Title IX
The first Asian city to host an Olympic games
Tokyo, Japan
Nickname given to the soccer match in which a group of Ukrainian citizens defeated the Nazis
"Death Match"
Symbolic figure who represented women's involvement in the factories during WWII
Rosie the Riveter
First black president of S. Africa
Nelson Mandela
The name of the Palestinian terrorist group which took Israel's Olympic team as hostages
Black September Organization
2 countries that had a state sponsored doping program
Russia and East Germany
This major change occurred to Olympic sports during the late 1900s
Pro athletes allowed to compete
This major sports magazine was first published in the 1950s
Sports Illustrated
First woman to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympics
Wilma Rudolph
An international conflict that was centered around control of one of the most important canals for trade in the world
Suez Crisis
The city in which Israel's Olympic team was taken hostage by a Palestinian terrorist group
Munich
The two countries AND the sport involved in the "Blood in the Water" match
Russia-Hungary / Water polo
The decade/s during which the 2nd wave of feminism occurred
1960s-70s
Competed against Billie Jean King in the "Battle of the Sexes"
Bobby Riggs
Extremist group which combined the views of the black power movement with Muslims beliefs
Nation of Islam
The city in which John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists as a symbol of black power, while at the Olympics
Mexico City
The year in which Little League baseball was founded (Hint: it was really bad timing...)
1939
The plane crash, now known as the Miracle in the Andes, involved a rugby team from this country
Uruguay