Important Names 1
What was the powerful, self-guided long range missile produced by the United States?
Peacekeeper (MX) missile
What is a time when the economy of a country becomes less active?
recession
What was the first space shuttle?
Columbia
What was President Reagan's nickname?
"the Great Communicator"
What active volcano in Washington state erupted in 1980?
Mount St. Helens
Who founded Focus on the Family?
Who was the dictator of Panama who was involved in smuggling illegal drugs into the United States?
Manuel Noriega
What was the defensive system created to destroy missiles before reaching the United States?
Strategic Defense Initiative
What Caribbean island nation was invaded by Cuba during Reagan's administration?
Grenada
What space shuttle exploded after its launch in 1986?
Challenger
What was the political group that promoted conservative values?
Moral Majority
What federal holiday recognizes Dr. King's accomplishments and contributions to civil rights?
Who was the first female to become a U.S. astronaut?
Sally Ride
What was the belief that a strong military could stop Communist takeover in smaller countries?
Reagan Doctrine
What bill set stricter requirements for ship building?
Oil Pollution Act
What was the military aircraft built to avoid enemy radar direction by flying at a low altitude?
B-1 bomber
Who was the first woman to be part of a major party's presidential nomination?
Geraldine Ferraro
Who was the inventor of the first artificial heart?
Robert Jarvik
What was the term critics used for Reagan's financial plan for America?
Reaganomics
What oil tanker caused an 11 million-gallon oil spill in Alaska?
Exxon Valdez
Who was the first female to serve as a Supreme Court justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Who was the final president of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What financial crisis occurred when the value of American stocks cropped by $500 billion?
Black Monday
Who had been President Reagan's vice president?
George H. W. Bush
What was the second major earthquake in San Francisco in U.S. history?
San Francisco Earthquake of 1989