Cold War
Why was the Cold War considered "cold"?
Because there was little actual fighting
Famous Black Rights advocate
Malcom X
What country does Marjane travel to when leaving Iran?
Austria
Name of the South Africa Rugby team
Springboks
How many planes were involved in the Sept 11 attacks?
4
Communism and Capitalism
Dictator and Democracy
What role did Black women have at Nasa
Computers
The Shah
What does "apartheid" mean?
Laws of racial separation. "apart-ness"
Who ruled Afghanistan after the Mujahideen were defeated in 1995?
The Taliban
Government system that emphasized the "free market"
Capitalism
CGI stands for...
Computer Generated Images
Who led Iran after the revolution?
Khomeni
27 years
About 3000
When did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
Finish the sentence... "Life is like a box of chocolates, ...
"you never know what you're gonna get"
Who attacked Iran the year after the revolution?
Iraq
Who followed Nelson Mandela as president of S. Africa?
Thambo Mbeki
Who fought against the Russian invasion in Afghanistan in the 1980s?
Mujahadeen
3 things that USA and Russian competed in outside of capitalism and communism.
1. Space
2. Sports
3. Bombs
Names of the 3 black women in Hidden Figures who helped in the Apollo Mission
Dorothy Vaughn
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
The Shah's close relationship with which country partly led to the revolution of 1979
USA
What happened at the Sharpeville Massacre
Police shot peaceful protesters (69 people died)
About how many years did the USA stay involved in Afghanistan after 9/11?