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100
She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O'Connor
100
Egyptian President who was assassinated in 1982.
Anwar Sadat
100
He was the first African American candidate to run for President.
Jessie Jackson
100
This space shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff
Challenger
100
What does PLO stand for?
Palestine Liberation Organization
200
She was Walter Mondale's running mate in the election of 1984.
Geraldine Ferraro
200
A war between these two countries started in 1980.
Iran and Iraq
200
This General was appointed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Colin Powell
200
What did the Economic Recovery Tax Act cut?
taxes
200
In 1988 this space shuttle was successfully launched.
Discovery
300
Reagan thought Americans were_________________on the government.
dependent
300
The U.S. Navy protected this Gulf.
Persian
300
This was removed signifying the end of the division of a German city.
Berlin Wall
300
A truck explosion in Lebanon killed over 200 U.S.__________________soldiers.
peacekeeping
300
The INF Treaty agreed to destoy these type of weapons.
medium-range nuclear weapons
400
He shot and wounded President Reagan.
John Hinckley Jr.
400
In 1979 this type of government took power in Nicaragua.
communist
400
A problem for the Bush administration was _____________housing.
low-cost
400
These two leaders signed the INF Treaty
Reagan and Gorbachev
400
This teacher was one of the seven crew members who died on the space shuttle Challenger
Christa McAuliffe
500
This Democrat lost to Reagan in the 1980 election.
Jimmy Carter
500
The Reagan administration gave money to this group so they could overthrow the government in Nicaragua. (later Congress voted to stop this aid)
contras
500
Many women entered the ________________ because of the decline in men's wages.
workforce
500
The policy of racial segregation in South Africa.
apartheid
500
He was the first African American governor since Reconstruction.
Douglas Wilder