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- American History
- 1946-1982
- 1949
- Sep 9, 1949-Soviet Union exploded their first Atomic Bomb
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- True
- True-Approximately three years before many experts had thought possible
- 1951
- Julius & Ethel ___________ are convicted as spies and sentenced to death.
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- Rosenberg
- Rosenbergs-Only people in American History executed in peacetime for espionage
- 1949
- More bad news for the U.S. was the fall of _________.
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- China
- China's collapse was a depressive defeat for U.S. & her allies in the Cold War
- 1957
- Soviet scientists astounded the world by lofting ___________ into space.
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- Sputnik
- Sputnik l-Followed 1 month later by Sputnik ll with dog aboard-Named Laika
- 1960
- John F. Kennedy-Youngest man & first Roman ____________ president.
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- Catholic
- Though Catholic & young, J.F.K. inspired high expectations in the people.
- 1950
- Senator Joseph R. McCarthy was best known for his Anti-___________ Stand.
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- Communist
- Catholic
- Black
- War
- Communist
- Communist-McCarthy, while not the first anti-red, he was the most ruthless.
- 1958
- The first U.S. launched Earth Satellite was called ____________.
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- Explorer
- Apollo
- Freedom
- Friendship
- Explorer
- Explorer-Transmitted measurements of Cosmic Rays & Micrometeorites to Earth.
- 1966
- Surveyor l was first U.S. Spacecraft to make a soft landing on the ________.
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- Moon
- The Moon-Closest neighbor of Earth has been the object of many space missions.
- 1961
- Aboard Freedom 7 Comdr. Alan B. __________ made the nations first space flight.
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- Shepard
- Shepard's craft flew a ballistic trajectory & made a 15 min. suborbital flight
- 1953
- Jonas _______ discovered a vaccine for the Polio virus.
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- Salk
- Salk's discovery came while working on an anti-influenza vaccine
- 1954
- First Atomic Powered Submarine, U.S.S. _____________.
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- Nautilus
- Albacore
- Skate
- Seawolf
- Nautilus
- The Nautilus-In trial run sailed totally submerged from Conn. to Puerto Rico
- 1963
- Nuclear Submarine Tragedy-U.S.S. Thresher & 129 men were lost Apr 10, 1963
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- True
- True-During Deep-Diving Tests in the Atlantic Ocean
- 1968
- North Koreans seize the U.S.S. ___________.
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- Pueblo
- Nautilus
- New Jersey
- Constellation
- Pueblo
- Pueblo-U.S. Intelligence Ship-Crew imprisoned for 11 months, released Dec 22
- 1969
- U.S. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong was first man to set foot on the moon Jul 20
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- True
- True-Commander of Apollo 11 mission accompanied by A.F. Col. Edwin E. Aldin Jr
- 1972
- May 22, 1972 first U.S. President to visit Moscow was __________.
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- Nixon
- Nixon's summit talks with the Kremlin led to the Strategic Arms Pact
- 1950
- On Truman's orders the Army seized all railroads in the U.S.
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- True
- True-This action was taken to prevent a strike-Returned to owners in 1952
- 1974
- President Nixon was impeached over the Watergate Incedent.
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- False
- False-Nixon resigned Aug 8, 1974-Interest of the country was his main concern
- 1982
- What new sports league was formed and began play in 1982
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- USFL
- AFL
- WFL
- AAFC
- USFL
- USFL-Brought Football to the Spring & Summer-Not competing with the NFL-Failed
- 1970
- Postal Reform signed Apr 12-Created an independent U.S. Postal System
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- True
- True-Government relinquished control of the U.S. Mail
- 1973
- Total ban on oil exports to U.S. imposed by Arab Nations Oct 19-21
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- True
- True-Imposed after outbreak of Arab-Israeli War-Lifted Mar 18, 1974
- 1981
- Jan 20 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days were released by
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- Iran
- Iran-Released them after U.S. agreed to return $8 million in frozen assets
- 1981
- First women was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Sep 21, 1981
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- True
- True-Reagen Appointee Sandra Day O'Conner was confirmed by a 99-0 Senate vote
- 1981
- Aug 3 Federal Air Traffic Controllers began their illegal strike
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- True
- True-Ordered by President to return to work or be fired-They were fired
- 1981
- The worlds first reuseable spacecraft is the Spaceship
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- Columbia
- Apollo
- Mariner
- Voyager
- Columbia
- Columbia is covered with Heat-Shielding Tiles & can land unassisted
- 1976
- The July 4 Bicentennial marked Americas 200th Anniversary of
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- Independence
- Independence-Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
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