Space – The Final Frontier That’s Foreign To Me Mix And Match Modern Issues Potluck Surprise 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt
This was the first person to orbit the Earth.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
He was the first human to step on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This agency runs the space program in the United States.
What is NASA?
This was considered the “worst disaster” in U.S. space history.
What is the Challenger explosion?
American hostages were held here by Iranian students.
What is Iran?
President Carter sought to bring peace to this part of the world.
What is the Middle East?
He was Iraq’s dictator during the Persian Gulf War.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
Richard Nixon was the first to visit behind the “iron curtain” when he visited here.
Where is Romania?
These three countries were the focus of President Bush when he widened the war on terror.
What are Iran, Iraq, and North Korea?
This president said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This man was the leader of the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims).
Who is Malcolm X?
A series of racial riots took place here in 1965.
Where is the Watts section of Los Angeles?
These groups fought for women’s rights.
What are feminists and NOW?
This man organized farm workers into the UFW..
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This term refers to a worldwide linking of computer networks.
What is the internet?
This name was given to the attack phase of the Persian Gulf War.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
President Clinton was impeached on these two charges.
What are perjury and obstruction of justice?
This group ultimately resolved the issue of recounting Florida ballots in the presidential election of 2000.
What is the Supreme Court?
This Supreme Court case ruled that a female has the right to abort their pregnancy.
What is Roe vs. Wade?
This term refers to the amount of money owed by the government.
What is the federal debt?
This term is what critics called President Reagan’s economic policy.
What is Reaganomics?
This program introduced by Nixon was designed to limit federal involvement in people’s lives and to cut federal spending.
What is New Federalism?
President Nixon sent American troops to invade this neutral country causing him to be criticized for overstepping his authority.
What is Cambodia?
This treaty signed by Reagan and Gorbachev aimed to reduce the number of nuclear missiles.
What is the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?