Category : Science and Education
Archive   : TIMETRAV.ZIP
Filename : EIGHT.DAT

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 _____ convicted of espionage & executed in 1953
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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 _____ to the Communists
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China
China's collapse was a depressive defeat for U.S. & her allies in the Cold War
1957
Soviet scientests astounded the world by lofting into space _____ l
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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 _____ elected 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-_____ Crusade
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Communist
Catholic
Black
War
Communist
Communist-McCarthy, while not the first anti-red, he was the most ruthless
1958
U.S. launched its first Earth Satellite _____ l on Jan 31, 1958
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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. _____ Jr. became first American in Space
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Shepard
Shepard's craft flew a ballistic trajectory & made a 15 min. suborbital flight
1953
Jonas _____ & colleagues developed an inactivated vaccine against polio
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Salk
Salk's discovery came while working on an anti-influenza vaccine
1954
First Atomic Powered Submarine, U.S.S. _____ was launched Jan 21, 1954
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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._____ in the Sea of Japan Jan of 1968
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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
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 Jul 4 Bicentennial marked Americas 200th Anniversary of _____
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Independence
Independence-Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
nniversary of _____
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Independence
Indep