Chapter 26 Fill in the Blank

Question 1

The Space Age began on Oct. 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union launched -the world’s first space satellite into orbit

Answer 1

Sputnik

Question 2

Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to orbit Earth and became the first American to travel in space

Answer 2

Yury Gagarin

Alan Shepard

Question 3

In 1981; the US launched its first space shuttle

Answer 3

Columbia

Question 4

The worldwide ( ) epidemic began in the early 1980s

Answer 4

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 5

In 2001, an international team called the mapped the chemical structure of DNA

Answer 5

Human Genome Project

Question 6

is the process of making a genetically identical copy of an animal’s cell

Answer 6

cloning

Question 7

President Nixon searched for ways to end American involvement in the Vietnam conflict “ “

Answer 7

with honor

Question 8

Nixon was able to use to force communist leaders to accept peace on .

Answer 8

military pressure

American terms

Question 9

The US failed to achieve its main goal in Vietnam- preventing the unification of a

Answer 9

Communist Vietnam

Question 10

As a result of Watergate, many Americans began to associate Washington politics with

Answer 10

dishonesty and corruption

Question 11

A scandal known as the was associated with money received from weapons used to fund rebels in Nicaragua

Answer 11

Iran-contra affair

Question 12

During the late 1960s government spending soared to finance the programs and the

Answer 12

Great Society

Vietnam War

Question 13

President Nixon tried to stimulate the economy with . However the policies led to , a combination of , , and .

Answer 13

tax changes; stagflation; decreased economic activity; high unemployment; rising prices

Question 14

by the 1970s the US was importing much of its oil from the

Answer 14

Middle East

Question 15

An by oil-producing countries (1973) and the (1979) caused oil shortages and price hikes

Answer 15

embargo

Iranian Revolution

Question 16

Threats to world security existed in late 1900s with Iraq an other countries trying to acquire - , , and

Answer 16

weapons of mass destruction

nuclear, chemical, biological weapons