abeka history 11 section 28.1 & dtr

1954

“Under God” added to the Pledge of Allegiance

1968

Martin Luther assassinated

1969

first man on the moon

1973

Roe v. Wade legalized abortion

jonas salk

introduced the polio vaccine in 1955

albert bruce sabin

perfected the polio vaccine in pill form

maurice ralph hilleman

developed over 40 vaccines

smoking

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In the 1950s, _______ was discovered a cause of cancer

national cancer act

provided federal funding for cancer research

• james watson

• francis crick

determined that DNA is shaped as a double helix

human genome project

sought to identify all of the approximately 24,000 genes in human DNA

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging; developed in the 1970s

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

identified as a major concern for veterans

sputnik 1

first manmade satellite; developed by Russia

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

explorer 1

first US satellite

project mercury

single-manned space flights

alan b. shepard jr.

first American man in space

john glenn

first American to orbit the earth

1969

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong (first to step on the moon), Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins traveled to the moon

neil armstrong

first to step on the moon

• buzz aldrin

• michael collins

accompanied neil armstrong on the apollo 11 mission in 1969

columbia

reusable space “plane”

challenger

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The __________ explosion was a great tragedy of space exploration in 1986

hubble space telescope

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the _______ _______ ________ was developed in 1990

color television

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The greatest technological marvel during the Cold War was _____ ________ (NBC, CBS, and ABC were in operation)

microchips

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__________ made it possible to create smaller computers

international business machines (IBM)

first company to dominate the computer industry

microsoft

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________ Corporation was created to make systems for personalized computers

• bill gates

• paul allen

introduced Microsoft and the Windows operating system

• steve jobs

• steve wozniak

created Apple Computers Inc.

communication satellites

satellite dishes, fiber optics, and Global Positioning System (GPS) developed

advanced research projects agency (ARPA)

created in response to Sputnik 1 and led to ARPANET

world wide web (WWW)

invented by Tim Berners Lee and Robert Cailliau

brooklyn battery tunnel

underwater tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY

interstate highway system

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with transportation, the _________ ________ _______ was developed

age of the automobile

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The 1980s was called the “____ ___ ____ __________”

federal aviation administration (FFA)

improved safety and regulated the country’s air lanes