Notable Historical Figures of the Late 20th Century

Vocabulary flashcards identifying key historical figures, political leaders, and notable personalities from the late 20th century based on lecture notes.

Lech Walesa

Polish electrician/politician

Nancy Reagan

Spokesperson for the "Just Say No" campaign

Michael Dukakis

Lost the 1988 presidential election

Walter Mondale

Overwhelmingly lost the 1984 Election

Billy Carter

Controversial (and funny-looking) family member

Sandra Day O'Connor

1st female Supreme Court Justice

Menachem Begin

Leader of Israel

John Hinckley Jr.

Failed political assassin

Anwar Sadat

Leader of Egypt

Margaret Thatcher

1st female Prime Minister of England

Sally Ride

1st female NASA astronaut in space

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980’s

Betty Ford

Founder of a famous rehabilitation center

John Paul II

Catholic church pope starting in the 1970s