4^th Grade History

Study Guide – Chapter 18

People

Marian Anderson – one of the greatest opera singers of the 1950’s

President Jimmy Carter – gave up the Panama Canal

Saddam Hussein – the dictator whose armies invaded Kuwait in 1990

President Lyndon B. Johnson – remembered for his commitment to South Vietnam

President Richard M. Nixon – only president to resign from office

Sandra Day O’Connor – first woman justice of the Supreme Court

Colin Powell – American general in command of Operation Desert Storm

President Ronald Reagan – sent American troops to liberate Grenada

Jonas Salk – developed the polio vaccine in the 1950’s

Norman Schwarzkopf – American general in charge of field operations during Operation Desert Storm

Facts to know

Camp David Peace Accords – ended with a treaty between Egypt and Israel

Civil Rights Act of 1964 – legislation that guarantees voting, housing, and job rights for ethnic minorities

Communism

1. form of government that takes over a country and claims to own all businesses, homes, and land

2. a growing concern after World War II

Operation Desert Storm – America’s shortest war lasting only 2 ½ months

Reagan Doctrine – the belief that Communism should be attacked before it can enslave other countries

Roe v. Wade – law that made abortions legal

Soviet Union – collapsed in 1991

United Nations – organization formed at the end of World War II to help settle world problems

Map work – be able to label states and capitals on a map