Contemporary

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

Hint: Nonviolent fight for racial equality in America.

Jim and Elisabeth Elliot, Missionaries to Ecuador

Hint: Missionaries martyred by the Auca people in Ecuador.

The Antarctic Treaty

Hint: International agreement preserving Antarctica for peaceful scientific research.

The Vietnam War

Hint: U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia; deeply divides the nation.

US Astronauts Walk on the Moon

Hint: Apollo 11; Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon.

Age of Information and Globalization

Hint: Computers and the internet transform communication and commerce worldwide.

Watergate, President Nixon Resigns

Hint: Political scandal forces President Nixon to resign from office.

Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe

Hint: Berlin Wall falls; communist regimes collapse across Eastern Europe.

European Union Formed

Hint: European nations unite for economic and political cooperation.

Apartheid Abolished in South Africa

Hint: End of racial segregation; Nelson Mandela elected president.

September 11, 2001

Hint: Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

Rising Tide of Freedom

Hint: Ongoing spread of democracy and human rights worldwide.