History Test 3: People
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- Saddam Hussein
- This Iraqi Dictator invaded Kuwait in 1990
- Oliver North
- This marine officer became a celebrity as a result of his involvement in the Iran-Contra affair
- Geraldine Ferraro
- She ws the first woman to ever run for vice-president on a major party ticket
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- This general was commander of US forces during the Gulf War
- Ronald Reagan
- Before entering politics, he was a sports announcer, lifegaurd, and movie actor
- Colin Powell
- He was chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff during the Gulf War and later became the first African-American Secertary of State. He proposed the idea of the Powel Doctrine
- Dan Quayle
- George Bush's running mate in 1988 and 1992 , who had a hard time spelling "potato"
- Michael Dukakis
- he was governer of Massachustes and George Bush's democratic opponant in the election of 1988
- George H.W. Bush
- Before entering politics he was a WWII fighter pilot, Yale baseball player, envoy to China, and head of CIA
- Willie Horton
- This criminal committed murder while on a weekend pass in Massachusetts, leading to a famous negative political advertisement
- Lech Walesa
- This former political prisoner became president of Poland in 1990
- Walter Mondale
- Former VP and Democratic presidental in 1984 only won his home state of Minnesota
- Sandra Day O'Conner
- She was the first female justice on the supreme court
- Mikahil Gorbachev
- Became the political leader of the USSR in 1985 an served until the USSR collapsed in late 1991
- John Hinckley
- He tried to assasinate Reagan in 1981
- Manuel Noriega
- This dictator of Panana was arrested and brought to the USA for drug trafficking