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| What was Ronald Reagan's missile defense plan called? | Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars" |
| Which scandal involved the Reagan administration's illegal support of anti-communist rebels? | Iran-Contra |
| Which Soviet leader introduced reforms in the Soviet Union? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| Which treaty was made between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles? | INF treaty |
| Which event symbolized the fall of communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War? | the fall of the Berlin Wall |
| The Communist government in China crushed student protests during which event in 1989? | Tiananmen square |
| What event was the result of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990? | Persian Gulf War |
| Where did Ronald Reagan send U.S. troops to turn back communism in the 1980s? | Grenada |
| Where did President George H.W. Bush send supplies and troops to provide relief from famine in 1993? | Somalia |
| Which judicial philosophy did most of the Justices appointed appointed to the Supreme Court by presidents Reagan and Bush have? (ex. William Rehnquist, Sandra Day O'Conner, and Clarence Thomas) | conservative |
| What economic policy was implemented by President Reagan? | Supply-side economics |
| What were the primary features of Reagan's supply-side economic policies? | tax cuts and deregulation |
| Cutting taxes to create wealth is an example of which economic theory? | "trickle down" |
| What was the primary economic problem under presidents Reagan and Bush during the 1980s and early 1990s? | budget deficits |
| What was the coalition of conservative interest groups called that supported Ronald Reagan for president in 1980? | New Right |
| Which candidate won the presidential election of 1992 by campaigning as a moderate "New Democrat"? | Bill Clinton |
| Which third-party candidate influenced the presidential election of 1992? | Ross Perot |
| Where did President Clinton send U.S. troops as part of an international effort to stop genocide during the 1990s? | Bosnia |
| Which president led the international military action against Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War of 1991? | George H.W. Bush |
| Which controversial reform proposed by the Clinton administration failed due to a lack of political support? | national health care plan |
| What treaty increased trade by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico? | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
| Which plan for conservative ideas was developed by Republican congressman Newt Gingrich in 1994? | Contract with America |
| On which issue did political disagreements between Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton lead to a government shut-down in 1995? | budget battle |
| What government program was reformed by the Republican Congress and President Bill Clinton in 1996? | welfare |
| Recent immigration has resulted in which group becoming the largest ethnic minority in the United States? | Hispanics |
| Which area of the country has had the fastest population growth in recent decades? | Sunbelt |
| What technology became widely available in the 1980s? | computers |
| What technology resulted in a boom in the NASDAQ during the 1990s? | Internet |
| Which individual is best known for his involvement in the computer revolution of the 1980s and 1990s? | Bill Gates |
| What was Bill Clinton impeached for in the Monica Lewinsky scandal? | obstruction of justice and lying under oath |
| Which government programs are going to be affected by the aging U.S. population in the future? | Social Security and Medicare |
| Which court decision ended the Florida recounts in the presidential election of 2000? | Bush v. Gore |
| Which legislation was enacted under the Bush administration to reform public education through increased accountability and school choice? | No Child Left Behind |
| Which terrorist network attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001? | Al-Queda |
| Which cabinet-level department was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism and emergency response efforts? | Department of Homeland Security |
| What government action affected American daily life the most after the Sept. 11 attacks? | airport security |
| After the Sept. 11 attacks, what legislation was passed to improve the government's ability to investigate terrorist threats? | Patriot Act |
| Who did the United States take military action against immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks? | Taliban regime (Afghanistan) |
| Which nations did President George W. Bush refer to as an "Axis of Evil" after the Sept. 11 attacks? | Iraq, Iran, and North Korea |
| What was the result of the Bush doctrine to prevent attacks against the United States? | pre-emptive strike/invasion of Iraq |
