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What was Ronald Reagan's missile defense plan? | Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars" |
Which scandal involved the Reagan administration's foreign policy? | 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 |
Which event represented student protest against communism in China? | Tiananmen square |
What event was the result of international military action against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990? | Persian Gulf War |
Where did Ronald Reagan send U.S. troops to fight communism? | Grenada |
Where did President George Bush send supplies and troops in order to end civil war and famine in 1993? | Somalia |
Which term could be used to describe the Justices that presidents Reagan and Bush appointed to the Supreme Court such as 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? | budget deficits |
What was the coalition of conservative interest groups called that supported Ronald Reagan? | New Right |
Which policy has resulted in more racial and ethnic diversity in colleges and the workplace? | affirmative action |
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? | Bosnia |
Which president led the international military action against Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War of 1991? | George Bush |
Which controversial reform proposed by the Clinton administration failed due to a lack of political support? | national health care plan |
What agreement increased trade by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico? | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
Which plan was developed by 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 President Bill Clinton in 1996? | welfare |
Amnesty proposals and bilingual education programs are a result of which change in recent years? | increased immigration |
Which group has become 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? | 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 "graying of America"? | Social Security and Medicare |
Which court decision halted 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? | 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 |
The Patriot Act and the need to maintain national security after the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes comes in conflict with which freedom? | civil liberties |
Who did the United States take military action against immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks? | Taliban regime in 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 has been the result of the Bush doctrine to prevent attacks against the United States? | pre-emptive strikes--invasion of Iraq |
Which national security issue puts the U.S. at increased risk of nuclear attack by terrorist groups or rogue nations? | nuclear proliferation |
With this, Nixon declared his innocence & said he'd accepted no illegal campagin funding... | Checkers Speech |
A group of writers & authors who rejected traditional society... | Beat Generation |
What was formed to investigate the assassination of JFK? | Warren Commission |
Nixon's plan to win the Southern Vote was? | the Southern Strategy |
3 week war in 1973 when Egypt & Syria invaded Israel... | Yom Kipper War |
The Camp David Accords were signed between ...... | Anwar Sadat & Menachem Begin |
During the Iranian Hostage Crisis, who took control of Iran? | Ayatollah Khomeini |
The 1980s & 90s terrorists group was the...... led by....... | PLO.... Yasser Arafat |
What began with the Stonewall Riots in NY City? | Gay Rights Movement |
Who won the Election of 1980 and 1984? | Ronald Reagan |
Reagan's plan to help the economy was called? | Reaganomics, Supply-side Theory, or the Trickle Down effect |
Which 2 Justices did Reagan appoint to the Sup. Crt.? | Sandra Day O'Conner & William Rehnquist |
Which Justic did George Bush appoint to the Sup. Crt.? | Clarence Thomas |
Who was the 1st woman to run on a major party's presidential ticket? | Geraldine Ferraro |
Who won the Election of 1988? | George Bush |