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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 |
What event was the result of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990? | Persian Gulf War |
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 |
What was the primary economic problem under presidents Reagan and Bush during the 1980s and early 1990s? | budget deficits |
Which candidate won the presidential election of 1992 by campaigning as a moderate "New Democrat"? | Bill Clinton |
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 |
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 |
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 |