Mandela & Apartheid
Mandela refused to punish his former oppressors when he came to power. Famously he said,
"_______________ liberates the soul".
Forgiveness
Who did Bill Clinton meet when he was 16 that inspired him to want to be president one day?
JFK
The election of 2000 was mired in controversy and was eventually decided by whom?
The Supreme Court
Name a major, internet based corporation, that got its start in the 1990s and is still around today.
Ebay, Amazon, Google.
Why did black South Africans cheer against their own national Rugby team prior to the 1995 Rugby World Cup and Nelson Mandela becoming president?
The Springboks were seen as a symbol of Apartheid.
Bill Clinton was classified as a "New Democrat" because his political philosophy adopted a more
______________ approach.
Centrist
Which of the following was NOT a major political figure in the Bush administration?
A) Colin Powell B) Bernie Sanders C) Donald Rumsfeld D) Condoleezza Rice
B) Bernie Sanders
Where did a major domestic terrorist attack take place in 1995 in the United States?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
In the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, who did South Africa defeat to win the trophy?
New Zealand
What was the name of the third-party candidate that ran against Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush in 1992?
Ross Perot
A marquee piece of educational legislation that was passed by the Bush administration in 2001 was...
No Child Left Behind Act
Which department was created as a direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Department of Homeland Security
In the film Invictus, which group shown in the film served as a microcosm of the issues facing South Africa at the time?
Mandela’s Security guards
Thanks to tax increases and a booming tech-driven economy, Clinton’s administration was able to achieve a _________ _________ for the first time since the 1960s.
Balanced Budget
The economic prosperity of the 1990s began fading by the time Bush took office due to the collapse of internet-related stocks, known as the...
The Dot-Com Bubble
9/11 was one of the major moments of crisis that the Bush Administration had to deal with. Name the other major one.
Hurricane Katrina
Mandela’s diplomatic work made South Africa an "anchor" state in the 1990s, which helped the US with regards to relations with other African countries. What is the name of the country that saw people immigrate to the United States, specifically Maine.
Somalia
What is the reason that the presidency of Bill Clinton is often criticised or remembered poorly?
The impeachment during his second term.
How did George Bush’s administration differ from Clinton’s when it came to foreign policy and the use of the military?
Bush believed the troops should be used to fight and win wars versus engaging in the nation-building of the Clinton era.
During the past few weeks we reviewed a current event regarding redistricting and gerrymandering. What is the name of the Supreme Court case that basically enables states to engage in widespread partisan gerrymandering?
Louisiana vs Callais