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US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October of 2001 that overthrew the Taliban in and effort to find and bring to justice Osama bin Laden.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom
100
Reagan envisioned the development of a satellite shield that could prevent Soviet missiles from ever reaching their target. Reagan knew that the U.S.S.R. could not economically afford to compete with such a program. More commonly known as "Star Wars."
What is S.D.I (the Strategic Defense Initiative)
100
Progressive leader of the Soviet Union who came to power while Reagan was president and who helped bring about an end to the Cold War.
What is Mikhail Gorbachev
100
Reagan’s wit and ability to effectively communicate with common men and women won Reagan the nickname, “the Great Communicator.” Ronald Reagan left office in January 1989 after serving two terms in the White House.
What is Great Communicator
100
Elected President in 1968. Nixon’s greatest accomplishments were in foreign policy and he introduced détente.
What is Richard Nixon
200
War launched by a US-led coalition of nations in 2003 that invaded Iraq and brought down the government of Saddam Hussein. It was launched on belief that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and ties to Al-Qaeda.
What is War in Iraq
200
Term Ronald Reagan used to describe the Soviet Union.
What is Reagan and the "Evil Empire"
200
In 1987, Reagan and Gorbachev signed the INF Treaty, which reduced the number of US and Soviet missiles in Europe.
What is INF Treaty
200
Marine colonel who had played a key role in the Iran-Contra Affair and who took most of the blame for the scandal.
What is Oliver North
200
Policy introduced by Nixon that used diplomacy rather than intimidation to ease tensions that existed between the US and communist nations.
What is Detente
300
Weapons designed to kill large numbers of people, such as nuclear and chemical weapons. The alleged "weapons of mass destruction" were never found.
What is Weapons of Mass Destruction
300
The amount of money a country owes as a result of spending more than it takes in as revenue.
What is National Dept
300
A restructuring of the Soviet economy to allow limited free enterprise.
What is Glasnost & Perestroika
300
United States secretly provided training and support for Nicaraguan rebels against the Sandinistas.
What is Contras
300
A policy aimed at increasing minority representation in the workplace, educational institutions, social setting, etc. by imposing guidelines requiring the hiring or acceptance of minority candidates, or by actively pursuing the recruitment of such candidates.
What is Affirmative Action
400
Increase in the number of US troops in Iraq proposed by President Bush in 2007 in an effort to help the new Iraqi government resist terrorists and prevent civil war.
What is Troop Surge of 2007
400
Term given to Reagan's economic policies by his critics early in his presidency when it appeared they were not working.
What is Reaganomics
400
While speaking in West Berlin, President Reagan challenged the Soviet leader publicly when he proclaimed before a cheering crowd at the Berlin Wall, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
What is Berlin Wall Coming Down
400
A pro-Soviet government that ruled Nicaragua during the 1980s
What is Sandinitas
400
Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that, while race could be used as a consideration in admission, the institution of racial quotas is a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protections clause. The case did not strike down affirmative action, but it did set a precedent that quotas cannot be used in the interest of increasing minority representation.
What is Regents of U.C. v. Bakke
500
The first African American elected president of the United States. Obama won the election promising to end the war in Iraq, impose greater regulations on businesses, cut middle class taxes, and increase taxes on corporations.
What is Barack Obama
500
Elected the 40th president in 1980. At 69 years of age, he was the oldest man ever elected to that office. He was a conservative who believed in limited government, low taxes, and a strong military.
What is Ronald Reagan
500
On November 9, 1989, the East German government announced that people could travel freely to West Berlin. • Germans flocked to the Berlin Wall and began tearing it down with sledgehammers and anything else they could find.
What is Berlin Wall
500
Scandal which occurred late in Ronald Reagan's presidency in which members of the Reagan administration sold arms to Iran in exchange for help freeing hostages and illegally funneled the money from the sales to fund the Contras in Nicaragua who were fighting against the communist Sandinista government.
What is Iran-Contra Affair
500
When a rise in prices occurs.
What is Inflation
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