Misc 1
What country was Saddam Hussein a dictator of?
In what year did the East Germans overthrow their communist government?
1989
President Reagan persuaded Congress to cut _____________hoping that people would have extra money to buy more and save more.
Taxes
Under George W Bush's presidency, did unemployment remain high?
Yes
Operation Desert Storm was a US led coalition that drove out Iraqi troops from Qatar.
False
Who was the first African American president?
Barack Obama
Which president pushed for health care reform?
Bill Clinton
Which president promised not to raise new taxes but ultimately broke his own promise?
George HW Bush
The 2000 election was between George Bush and Al____________.
Gore
True or False: US troops drove Afghanistan's leaders, the Taliban, from power.
True
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first female _____________.
Supreme Court judge
Who was a Washington “outsider” and a strong defender of human rights?
Jimmy Carter
Who was the president when Hurricane Katrina happened?
George W Bush
Which presidential election was too close to call and required a recount in Florida?
2000
True
By the time Ronald Reagan left office, there were how many more jobs?
16 million
During his presidency, there was a disruption in oil and an energy crisis?
Jimmy Carter
Which president passed the Affordable Care Act?
Barack Obama
Who was one of the highest ranking African Americans to serve in the US military and led Operation Desert Storm?
Colin Powell
True or False: Troops never captured Baghdad and Hussein's government never collapsed.
In October 2001, the US attacked ____________where Al Qaeda was based.
Afghanistan
In 1991, Saddam Hussein had agreed to give up Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and allow ________________inspectors into the country.
United Nations
Who was the first president in more than 100 years to win the electoral vote but not the popular vote?
Who was the first woman to be secretary of state?
Madeline Albright
True or False: Trump won in the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by nearly three million votes.
True