Nixons Presidency
Nixon’s policy to ease tensions with the Soviet Union and China.
What is Detente?
In 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during this Jewish holiday.
What is Yom Kippur
He became president after Nixon resigned.
Gerald Ford
The 1989 event where East and West Germans reunited.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
This 1982 movie told the story of a boy and his alien friend who wanted to “phone home.”
E.T
Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit this communist country in 1972.
What is China
Henry Kissinger’s method of traveling back and forth to negotiate peace.
Shuttle Diplomacy
This president negotiated the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
Jimmy Carter
The last leader of the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev
These little dolls had colorful hair that stuck straight up.
This treaty limited the number of nuclear missiles held by the U.S. and USSR.
What is SALT 1
This 1979 Soviet invasion led the U.S. to boycott the Olympics.
Afghanistan
This president called the USSR an “Evil Empire.”
Ronald Reagan
The 1991 attempt by Soviet hardliners to overthrow Gorbachev.
The August Coup
This arcade game featured a yellow circle eating dots while avoiding ghosts.
Pac-Man
The break-in at this complex started the scandal that ended Nixon’s presidency.
What is the Watergate?
The 1967 war where Israel gained control of Jerusalem.
The Six Day War
He signed the Panama Canal Treaty to make the canal a neutral waterway.
Jimmy Carter
How Does Communism effect a country long term?
Michael Jackson’s best-selling 1982 album.
Thriller
The 1973 event where Nixon fired his special prosecutor, leading to resignations in his Justice Department.
what is the Saturday Night Massacre?
The U.S. and allies fought Saddam Hussein’s forces in this 1991 war.
Desert Storm
This president saw the Berlin Wall fall and the Cold War officially end.
George H.W. Bush
The 1989 student protest in China that ended in violence.
The Tiananmen Square Protests
This 1984 movie featured a group of scientists fighting ghosts in New York City with proton packs.
Ghost Busters