Presidential Mishaps
Reagan feared this economic problem, leading to cutting taxes and reducing spending. However, his other spending habits actually had the opposite effect
What is The Debt/The Deficit
Reagan cut taxes and spending everywhere except here, increasing this budget by more than $100 Billion a year during his time as president
What is The Military/Military Spending
This neighbor to the US was pivotal in helping release 52 American Hostages from Iran during the early 1980s, though it rarely gets credit
Who/What is Canada
This new type of retail outlet was both a warehouse and a shopping center, and held everything a person could ever need
What is a Superstore
This is the name of the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
This economic issue plagued Jimmy Carter's presidency, and led to higher prices and an eventual recession
What is Inflation
This economic theory states that cutting taxes for businesses will generate wealth that will eventually make its way down to the average American
What is Trickle Down Economics/Reaganomics/Supply-Side Economics
This federal agency had a long track record of supporting anti-communist rebel groups, especially in Central and South America.
Who/What is the CIA
This drug became a lethal epidemic in inner cities, thanks to its cheap cost to make and low purchasing price (You must be SPECIFIC)
What is Crack Cocaine
These brothers made famous North Carolina's state motto "First In Flight" after successfully achieving lift in 1908
Who are the Wright Brothers
In 1978, America boycotted this major sporting event, upsetting many in the country for making it look weak
What is/are The Olympics
Reagan believed in this political theory, which stresses a strong military and a will to use it aggressively
What is militarism
This peace treaty, signed between Egypt and Israel, ended more than a decade of conflict and is considered Jimmy Carter's crowning achievement as president
What is/are the Camp David Accords
This Anti-Drug program, targeted at children, helped reduce teenage drug use during the Reagan administration and is still around today
What is DARE
This was the first car in the world to be mass produced, and at one point accounted for 90% all all cars on earth
What is the Ford Model T
This political scandal involved the sale of missiles to Iran in order to fund a brutal rebel group in Nicaragua, in violation of US law
What is Iran/Contra
Jimmy Carter passed the SALT II treaty with this country, limiting the number of nuclear weapons that existed in the world, as well as other safety measures
Who is Russia/Soviet Union/USSR
This weapons platform was meant to be a shield in space for the US, helping it prevent nuclear war with laser beams. We got GPS instead.
What is Star Wars
This First Lady created the Just Say No campaign, a defining feature of America's war on drugs in the 1980s
Who is Nancy Reagan
This is the only US president to have run for 4 terms in office, after which the Constitution was amended to only allow for 2
Who is FDR/Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Reagan supplied Manuel Noriega, dictator of this Central American country, with weapons and money to assist in US spying, but he instead turned around and sold the weapons, as well as drugs, against US wishes
What is Panama
Ronald Reagan became a household name for conservatives when he participated in these televised hearings during a "Scare" in the 1950s
What is the Red Scare/HUAC Hearings
Ronald Reagan gave this anti-Soviet rebel group money and weapons during the 1980s, though they would end up becoming a major US enemy in modern times
Who are The Mujahadeen/The Taliban
This "Cartel" of oil countries artificially restricted oil supply in the early 1970s, causing prices to rise dramatically. This group still exists and still commands the global oil market
What is OPEC
The first amendment allows for five specific freedoms, which are _______?
What is/are Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to Petition, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Religion