1950s
Because of the increase in birthrates between 1940 and 1960, population experts named the generation the ___________ ___________.
baby boom/baby boomers
Following Kennedy's assassination, ___________ _________ became president.
Lyndon Johnson/LBJ
Nixon became part of a federal investigation after bugging devices where found at which hotel?
Watergate
In 1989, Chinese students held prodemocracy protests in ______________ _______________.
Tiananmen Square
Name one of the instances of domestic terrorism that Bill Clinton faced during his time in office.
Columbine, Oklahoma City bombing, etc.
Which musical genre emerged and gained popularity in the 1950s?
rock and roll
What was one of the primary reasons Kennedy defeated Nixon in the 1960 presidential election?
Televised debate
What was Jimmy Carter's failed policy to tackle inflation? (Hint: WIN was the acronym)
Whip Inflation Now
Which twin policies were pursued by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union?
Perestroika, Glasnost
Which fast food franchise was eventually acquired by Ray Kroc?
McDonald's
Which US president, whose campaign slogan was "I Like Ike," was so popular that the Republican and Democratic Party wanted to nominate him for president?
Dwight Eisenhower
Which musical festival that took place in New York was a massive gathering of counterculture youth?
Woodstock
Which two countries came to a mutual agreement as part of the Camp David Accords?
Egypt and Israel
The __________ were anticommunist counterrevolutionaries in which country?
Nicaragua
The Gulf War was started following the invasion of __________ by Saddam Hussein.
Kuwait
The ______________ ________________ were a group of protesters who traveled in a bus through areas of the South where busing was segregated.
Freedom ride/freedom riders
Which CIA-planned invasion of Cuba was a massive failure for Kennedy?
Bay of Pigs
The rise of which Iranian leader ultimately led to the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Ayatollah Khomeini
The US funded the mujahideen as part of their struggle against the Soviet Union in which country?
Afghanistan
What was George Bush's approval rating following the Gulf War (within 2 percentage points)?
91%
Which Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and effectively ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the goal of the Freedom Summer campaign?
Get black Americans in the South registered to vote
One of the first things that Gerald Ford did as president was _____________ Richard Nixon.
pardon
____________ _______________ are programs required but not paid for by the federal government.
Unfunded mandates
Before becoming president, Bill Clinton served as the governor of which state?
Arkansas