1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Take A Chance
100
Event were 444 Americans were held as hostages in Iran.
The Iran Hostage Crisis
100
President during the 1980s.
Ronald Reagan
100
These two men were president in the 1990s
George Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton
100
Name the 2 presidents that served in the 2000s?
George Bush Jr. and Barack Obama
100
Name 10 U.S. Presidents in 30 seconds.
+300 points
200
Name 2 of the 3 Presidents in the 1970s.
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford
200
Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader when his country fell (it stopped being a country)
The Soviet Union
200
This world organization that helps trade between countries was called what. (Hint in the question)
The World Trade Organization
200
Bill Clinton was found guilty of lying and was almost what?
Impeached or Removed from Office
200
Who was the United States' main enemy in the Cold War?
Soviet Union
+200 points
300
Nixon's big scandal was called
Watergate Scandal
300
This movement brought a new wave of ideas into the country; Like gun rights, more religion/christianity, and a whiter america.
The Conservative Movement
300
This picture represents which of the following?
A. Great Society
B. Stagflation
C. Reaganomics
C. Reaganomics
300
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and a few others helped create better technology. Give me three examples.
Walkman, cell phones, personal computers, and
300
Why was the World Trade Organization seen as so bad for the U.S.?
Americans saw the rest of the world as competition. (You could pay someone in Mexico for much less money to do the same job.)
400
Organization of oil producing countries. Made an oil embargo on the United States.
OPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries)
400
Nancy Reagan's drug campaign were these 3 simple words.
Just Say No
400
This organization known as NATFA were what 3 countries?
Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
400
Sonia Sotomayor was the first ____________ justice of the Supreme Court.
Double points if you can guess where her parents are from :D
Hispanic
(Double Points = Puerto Rican)
400
How did Steve Jobs influence business in the 2000s?
By making popular devices that changed the way people used electronics.
+800 points
500
This peace treaty was made by Jimmy Carter to help bring Egypt and Israel together.
The Camp David Accords
500
A political scandal that involved the United States selling weapons to Iran and using that money to fund anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua.
The Iran Contra Affair
500
Conflict involving the United States, Iraq, and Kuwait. The United States and UN forces expelled the Iraqi military led by Saddam Hussein from the oil rich country of Kuwait.
The Persian Gulf War.
500
When did this terrorist attack take place that hit New York, Washington D.C., and Virginia?
September 11th, 2001
500
Mystery Box
Free 500 Points