Event were 444 Americans were held as hostages in Iran.
The Iran Hostage Crisis
Ronald Reagan
These two men were president in the 1990s
George Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton
Name the 2 presidents that served in the 2000s?
George Bush Jr. and Barack Obama
Name 10 U.S. Presidents in 30 seconds.
+300 points
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford
Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader when his country fell (it stopped being a country)
The Soviet Union
This world organization that helps trade between countries was called what. (Hint in the question)
The World Trade Organization
Bill Clinton was found guilty of lying and was almost what?
Who was the United States' main enemy in the Cold War?
Soviet Union
+200 points
Nixon's big scandal was called
Watergate Scandal
This movement brought a new wave of ideas into the country; Like gun rights, more religion/christianity, and a whiter america.
The Conservative Movement
This picture represents which of the following?
A. Great Society
B. Stagflation
C. Reaganomics
C. Reaganomics
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and a few others helped create better technology. Give me three examples.
Walkman, cell phones, personal computers, and
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.)
Organization of oil producing countries. Made an oil embargo on the United States.
OPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Nancy Reagan's drug campaign were these 3 simple words.
Just Say No
This organization known as NATFA were what 3 countries?
Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
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)
How did Steve Jobs influence business in the 2000s?
By making popular devices that changed the way people used electronics.
+800 points
This peace treaty was made by Jimmy Carter to help bring Egypt and Israel together.
The Camp David Accords
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
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.
When did this terrorist attack take place that hit New York, Washington D.C., and Virginia?
September 11th, 2001
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