1980s
The 1980s were a decade of _________ politics.
Conservative
A war in which Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil
Persian Gulf War
Who was responsible for the attack at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?
Al Qaeda
This department was created after 9/11 to better coordinate US intelligence agencies
Department of Homeland Security
This policy extended healthcare coverage to millions of uninsured Americans
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
The Cold War ended by...
The Soviet Union crumbed due to political upheaval and economic turmoil
The US led mission to free Kuwait from Iraqi invasion during the Persian Gulf War
Operation Desert Storm
These locations were the target of the 4 hijacked planes on 9/11
1. World Trade Center
2. The Pentagon
3. The White House (crashed before arriving)
President Bush believed the war on terror was a war between ______ and _______.
Good and Evil
This terrorist organization developed after the US left Iraq in 2011
ISIS (Islamic State or Iraq and Syria)
Reagans plan for economic growth
Reaganomics
Al Qaeda
What country did the US invade after 9/11 and why?
Afghanistan because that is where Al Qaeda was operating out of
This foreign prison was used by the US during the War on Terror and had high levels of inhumane treatment and use of torture
Guantanamo Bay
Name one of the most recent terrorist attacks on US soil by ISIS
Boston Marathon Bombing or Pulse Night Club Shooting
How did Reagan trigger the "shower" of trickle-down economics
Tax cuts to the wealthy
Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
For lying about his affair with Monika Lewinsky under oath
This terrorist organization protected Al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Taliban
When the US did not find WMD in Iraq, they...
Overthrew the Iraqi government and set up a democratic-like government under US control
This operation led to the assassination of Osama bin Laden
Operation Neptune Spear
Why was the Iran-Contra Affair a scandal?
1. Funding the Contras was illegal because they were funded by cocaine trade.
or
2. Reagan said he would not negotiate with terrorist which he ended up doing in the Iran weapon trade
Impeachment is when...
Criminal charges are pressed against a public official in which a trial may take place and the official will either be removed from office or found not guilty.
Suspicious of Weapons of Mass destruction (WMD) the US invaded this country as a part of the War on terror
Iraq
This President used drone strikes 3x more and sent more troops to Afghanistan than the President before him
President Barak Obama
This was the outcome of the US leaving Afghanistan in 2021
Afghanistan fell to the control of the Taliban