Economic Issues in the USA
This economic crisis recovery defined the early 2010s.
What is the Great Recession?
This president introduced the Affordable Care Act.
Who is Barack Obama?
This 2012 hurricane caused major destruction in New Jersey and New York.
What is Hurricane Sandy?
This terrorist leader was killed in 2011 during Operation Neptune Spear.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
This app launched in 2010 and focused on photo sharing.
What is Instagram?
This type of work became popular through apps like Uber and DoorDash.
What is the gig economy?
This nickname was commonly used for the Affordable Care Act.
What is Obamacare?
This city was the site of the 2013 marathon bombing.
What is Boston?
This country entered a devastating civil war beginning in 2011.
What is Syria?
This app became known for disappearing photos and streaks.
What is Snapchat?
In 2012, this kind of debt hit the $1 trillion mark in America.
What is student loan debt?
This slogan became famous during Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
What is “Make America Great Again”?
This social media factor made school shootings gain more public attention.
What is bullying/violent threats online?
This deadly virus outbreak spread through West Africa in 2014.
What is Ebola?
This streaming service changed music listening with subscriptions instead of ownership.
What is Spotify?
During the recession recovery, unemployment peaked around this percentage in 2009
What is 10%?
This Democratic candidate lost the 2016 presidential election.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This 1999 school shooting is often referenced when discussing later shootings.
What is Columbine?
This U.S. military raid targeted Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
What is Operation Neptune Spear?
This electric car company released the Model S in the 2010s.
What is Tesla?
True or False: Most gig economy workers receive the same benefits, such as health insurance and paid sick leave, as traditional employees.
What is False?
This movement grew nationally after the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This hashtag became the symbol of a major civil rights movement in the 2010s.
What is #BLM?
This wave of protests across the Middle East helped spark the Syrian Civil War.
What is the Arab Spring?
This smartwatch helped bring wearable technology into the mainstream.
What is the Apple Watch?