Presidents
What president created "Reaganomics" to bring the United States out of high stagflation?
Ronald Reagan
Reaganomics primarily benefited who in the United States?
The Upper Class
Iraq attacked _________ kickstarting the Persian Gulf War
Kuwait
The Iran-Contra affair involved selling guns to _________ and using the money to fund the Contras in ________
Iran / Nicaragua
What tv channel was the first to have 24/7 news?
CNN
Who was involved in a sexual scandal with Monica Lewisnky?
Bill Clinton
The Capital Crawl Movement led to the passing of the ________________?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Who was the leader of Iraq? He kickstarted the Persian Gulf Crisis, and was later overthrown by his own people.
Saddam Hussein
What year did the Soviet Union fall?
1991
Hurricane ______________ hit New Orleans in 2005, marking the largest natural disaster in US history
Hurricane Katrina
Who was president when Osama bin Laden was killed?
Obama
NAFTA was replaced by ___________ in 2016
USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
What terrorist group attacked the Twin Towers on 9/11?
Al-Qaeda
Why did the Berlin Wall Fall?
A misread Soviet message about gradual re-openings of the border
What does NCLB stand for? This was passed to close the achievement gap between state schools in 2001
No Child Left Behind
What president nominated John Roberts to the Supreme Court--ushering in conservative policies?
George W. Bush
What does Article 5 describe in NATO?
"An attack against one, is an attack against all"
What war is the longest war in American history, lasting from 2001-2021?
War in Afghanistan
Why was NATO created? (Bonus Pts. if you can say the year it was created)
To combat communism, 1949
______________ is the discriminitory practices used to segregated neighborhoods by denying mortgages and loans to minorities
Redlining
Put the presidents from this unit in order:
Obama, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, H.W Bush
Carter, Reagan, H.W Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama
What act was passed after 9/11 to strengthen national security?
The Patriot Act
The United States declared war on _________ in the Middle East, ushering in a new era of conflict in the 2000s after 9/11.
Terror
The ________ Bubble Burst was the stock market crash of internet/website startups, and their respective stocks in 1995-2000
Dot-Com
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