1970s
He was president during the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Jimmy Carter
Q: What symbol of the Cold War physically divided a European city until 1989?
Berlin Wall
Q: What act gave 160 acres of free land to settlers in the West?
Homestead Act
Q: Which president called the Soviet Union the “evil empire”?
Ronald Reagan
Q: What event in 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal for President Nixon?
he resigned from office
This event in 1962 brought the U.S. and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Q: What transportation innovation connected the East and West coasts in 1869?
Transcontinental Railroad
Q: What major terrorist event occurred on September 11, 2001?
attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Q: What group of veterans marched on Washington in 1932 demanding early bonuses?
Bonus Army
What was the major outcome of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade (1973)?
the legalization of abortion in the first trimester
The U.S. followed this policy to stop the spread of communism after WWII.
Containment
Q: What was the U.S. policy that justified expansion across North America?
Manifest Destiny
What law aimed at improving educational outcomes was passed under President George W. Bush?
No Child Left Behind
Q: What were FDR’s programs to combat the Depression collectively called?
New Deal
This economic policy taxed the rich less and middle and lower classes more in hopes money would trickle down to the lower classes...
Reaganomics
This war in Asia, fought from 1950 to 1953, ended in a stalemate. The war is seen as unsuccessful and the country remains separated between Communist and Non- Communist
Korean War
Q: What 1830 law authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
What was the main goal of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)?
to increase access to health insurance
Q: What environmental disaster caused thousands to flee the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Dust Bowl
What major peace agreement did President Carter broker between Egypt and Israel in 1978?
Camp David Accords
What military alliance was formed by the U.S. and Western nations during the Cold War?
NATO
Q: What law aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands?
Dawes Act
Q: What 2008 event caused widespread economic recession in the U.S. and globally?
the housing market crash / financial crisis
Q: What federal agency was created to insure bank deposits?
FDIC