President who met with Martin Luther King Jr. and aimed to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The name of the scandal that forced Richard Nixon to resign from Presidency.
President who was impeached by the House of Representatives for lying under oath.
Bill Clinton
The main reason Bush was able to win the 2000 election. It's our system for electing the president and the reason someone can win the popular vote and still lose the presidential election.
What is the Electoral College?
What is domino theory?
Name of Nixon's policy of easing Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union.
Appointed by Reagan, she became the first woman on the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. The reason it was such a disaster because these protective barriers failed/broke.
What are the levees?
What is the bay of pigs?
Agency created during Nixon's presidency that was intended to protect the environment.
Event during Reagan's administration where military officials secretly sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages. The money from the weapons was then used to fund the Contras who were fighting communism in Nicaragua.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement?
**DAILY DOUBLE** In 2003, false intelligence claiming that this country was developing "WMD"s or "Weapons of Mass Destruction" led to the invasion of this country.
What is Iraq?
The incident that occurred off the coast of North Vietnam that increased US involvement in the Vietnam War.
A peace treaty signed between Israel and Egypt that was orchestrated by President Carter at Camp David.
What is the Camp David Accords?
**DAILY DOUBLE**Under George Bush's presidency, he passed this law that outlawed the discrimination of people with disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Stands for GATT. An international trade treaty designed to encourage worldwide trade among its members.
What is the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade?
What is Al Qaeda?
The name of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential agenda to end poverty, provide aid to the cities, and provide free healthcare for the those in financial need.
The Great Society
When 52 American diplomats from the American Embassy in Iran were taken hostage for 444 days
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
The name given to this period of economic hardship that took a sharp downward turn in 2008 because of the collapse of the housing market.
What is the Great Recession?