1980s
He was the president for most of the 1980's, and was a former actor before he turned to politics
Who was Reagan?
Who was Bill Clinton?
He was president for most of the 2000's--the son of a former president.
Who was George Bush II?
Who was Obama?
Name the speaker: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
Who was Clinton?
This famous philosophy stated that the better off wealthy Americans were, the better off everyone would be.
What was supply-side economics?
Clinton was most remembered for this scandal, when he had deeply inappropriate relations with this woman:
Who was Monica Lewinsky?
This traumatizing terrorist attack defined much of the way people saw the world in the 2000's:
What was 9/11?
The 2016 election was a bitter and negative one between the following candidates, one of them was elected to become a controversial president:
Who were Trump and Clinton?
A famous 1980's singer who was either a feminist icon or a corrupter of girls, depending on who you talked to:
Who was Madonna?
This epidemic peaked in the 1980's, terrifying young Americans and inspiring the organization of new LGTBQ movements.
What was AIDS?
One of Clinton's first priorities as president was to try and launch a major reform of this field; it failed at the time.
What was health care?
In March of 2003, America launched a massive invasion of this country: Bush II claimed they had "WMDs," which was never proven:
What was Iraq?
Obama succeeded where Clinton failed, when this following law launched a major reform of the health care industry:
What was Obamacare?
These two musical icons of the 1990's both died far too young: a hip-hop legend who was murdered, and a rock legend who committed suicide.
Who were Tupac Shakur and Kurt Cobain?
This major scandal damaged Reagan's reputation, as key members of his government were caught illegally funding anti-Communist thugs.
What was Iran-Contra?
This really picked up in the 1990's--more and more of daily life became connected to computers and the Internet.
What was the Digital Revolution?
The longest war in American history began when we launched an invasion of this country in 2001:
What was Afghanistan?
A global pandemic spread around the world in this year; it crashed the economy and caused massive supply chain disruptions.
What was 2020?
These took off in the 1980's--the idea that a movie could become an entirely lifestyle and industry in and of itself!
What was a franchise?
This politician got himself in a lot of trouble when he said, "Read my lips, no new taxes!"
Who was George Bush I?
George Bush II narrowly defeated this Democratic candidate in the 2000 election, in a deeply controversial process:
Who was Al Gore?
The Great Recession crash of 2008 was largely triggered by the popping of a bubble in the following area:
What was housing?
The following wars are currently raging in the world; one began when a major country invaded its neighbor in 2021, and another when a country in the Middle East suffered from a brutal terrorist attack.
What are Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Gaza?
These two Hollywood icons helped to create the concept of the franchise!
Who were Spielberg and Lucas?