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1980s
1990s
21st Century
Acts of Terrorism
100
This U.S. foreign policy took action to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War
What is containment?
100
This carrier broke apart 73 seconds into flight after the O-Ring failed during launch.
What is the Challenger Space Shuttle?
100
President Clinton supported this international program as a way to stimulate economic growth in the U.S.
What is NAFTA?
100
American foreign policy under George W. Bush focused mainly on fighting this.
What is the War on Terror?
100
The Oklahoma City Bombing was intended for retaliation of this FBI incident in Texas.
What is the assault on the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas?
200
This factor contributed most to inflation in the U.S. during the late 70s and early 80s.
What are oil embargoes?
200
This group benefited the most from the initiatives of the Reagan administration.
Who are the most affluent (the rich)?
200
In the 1990s, the US made large cuts in defense spending after communists governments ended when this country broke apart.
What is the USSR?
200
This man was linked to the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center bombings.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
200
This type of terrorism was carried out by Timothy McVeigh as a means to intimidate and threaten the American government.
What is political?
300
The voting age was lowered to 18 in this Amendment as a result of America's participation in the Vietnam War.
What is the 26th Amendment?
300
This program was meant to protect the U.S. from nuclear ballistic missiles by shooting them down using lasers and satellite tracking.
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative?
300
This country was liberated from Iraqi control as a result of the Persian Gulf War.
What is Kuwait?
300
This was George W. Bush's main rationale for the Iraq War.
What are weapons of mass destruction?
300
This type of terrorism, Revolutionary Terrorism, was successfully carried out in these 2 places on September 11, 2001.
What the World Trade Center and Pentagon?
400
Under President Jimmy Carter, there was an attempt to establish peace with the Middle East at these "accords".
What are the Camp David Accords?
400
The principles of this program were promoted by President Reagan to encourage economic growth through a reduction in corporate business taxes.
What is supply side economics?
400
She was the first female Secretary of State after being chosen by Bill Clinton.
Who is Madeline Albright?
400
The contested 2000 Presidential election was between these two main candidates.
Who are George W. Bush and Al Gore?
400
This U.S. Government classified terrorist has been associated with domestic sponsored and political terrorism.
Who is Timothy McVeigh?
500
The publication of these "papers" made the American public aware of the government's lies about the Vietnam War.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
500
This "accident" caused panic in Pennsylvania after a nuclear reactor melted and threatened the wildlife and people living nearby causing mass evacuations.
What is the Three Mile Island Accident?
500
President George H.W. Bush committed troops to the Persian Gulf War to ensure the continued supply of this resource to the U.S.
What is oil?
500
In the contested 2000 Presidential Election, this state was the lone hold-out as it's vote counts were challenged in this high court.
What is Florida and the U.S. Supreme Court?
500
Global terrorism was the the symbolic target of these 2 attacks on the U.S.
What are the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center?
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