1970s
This 1972 break‑in and cover‑up led to the only presidential resignation in U.S. history.
What is Watergate?
Nickname for Reagan’s economic policy emphasizing tax cuts and deregulation.
What is Reaganomics?
1994 trade agreement linking the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
What is NAFTA?
2001 terrorist attacks that reshaped U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
What is the 9/11 Attacks?
This event involved a mob breaching the U.S. Capitol during election certification.
What is the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol?
Term describing the unusual combination of high inflation and high unemployment.
What is Stagflation?
Scandal involving secret arms sales and illegal funding of Nicaraguan rebels.
What is the Iran‑Contra Affair?
1991 conflict where the U.S. expelled Iraq from Kuwait.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
U.S. campaign targeting terrorism in Afghanistan and beyond.
What is the War on Terror?
Beginning in 2020, this global crisis led to shutdowns, remote learning, and major political and economic challenges.
What is the COVID‑19 pandemic?
This 1973 action caused gas shortages and long lines across the U.S.
What is the OPEC Embargo?
Conservative Christian political movement that helped elect Reagan.
What is the Moral Majority?
1998 scandal charging the President with perjury and obstruction of justice.
What is the Clinton Impeachment Trails?
2005 disaster that exposed major failures in emergency response.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This movement grew after high‑profile cases of police violence and sparked national debates on policing and justice.
What is the Black Lives Matter movement?
President Carter brokered this historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
What were the Camp David Accords?
Reagan’s proposed missile defense system nicknamed “Star Wars.”
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative?
Clinton-era policy regarding LGBTQ+ service members.
What is "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"?
Economic crisis triggered by the housing market collapse.
What is the Great Recession?
This conflict began in 2022 when Russia launched a full‑scale invasion.
What is the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
The 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
What is Roe v. Wade?
Reagan’s “tear down this wall” speech symbolized the end of this major conflict.
1995 domestic terrorist attack on a federal building.
What is the Oklahoma City Bombing?
2010 law signed by Barack Obama expanding healthcare access.
What is the Affordable Care Act?
Tensions between the U.S. and this Middle Eastern nation escalated over nuclear programs, sanctions, and regional proxy conflicts.
What is the U.S.–Iran conflict?