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The Cold War
Nixon
Ford & Carter
Reagan & Bush
Economy
100
This came down in 1989, re-uniting families.
What is the Berlin Wall?
100
This scandal cost Richard Nixon his presidency.
What is Watergate?
100
In this year Jimmy Carter win the presidency.
What is 1976?
100
This was Reagan's former profession before entering politics.
What is acting?
100
This economic indicator was incredibly high in the 1970s?
What is inflation (unemployment)?
200
Name one of the new countries formed from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s.
What is (many acceptable answers)?
200
Nixon visited this country in 1972, becoming the 1st president since their communist revolution.
What is China?
200
This major crisis caused much stress on the US economy in the 1970s.
What is the oil crisis?
200
President Bush led the US through this highly successful war to stop Saddam Hussein.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
200
This is the nickname for Reagan's economic policy in the 1980s that explains the flow of money.
What is trickle-down economics?
300
This country is involved in two major events in the 1970s and 1980s.
What is Iran?
300
Nixon won the 1968 election after this Democrat was assassinated.
Who is Robert Kennedy?
300
Leaders from these two countries signed the Camp David Accords alongside President Carter.
What are Israel & Egypt?
300
Reagan's biggest scandal involved arms and money between the US and this militant group.
Who are the Contras?
300
While Democrats tend to spend money on domestic services (i.e. welfare), Republicans tend to spend more on this.
What is the military?
400
This is the full name for SALT.
What is Strategic Arms Limitation Talks?
400
In response to the activists of the 1960s Nixon gave a name to these "others" in society.
Who are the Silent Majority?
400
Carter was seen as a Washington outsider because he was from this state.
What is Georgia?
400
George Bush Sr was the last American president to serve in this war.
What is WWII?
400
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) is based in this region, and they froze gas supplies in the 1970s.
What is the Middle East?
500
He was the leader of the Soviet Union when it fell apart in 1990.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
500
Richard Nixon was a native of this state.
What is California?
500
Although not elected, this is the year that Gerald Ford become president.
What is 1974?
500
The Iranian hostages, whom were held for 444 days, were released on this day.
What is Jan. 20, 1981?
500
This combination created massive debt in the 1980s.
What is high military spending and tax cuts?