Johnson & Nixon
All of these are considered what?
What is Entitlement Programs?
The incident at Kent State in 1970 is an example of students protesting against what?
What is the Vietnam War?
President Reagan supported research on a system of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams. The media dubbed the system what?
What is Star Wars?
Which president’s election marked a significant rise in the conservative movement of the 1980s?
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade (1973) dealt with the issue of?
What is abortion?
What was President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic program called?
What is the Great Society?
The Kent State protest of 1970 led to what?
What is violent force by the Ohio National Guard, killing and injuring students?
He was the second-to-last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and the last head of state of the U.S.S.R., serving from 1988 until its collapse in 1991.
· He installed a political reform initiative known as "Perestroika" which led to the eventual collapse of the control held by the Communist Party.
· In 1990, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community."
Which Soviet leader is being described by these statements?
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
In 1971, President Nixon declared a "War on Drugs" that was revitalized under Ronald Reagan over a decade later. What is a common criticism of the policy?
What is the policies from the movement disproportionately targeted African Americans?
Why did the United States government place price controls on petroleum companies in the early 1970s?
What is there was an international oil embargo that caused gas prices to rise?
What did Johnson's "Great Society" programs most benefit?
What is insurance for the disadvantaged?
What role did the "17th Parallel" play in the Vietnam War?
What is i t divided Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
The Election of Ronald Reagan, Gorbachev's policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika", tearing down of the Berlin Wall, the creation of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) are all what?
What is the order of events that ended the Cold War?
This was a conservative political movement that began in the late 1960s?
What is the Silent Majority?
The most damaging evidence against President Nixon in the Watergate impeachment proceedings was what?
What is discovery of audio tapes of conversations connecting him in attempts to cover up details of the Watergate break-in?
Richard Nixon's "New Federalism" reflected what political philosophy?
What is Conservative?
President Nixon's pledged to end the Vietnam War through "Vietnamization." what its goal?
What is turn the war over to the South Vietnamese by gradually withdrawing US troops but still sending financial support?
The word détente is MOST significant in what historical context?
What is the Cold War?
Why did the Moral Majority, founded by Jerry Falwell in 1979, become such an important political force in the late-20th Century?
What is they supported conservative political causes and politicians, such as Ronald Reagan?
Money from this exchange was used in covert operations in Nicaragua.
What is the "Iran-Contra Affair?"
What did President Nixon do as a result of the Watergate Scandal?
What is he resigned?
How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the role of the president?
What is placed a limit on the President's ability to send troops into hostile areas?
In 1988, Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev introduced a series of reforms designed to give new freedoms to the people, including greater freedom of speech. The press also became far less controlled, and thousands of political prisoners and many dissidents were released.
What was the name of Gorbachev's reform movement?
What is Glasnost?
What was Ronald Reagan's economic plan in the 1980s with regards to taxes and military spending?
What is Ronald Reagan implemented supply side economics to decrease taxes while increasing military spending?
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) I, SALT II, and the START treaties were all examples of the United States?
What is working with the Soviet Union to reduce the levels of nuclear weapons?