Sec 6
What was it called when the amount by which a government's spending exceeds its revenues?
Deficit
What was exposed in 1986?
Iran Contra affair
Who was the new Soviet Union leader to work with Reagan?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who did republicans hope to help at the end of Reagan's term for presidency?
George H. W. Bush
Who ordered the major crisis in the middle east?
Saddam Hussein
What did the U.S. launch in the middle east war?
operation desert storm
Who led this operation?
Colin Powell
Who was the Arkansas governor to run for president?
Bill Clinton
What was the name of the treaty to eliminate trade barriers between U.S., Canada, and Mexico?
NAFTA
Who was the first women to be secretary of state?
Madeleine Albright
What is the use of violence by individuals or small groups to advance political goals?
Terrorism
Who led the terrorist attack killing 168 people in a federal government building?
Timothy McVeigh
Who was this person? (Timothy McVeigh)
Ex army soldier
When did the bombing happen that attacked U.S. embassies in Africa?
1998
When did the cold war end?
1990
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum exporting countries
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement
What party was Bill Clinton part of?
Democratic
What was George H. W. Bush political party?
Republican
President Reagan called this country an "evil empire."
Soviet Union
Who said, "Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world?"
Rachel Carson
What does ERA stand for?
Equal Rights Amendment
What was one of the consequences of the Watergate scandal for Americans?
Americans lost faith in the government.
When did the Supreme Court order Nixon to turn over the tapes from the scandal?
July 1974