Presidents
What political party was Reagan part of?
Republican
An agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
NAFTA
What year was 9/11?
2001
What organization launched the first space shuttle?
NASA
What year was Pac Man released?
1980
What year was Bush (the first one) elected?
1989
Agreement signed by Israel and Egypt in 1978 that set the formal terms for peace in the Middle East.
Camp David Accords
What organization fought against Iraq during the Gulf War?
UN
What year was the Gulf War won in?
1991
Wow many planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks?
4
What president serving a term from the 1980s-2000s was impeached?
Clinton
Nicaraguan exiles armed and organized by the CIA to fight the Sandinista government of Nicaragua.
Contas
What country led the attacks against Iraq during the gulf war?
USA
What year was the Cold War won in?
1989
Why was Bush (second one) almost impeached?
Accused of crime, manipulating intelligence, and justifying war
Why did the president that got impeached during this time period get impeached?
Whitewater + Clinton-Lewinsky Scandals
US Supreme Court decision (1973) that disallowed state laws prohibiting abortion during the first three months (trimester) of pregnancy.
Roe v. Wade
During the Gulf war, the United States failed to get rid of who?
Saddam Hussein
When was the first space shuttle launched?
1981
What was Gulf War syndrome?
Acute/chronic symptoms that included fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, insomnia, rashes and diarrhea
What were 4 key goals of Reaganomics?
Reduced government spending, job inc., less inflation, lower interest rates, model government programs, etc.
Russian for "openness" applied to Mikhail Gorbachev's encouragement of new ideas and easing of political repression in the Soviet Union.
Glasnost
What was operation desert storm?
USA's plan to unliberated Kuwait from Iraq
When was the invasion of Panama officially over?
1990
What was the name of the first space shuttle?
STS-1