Iran Contra
What country was the United States trying to help?
Nicaragua
What city were the World Trade Centers in?
New York City
What happened at Kent State University?
The national guard fired on the students
What was the military program famous under President Reagan?
Star Wars
Who was the President during the Watergate scandal
Richard Nixon
Who was the United States selling weapons to?
Iran
What other site other than World Trade Center was hit?
Pentagon, United 93 in Pennsylvania near Camp David
What was the reason for the war in Vietnam?
To stop the spread of communism
What was the economic policy called?
Reaganomics
What decade did this happen in?
1970's
Who was the President during the Iran Contra?
Ronald Reagan
What is Al-Qaeda?
A terrorist organization responsible for 9/11
What happened in August of 1964?
2 ships were destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin
What job saw the most firings during Reagan Presidency?
Air traffic controllers
What were the white house tapes and how did they impact Nixon?
Secret White House tapes, that made Nixon look bad.
Who spearheaded the deal to sell arms to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages?
Oliver North
Who was President during 9/11?
George W. Bush
Who was the South Vietnam leader the United States supported?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Why did the homelessness rate surge?
They closed mental hospitals
How did Nixon avoid jail time?
The next president gave him a pardon. (Gerald Ford)
Who were the contras fighting?
Sandanistas
Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda that was responsible for 9/11
Osama Bin Laden
What was the domino theory?
If South Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Asia would fall to communism
What was the act that was signed in 1986?
Tax Reform Act
Why did the informant leak information about Watergate?
Moral duty to pass on this information.