1960's-1970's
Who was Nixon?
This former actor turned politician was president for most of the 1980's.
Who was Reagan?
This controversial Arkansas governor was president throughout most of the 1990's.
Who was Clinton?
This horrific terrorist attack traumatized an entire generation of Americans in 2001.
What was 9/11?
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
Who was Bill Clinton?
This scandal helped to bring down Nixon--when a group of burglars were caught inside of a hotel.
What was the Watergate Scandal?
This epidemic decimated the LGQTB community throughout the 1980's.
What was AIDS?
This really began to change the world in the 1990's; the world got connected to the Internet and cell phones!
What was the Digital Revolution?
A crash in housing triggered this major 2008 economic downturn.
What was the Great Recession?
"I've been to the mountaintop, and I've looked over, and I've seeeeeen the Promised Land!"
Both of these men were assassinated in during the 1968 presidential election.
Who were MLK and RFK?
This famous policy, cheered on by Reagan, greatly increased America's prison population.
What was the War on Drugs?
This famously one-sided war in 1991 lasted for just six days, and centered around America's first Iraq invasion.
What was the Gulf War?
This famous law in 2010 led to major reforms in the American health care system.
What was Obamacare?
"The President of the United States can bomb whoever he wants!"
Who was Nixon?
This famous movement argued that women needed more rights within the workplace and within societal interactions in general.
What was Second Wave Feminism?
This economic policy argued that if the wealthy do well, the rest of the country will do well.
What is supply side economics?
Clinton famously failed to make major changes in this key area--no president would attempt to do so again for another 20 years.
What was health care?
This was the longest war in American History.
What was the U.S.-Afghanistan War?
"[We must] tame the savageness of man, and make gentle the life of this world."
Who was RFK?
This nasty economic trend means the economy is crashing--but the price of everything is going up anyways.
What is stagflation?
This scandal damaged Reagan's reputation, when some of his key advisors were caught illegally channeling money to anti-Communist thugs.
What was the Iran-Contra Scandal?
This poor candidate, by some standards, lost the 2000 presidential election by just 538 votes in Florida.
Who was Al Gore?
These two wars shook the global landscape in the 2020's.
What are Gaza and Ukraine?
"Read my lips--no new taxes!!"
Who was Bush I?