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Vietnam
Cold War Ends
End of the 20th Century
Into the21st Century
100
Accused of a crime
What is impeached
100
The government in North Vietnam
What is communist?
100
The new president of the Soviet Union who made many changes.
Who is Gorbachev?
100
This president had to resign because of his part in the Watergate Scandal.
Who was Richard Nixon?
100
He was the 2nd president to be impeached.
Who is Bill Clinton?
200
An economic condition in which more money is needed to buy goods and services than was needed earlier.
What is inflation?
200
People who supported the war in Vietnam.
Who are hawks?
200
This US president worked with Gorbachev to reduce the number of nuclear weapons each country had and led to the end of the Cold War.
Who was Reagan?
200
In 1990 this leader invaded Kuwait and took control of the country.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
200
This man became president in 2000 and was also the son of a former president.
Who is George W. Bush?
300
a shortage
What is deficit?
300
People who did not think we should send our soldiers to Vietnam.
Who are the doves?
300
This structure was torn down and symbolized the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
300
This was one reason why the United Nations was concerned about Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
What is oil?
300
The deliberate use of violence to promote a cause.
What is terrorism?
400
a period of slow economic activity
What is a recession?
400
People fighting in South Vietnam who were communist.
What is the Vietcong?
400
The owner of businesses in the Soviet Union before the end of the Cold War.
What is the government?
400
This is what the attack to drive out the Iraqi army was called.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
400
This group of buildings was hit by airplanes during the September 11th terrorist attacks.
What is the World Trade Center?
500
A person chosen by a political party to run for office.
What is a candidate?
500
The belief that when one country falls to communism the neighboring countries will also fall.
What is the Domino Theory?
500
The republics of the Soviet Union declared their independence and then joined with each other to form this.
What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
500
The war that was fought to free Kuwait
What is the Persian Gulf War?
500
This building is where America's military branches are headquartered and was attacked on September 11th.
What is the Pentagon?