1970s
39th President, Naval Academy graduate, Governor of Georgia, Elected in 1976 served 1 term, defeated in 1980 election by Ronald Reagan, Signed Panama Canal Treaty
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Disease spread through blood, sexual intercourse, or dirty needles.
What is AIDS?
Iraqi President who started the Persian Gulf War in 1990
Who is Saddam Hussein?
Trade organization Clinton signed into existence in 1993 which eliminated trade barriers between Canada, the United States, and Mexico
What is NAFTA?
First African American President, Served 2 terms from 2009-2017, Affordable Care Act, inherited housing crisis, brokered nuclear deal with Iran
Who is Barack Obama?
From California, elected in 1968 appealing to the "Silent Majority", normalized relations with China, brought about Detente with the Soviet Union, Became first President to resign.
Who is Richard Nixon?
Economic plan which lowered taxes and cut regulations. The plan hopes to produce a supply side economy with a trickle-down effect
What is Reaganomics?
Tiny oil-rich country invaded by Iraq in 1990
What is Kuwait?
White House intern who shed public light on the fact she had a sexual relationship with President Clinton
Who is Monica Lewenski?
Became first female Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Scandal involving the break-in of the DNC headquarters before the 1972 election and lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
What is Watergate?
Involved selling weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages. The funds from the weapons helped to fund anti communist forces in Nicarauga
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
Nation invaded by US in Operation just cause in 1989. Its leader was Manuel Noriega who worked with drug lords, ignored election results, and had a past relationship with President Bush
What is Panama?
Under Clinton's leadership he drastically cut the number of people receiving public assistance better known as..................
What is Welfare?
First African American Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
Peace deal negotioated by Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
What are the Camp David Accords?
Fun nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative where he wanted to strike down on coming Soviet missiles from space
What is Star Wars?
Arkansas Governor who defeated Bush in the 1992 election
Who is Bill Clinton?
Something Clinton accomplished which hadn't been done since Andrew Jackson. Hint: don't spend more than you make
What is a balanced budget?
First female Speaker of the House
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
Pardoned Richard Nixon, Defeated by Jimmy Carter in the 1976 Presidential election
Who is Gerald Ford?
What did Reagan emphatically ask Gorbachev to tear down in his famous 1987 speech?
What is the Berlin Wall?
Organization President Bush presided over beginning in 1976
What is the CIA?
The real estate scandal the Clintons were investigated for from his time of Governor of Arkansas.
What is Whitewater?
Became first African American Female Secretary of State
Who is Condolezza Rice?