1960-70s
LBJ Replaced which president after they were assassinated?
JFK
What president pardoned Nixon after his scandal?
Gerald Ford
What major terrorist attack occurred under George W. Bush's presidency?
9/11
Who was the first African-American President?
Barack Obama
Osama Bin Laden was killed under what presidency?
Barack Obama's
What was the name of LBJ's programs to combat racial injustice and poverty?
The Great Society
What president was heavily criticized for the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Jimmy Carter
What president was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice?
Bill Clinton
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Who won the controversial election of 2000?
George W. Bush
What is the name of the scandal which ruined the Nixon administration and forced his resignation?
Watergate
What was Reagan's economic programs and plan called?
Reaganomics
What two pieces of technology drastically impacted global society?
Cell Phones & Computers
What is the formal name of the Obamacare legislation?
Affordable Care Act
What President is responsible for SALT I & II?
Jimmy Carter
What president increased American involvement in Vietnam?
LBJ
Reagan declared war on what during the 1980s?
What was the name of President Clinton's trade deal?
NAFTA
Colin Powell was the first African-American....?
Secretary of State
What was the major scandal for the Reagan administration?
Iran-Contra
Earl Warren was responsible for the most conservative court to that date.
False! It was the most liberal to that date.
Examples:
Brown v. Board of Ed.
Miranda v. Arizona
What was the name of the series of negotiations and peace treaties between Egypt and Israel?
Camp David Accords under Jimmy Carter
What president won the Persian Gulf War after Iraq invaded Kuwait?
George H.W. Bush
Who was the first female African American to become Secretary of State?
What president created Medicare and Medicaid?
LBJ