Civil Rights Era
Who were the candidates in the first Presidential debate ever televised in 1960?
Kennedy Nixon
Name given to the belief that government should not try to regulate too much? The rise of this in America was seen in the Presidential Elections of 1968 and 1980.
Conservatism
Ronald Reagan famously described the Soviet Union as this
What is an "evil empire"?
This terrorist organization planned and orchestrated the 9/11 attacks.
What is Al Qaeda?
Who was the first African-American to play professional baseball in the U.S?
Which president was brought up on impeachment charges because of his involvement in the Watergate scandal, but eventually resigned before the impeachment process could begin?
Richard Nixon
What was the space defense system under Reagan nicknamed?
Star Wars
This event in 2008 led to the government bailing out many corporations or banks.
What was the Great Recession?
What prominent civil rights leader founded the SCLC?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Congressed passed this into law in1973, it limited the President’s authority to send troops overseas
War Powers Act
What was the nickname for President Ronald Reagan's economic policy which was based on the "trickle-down theory?"
Reaganomics
What agreement was approved during the presidency of Bill Clinton when the U.S. extended tariff-free trade agreements with Canada and Mexico?
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
What Supreme Court case in 1954 integrated the nation's school systems and reversed the "separate, but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
As a part of his détente policy to use diplomacy rather than intimidation to ease tensions between the U.S. and communists nations, President Richard Nixon formally opened negotiations and trade with what country in hopes that it would help lead to better relations with the U.S.S.R?
China
The collapse of this country marked the end of the Cold War.
What was the Soviet Union?
What is the name of the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. military and allied forces as a response to the 9/11 attacks against the U.S. in 2001?
Invasion of Afghanistan - War on Terrorism
What Great Society programs provide health care for the elderly/disabled?
Medicare & Medicaid
What day celebrates the environment by raising awareness of environmental issues?
Earth Day
What was President Reagan's biggest failure in international policy when the U.S. sold weapons to Iran (an enemy of the U.S.) and then violated more laws by using the profits from those arms sales to fund a rebellion in Nicaragua?
Iran-Contra Affair
In 2005 this category 5 hurricane devastated New Orleans and the surrounding area, causing 1800 deaths and $125 billion in damage.
What was Hurricane Katrina?
What are two non-violent civil rights groups that became very popular during the early Civil Rights era?
SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) & SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Counsel)
Differentiate between the Olympics the U.S. skipped and the one where The Miracle On Ice occurred
Summer 80
Winter 80
The US, along with 34 other countries, bombed Iraq in an extensive air campaign before a ground invasion in what became known as _____, after the invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
What was the Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm?
Who were the presidential candidates when the Supreme Court ordered that Florida stop its recount of ballots in 2000, eventually allowing the Republican candidate to win?
Bush v. Gore
What 1968 event in Chicago is remembered as a scene where police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protestors on live TV?
Democratic National Convention
What were the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex breaking into when they were arrested?
Democratic National Headquarters
This major social policy was spearheaded by Nancy Reagan.
What is the War on Drugs? or Just Say No
This federal agency was formed after 9/11, and is involved in anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
What group rode in buses during the civil rights era and went into the south using segregated facilities as a form of non-violent protest?
Freedom Rides
What president pardoned Richard Nixon for his involvement in the Watergate scandal?
Gerald Ford
For what crime was President Bill Clinton brought up on impeachment charges?
Perjury
President George W. Bush ordered American military forces to invade Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks because it was believed they were harboring which terrorist?
Osama Bin Laden
The deaths of four students at Kent State University; the publishing of the Pentagon Papers; and "draft dodgers" going to Canada were all forms of protests against America's involvement in what war?
Vietnam War
The fall of this city in 1975 marked the end of this war, with the US evacuating tens of thousands of civilians and military personnel in the largest helicopter evacuation.
What was the fall of Saigon?
The US and NATO intervened in the collapse of this country in response to ethnic cleansings.
What was Yugoslavia?
In March 2003, American and British troops invaded this Middle East country to overthrow Saddam Hussein. What was this invasion called?
Iraq War
What was the primary goal of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program?
War on Poverty (eliminate poverty and racial injustice)
What government agency was created in 1970 with the purpose of enforcing laws aimed at maintaining a safe and clean environment?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
What device has transformed U.S. businesses and the work of individuals by making transactions more efficient and faster and with the internet, we have the ability to send information to anyone, anytime, and anywhere?
In 2007, this Californian representative became the first female Speaker of the House.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
What act outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes required for voting and sent federal officials to register voters in Southern states?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who was the first modern President to visit China?
Who was Richard Nixon
An ATF search of a religious compound in Texas led to this event, which lasted from February 28 to April 19, 1993 and involved federal authorities, Texas state police, and even the US military.
What was the Waco Siege?
This movement in 2011 against economic inequality and the influence of money in politics famously used the slogan "We are the 99 percent!".
What was Occupy Wall Street?
Where did President Eisenhower place the National Guard under federal command to bring about school integration in 1957 as ordered by Brown vs. Board of Education?
Little Rock, Arkansas
What Supreme Court decision provided protection for mother's who chose to have an abortion?
What is the name of the event where an Iranian mob stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American hostages during the Carter administration?
Iran Hostage Crisis
Passed under the administration of President George W. Bush, what act increased the authority of U.S. law enforcement agencies and allowed them greater power in what measures they could use to obtain information?
Patriot Act
What did President Lyndon Johnson call his legislative programs to give Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background?
Great Society
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, inspired what national movement?
Environmentalism
Who was the 3rd Party Spoiler in the 1992 & 1996 Presidential Elections?
Ross Perot
Osama Bin Laden was eliminated in this country.
What is Pakistan?
What form of non-violent protest, where African-Americans sat in segregated places until they were served or arrested, gained national media attention and helped many Americans turn their sympathies toward ending racial segregation?
Sit-ins
Throughout the 70s the United States experienced this crisis, due to petroleum shortages caused by the Yom Kippur war and the Iranian Revolution.
What was the 1970s Energy Crisis?
This period of riots and civil unrest in LA was sparked by the death of Rodney King in police custody due to excessive force.
What was the LA riots, or LA race riots?
Under President Obama, the use of these dramatically increased in the Middle East, leading to the elimination of Osama Bin Laden but also leading to the accidental killing of many innocent victims.
What were drone strikes?
What is the name of the event where North Vietnam and the Vietcong attacked South Vietnam and the U.S. on the Vietnamese New Year's celebration, causing public opinion in the U.S. to turn against the war?
Tet Offensive
What event was Jimmy Carter involved in trying to bring peace to the Middle East with an agreement between Egypt and Israel?
Camp David Accords
In 1993, Al Qaeda trained terrorists detonated a van bomb under the north tower of this building.
What was the World Trade Center?
Saddam Hussein was found in one of these when he was finally captured.
A hole in the ground not dissimilar to the ones used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War