Nixon and Watergate
What agency did Nixon create to help clean air and water?
EPA
What agency was created to explore space and conduct scientific research?
NASA
In what year did the 9/11 terrorist attacks take place?
2001
Which of these cities does NOT have a U.S. Mint location: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, or Los Angeles?
Los Angeles
What phrase did Winston Churchill use to describe the division of Europe during the Cold War?
Iron Curtain
Did Nixon resign before or after being impeached?
Before
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard
What bill helped WWII veterans buy homes and attend college?
GI Bill
What coin series produces five quarters a year with unique designs?
American Woman Quarters Program
Which country did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on to end WWII?
Japan
Which group was responsible for the Watergate break-in?
CREEP
What was Apollo 11 known for?
The first humans walking on the moon
What department did President Bush create in response to the 9/11 attacks?
Department of Homeland Security
In what year did the American Women Quarters Program begin?
2022
What U.S. president created the Department of Homeland Security in response to a major terrorist attack?
George W. Bush
What major country did Nixon visit during his presidency, making history?
Communist China
Which rocket scientist helped launch Explorer I and Apollo missions?
Wernher von Braun
What major civil rights law did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign in 1964?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which U.S. city was home to the first Mint facility?
Philadelphia
In what year did the Berlin Wall come down, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
1989
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine during Nixon’s era?
To help countries resist Communism
What U.S. coin program featured designs for all 50 states?
State Quarters Program
What military operation was the U.S. response to terrorism after 9/11?
Operation Enduring Freedom
What environmental act led to the creation of the EPA?
National Environmental Policy Act
What was a key outcome of President Reagan’s foreign policy?
reducing the threat of nuclear war