Nixon Admin
What economic issue, involving rising prices and stagnant wages, did Nixon face during his presidency?
Stagflation
What building was broken into during the Watergate scandal?
The Watergate Complex
Who did President Ford controversially pardon?
Richard Nixon
What economic policy, focused on tax cuts and reduced government spending, is associated with Reagan?
Reaganomics / trickle-down economics
What country did Reagan send troops to in 1983 to overthrow a Marxist government?
Grenada
Nixon’s Southern Strategy was designed to gain political support from which group of voters?
Southern White Voters
What nickname was given to Nixon’s close aides Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mitchell?
The President's Men
What was the name of Ford’s economic campaign to fight inflation?
Whip Inflation Now (WIN)
What tragic event occurred in 1986 involving NASA’s space program?
Challenger Explosion
What scandal involved the U.S. secretly selling arms to Iran and funding rebels in Nicaragua?
the Iran-Contra Affair
What was the purpose of Nixon’s New Federalism program?
to shift power from the federal government to state governments
What was the name of the committee responsible for Nixon’s re-election campaign, involved in the scandal?
Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP)
What major foreign policy agreement did Carter help negotiate between Israel and Egypt?
Camp David Accords
What was the name of Bush’s domestic volunteerism initiative?
Thousand Points of Light
What event in 1989 saw pro-democracy protesters in China violently suppressed?
Tiananmen Square Protests
The Family Assistance Plan proposed giving what to low-income families?
Guaranteed Annual Income
The release of what key piece of evidence ultimately led to Nixon’s resignation?
The White House Tapes / Smoking Gun Tape
What event damaged Carter’s presidency, involving the seizure of 52 American hostages?
Iranian Hostage Crisis
What report in the 1980s highlighted concerns about America’s education system?
A Nation at Risk
Who was the dictator of Panama removed from power by U.S. forces in 1989?
Manuel Noriega
Which Middle Eastern organization caused economic problems for the U.S. by imposing an oil embargo in the early 1970s?
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Commission)
What term describes the firing of several top Justice Department officials in Nixon’s effort to stop the Watergate investigation?
Saturday Night Massacre
What legislation did Carter pass to address the energy crisis in the U.S.?
National Energy Act
What major health crisis emerged during Reagan’s presidency that the government was slow to address?
The AIDS Epidemic
What was the name of the military operation to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1991?
Operation Desert Storm