America intervened in this country after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in order to fight terrorism
What is Afghanistan
100
American Executive who resigned after the Watergate scandal
Who is Richard Nixon
100
A major role of government that Ronald Reagan wanted to increase funding for
What is Defense
100
Document signed by Israel and Egypt (hint: Jimmy Carter was an advocate for this)
What are the Camp David Accords
100
Major Communist Country (founded by Vladimir Lenin) that ceased to exist at the end of the Cold War (officially in 1991)
What is The Soviet Union
200
American Strategy of becoming friendlier with the Soviet Union and its allies (like China)
What is Detente
200
American Executive at the end of the Cold War who oversaw a major military armament of the United States (He was a former actor and governor of California)
Who is Ronald Reagan
200
Government Administration created during the Carter administration that manages America's nuclear technology
What is the Department of Energy
200
Country that invaded Kuwait resulting in the Gulf War
What is Iraq
200
Famous Wall Destroyed in 1989
What is The Berlin Wall
300
American Initiative to fund Missile Defense
What is The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
300
American Executive who was the former Governor of Arkansas
Who is Bill Clinton
300
An Economic Strategy advocated by Ronald Reagan that tried to minimize government intervention in the economy while reducing taxes
What is Supply Side Economics
300
Former ally of the Soviet Union and former enemy (country) of the United States who's economy has thrived after the Cold War and is now 2nd in the world
What is China
300
Country that succeeded the Soviet Union at the United Nations Security Council
What is Russia
400
An American Standoff started in 1979 against the new government of this country (hint: The new government took control after a revolution)
What is Iran (The Iranian Hostage Crisis)
400
American Executive during the Gulf War (1990-1991)
Who is George H.W. Bush (Sr.)
400
Bill Clinton (1.) taxes and (2.) federal spending
What are (1-increased) and (2-decreased)
400
Capital of West Germany before reunification
What is Bonn
400
This former Soviet Satellite State merged with a Major United States Ally after the cold war to create one United Country
What is East Germany (United with West Germany)
500
Secretary of State with the Nixon Administration sent to China in order to create more friendly relations and trade
Who is Henry Kissinger
500
American Executives who oversaw (and advocated for) major government intervention in the economy following the financial crisis of 2008
Who are George Bush and Barack Obama
500
The United States went into a major economic crisis in 2008 after economic issues that STARTED in this industry
What is Housing and Real Estate (eventually the crisis affected other industries, notably the financial industry)
500
NATO intervened in Wars fought in the 1990s in this former Communist Country