Reaganomics
What economic idea said tax cuts for the wealthy and businesses would help the economy grow?
What is supply-side economics (or trickle-down economics)?
Jimmy Carter was the 39th ______ of the United States.
What is president?
Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as this.
What is the “evil empire”?
Iraq invaded this country in 1990 for its oil resources.
What is Kuwait?
In The Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers in place of this character.
Who is Prim?
Reaganomics focused on lowering these for corporations and wealthy Americans.
What are taxes?
Carter encouraged Americans to conserve this resource during the energy crisis.
What is oil/gasoline?
This wall’s destruction symbolized the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This military operation defended Saudi Arabia before combat officially began.
What is Operation Desert Shield?
What planet is Omni-Man originally from?
What is Viltrum?
Reagan increased spending in this area while cutting many social welfare programs.
What is the military/defense spending?
This speech caused many Americans to believe Carter was out of touch with the public.
What is the “Malaise Speech”?
This arms agreement between Carter and the Soviet Union was never ratified after the invasion of Afghanistan.
What is SALT II?
This military campaign began the U.S.-led attack against Iraq in 1991.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
In Mean Girls, this day became unofficially known as “Mean Girls Day.”
What is October 3rd?
This economic problem combined high inflation, unemployment, and slow growth during the 1970s.
What is stagflation?
This Middle Eastern hostage crisis lasted over a year and hurt Carter politically.
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Reagan secretly sold weapons to this country during the Iran-Contra Affair.
What is Iran?
This Iraqi dictator ordered the invasion of Kuwait.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, which villain says, “The power of the sun in the palm of my hand”?
Who is Doctor Octopus/Doc Ock?
Supporters believed wealthy Americans would do this with their extra money after tax cuts.
What is invest it back into the economy?
Carter helped negotiate peace between Egypt and Israel through these agreements.
What are the Camp David Accords?
Money from secret arms sales was illegally used to fund this anti-communist group in Nicaragua.
Who are the Contras?
President George H.W. Bush faced criticism after breaking this famous campaign promise.
What is “Read my lips: no new taxes”?
In Breaking Bad, what is the exact name of the company Walt and Jesse use as a cover story for buying large amounts of chemicals and equipment in Season 5?
What is Vamonos Pest?