Elections & Politics
The third party candidate who won nearly 19% of the popular vote in 1992 election
Who is Ross Perot!
This 1990 law required public places and workplaces to provide accommodations for people with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
The Persian Gulf War began when Iraq invaded this neighboring country.
What is Kuwait
This 1990s technological advancement transformed how Americans connected globally and became essential for businesses.
What is the internet
Bill Clinton was from this state
What is Arkansas
This negative campaign ad during the 1988 election was about the furlough program started by Michael Dukakis
What is the Willie Horton Ad
This Supreme Court nominee’s hearings became a national controversy due to allegations of sexual harassment.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
This is the leader of the Soviet Union who encouraged policies like "Glasnost and Perestroika"
Who is Gorbachev
This falling symbolized the end of the Cold War
What is the Berlin Wall
George HW Bush served in this branch of the military during wwii
What is the Navy / Naval Aviator
This famous quote by George HW Bush ended up hurting his reelection in 1992
What is "Read my Lips - No NEW TAXES!"
The 1991 videotaped beating of this man led to the L.A. riots after the officers involved were acquitted.
Who is Rodney King?
The proposed program that would use land and space-based lasers to destroy missiles aimed at the United States.
What is the Strategic Defense Intiative or Star Wars
Reagan's biggest scandal as presidency
What is the Iran Contra Affair
Hillary Clinton, wife of Bill, worked on this domestic policy while her husband was president
What is health care
Bill Clinton was impeached on these two charges
What is perjury & obstruction of justice
This 1995 criminal trial revealed deep racial divides in the American justice system.
What is the OJ Simpson trial?
This international agreement, signed by the Clinton administration in 1993, created a free-trade zone across North America.
What is NAFTA
The name of the young filmmaker who made movies his groundbreaking, politically charged films that tackle race, class, and culture in America
Who is Spike Lee
This is the total number of countries the Soviet Union split into at the end of the Cold War
What is 15
This policy by Clinton attempted to balance attitudes toward LGBTQ service members by allowing them to serve as long as they did not disclose their sexual orientation.
What is "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
The Senate confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas prominently featured this law woman's testimony and claims of sexual harrassment.
Who is Anita Hill
This president oversaw Operation Just Cause (1989), a U.S. mission to remove Manuel Noriega from Panama.
Who is George HW Bush
The dominant gateway to the internet - known for its iconic "You've Got Mail" voice
What is AOL
The name of Monica Lewinsky's friend who recorded their conversations and gave the tapes of Kenneth Starr
Who is Linda Tripp