Middle East
Americans were held hostage in this country as punishment for America supporting their very unpopular leader
Iran
The US began using this organization to perform secret/covert operations against governments throughout Latin America.
The CIA
.EDU
The Creation of Israel led to decreasing land for what other country?
Palestine
The Soviet Union invaded this country in 1979.
Afghanistan
What is the term for when a government is suddenly overthrown?
Coup D'Etat
.EDU, .COM, .ORG, .GOV, and .NETS are all examples of what:
website domains
The Sandinista's were the communist government of what Latin American country?
Nicaragua
The OPEC Oil Embargo was to punish America for supporting ISRAEL in which war?
Yom Kippur War
The US will support ANY type of leader in Latin American and Middle Eastern countries as long as they are:
anti-communist
The skill of investigating who's behind an online source by opening a new tab to see what other websites say about the original source
Lateral Reading
What does SALT stand for? (Cold War SALT talks)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
This was the name of the historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, organized by US President Jimmy Carter.
Camp David Accords
This is the name of the Presidential Scandal where Reagan ILLEGALLY sold weapons to Iran to help fund an anti-communist group in Nicaragua.
Iran-Contra Affair
anybody
How many countries are in Latin America?
33
Gas/fuel shortages, long gas lines, and a bad economy are all negative impacts of what from 1973?
OPEC Oil Embargo
This is the name of the anti-communist group that President Reagan wanted to help in the Nicaragua:
Contras
Why might Wikipedia be reliable?
If it cites its sources
What was the name of the US company that was located in Guatemala and led to the overthrow of President Arbenz in 1954?
United Fruit Company