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100
What is the name of the hotel where 5 burglars stole election information about the democrats?
What is Watergate?
100
This wall came down in 1989 and helped end Communism in Europe.
What is the Berlin Wall?
100
Many Americans feared this when 1999 became 2000.
What is the Y2K Bug?
100
These people hijacked planes in 2001 and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
What are terrorists?
100
This father of a future President of the U.S. served only one term.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
200
What is the name of the university where 4 students were shot because they were part of a protest against U.S. involvement in Cambodia?
What is Kent State?
200
This spaceship crashed after only 73 seconds in air and all 7 crew members died, including a high school teacher.
What is the Challenger?
200
This almost happened to President Clinton because he lied to the American people about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
What is impeached?
200
The U.S. and Great Britain invaded Iraq to find these, which they thought Saddam Hussein and others were hiding.
What are weapons of mass destruction?
200
This former first lady may or may not have been involved in the Whitewater Scandal with her husband.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
300
President Nixon wanted to remove American troops from this war.
What is the Vietnam War?
300
This U.S. President was shot, but he didn't die.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
300
Iraq invaded this small country in 1990.
What is Kuwait?
300
Al Gore and scientists say gases from cars and factories are creating this.
What is Global Warming?
300
This former president, who was also a former actor, may or may not have been involved with the Iranian-Contra Scandal.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
400
President Nixon resigned from office as President because he wanted to avoid this.
What is impeachment?
400
This is the name of President Reagan's economic plan.
What is Reaganomics?
400
This bill set restrictions on gun purchases after President Reagan's assistant was shot and permanently disabled.
What is the Brady Bill?
400
This term means that the U.S.is affected by the economies of other countries.
What is globalization?
400
This woman was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the U.S.
Who is Sandra Day O' Connor?
500
In 1979, Americans were taken hostage at an embassy in this country.
What is Iran?
500
This was segregation of black and whites in South Africa.
What is Apartheid?
500
The U.S. defended Kuwait and Saudi Arabia from Iraq during this operation (before they got other countries involved).
What is Operation Desert Shield?
500
This group and its terrorists used to rule in Afghanistan.
What is the Taliban?
500
Before Barack Obama, this Baptist minister was the first black man to run for President of the U.S.
Who is Jesse Jackson?