President Carter met with the President from Egypt and Israel for face-to-face negotiations between the two countries, after which an agreement was reached known as the ______ ________ _______.
Camp David Accords, Iran Hostage Crisis, or Dec. of Ind,
What is the Camp David Accords
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, separating East and West Berlin. Which major nation controlled either side?
Russia and England, Italy and the US, Russia and the US
Russia and the US
This was the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war.
Berlin Air Lift, Cuban Missile Crisis, War in Afghanistan
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
Name two Axis Power countries at the end of WWII
Germany and Russia, Italy and France, Japan and Germany
What is Germany and Japan
This lasted for nearly twenty years and ended with the Fall of Saigon and the country being taken over by Communists
WWI, Korean War, Vietnam War
What is the Vietnam War
The belief that if South Vietnam were to fall to Communism, other countries near it like Cambodia, Laos and Thailand would soon face the same outcome.
Vietnamization, Domino Theory, Iron Curtain
What is the "Domino Theory"
A ___________ _____ was caused by the American people feeling as though our government was lying to them, which led to many Americans losing faith in our governments reliability.
Credibility Gap, Trust Breech, Presidential Recall
What is Credibility Gap
This was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression. DOUBLE POINTS if you can name its parts (3 R's)
Great Society, Reagonomics, the New Deal
What is New Deal (reform for the banking system, recovery for the economy, and relief for the needy)
This President was the first to resign office following the Watergate Scandal
Clinton, Ford, Nixon
Nixon
This president came up with his own idea on how to fix the American economy known as "supply-side economics." His beliefs became the pillar of Republican Principals
George W Bush, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
This man from Cuero, Texas won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War
Alvin York, Norman Schwarzkopf, Roy Benavidez
What is Roy Benavidez
What was the gradual removal of U.S. troops by Richard Nixon beginning the end of our involvement
Reagonomics, Bushism, Vietnamization
What is Vietnamization
Which country took Americans hostage and held for them for 444 days until the day Ronald Reagan took office as President
Vietnam, China, Iran
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis
First female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor, Elena Kagen, Sonia Sotomayor
What is Sandra Day O'Connor
Which piece of legislation desegregated the U.S., requiring equal treatment regardless of race?
Plessy V. Ferguson, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which couple was arrested and ultimately killed for spying on the US in the early Cold War?
The Roosevelts, The Clintons, The Rosenbergs
The Rosenbergs
This started following Saddam Hussein's (Iraq) invasion of Kuwait for oil and his refusal to withdraw from the country following requests from the United Nations to do so.
Persian Gulf War, Cold War, War in Afghanistan
What is the Persian Gulf War (1990)
What term describes those who were born shortly after the return of American GI's from WWII?
Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation Z
Baby Boomers
This man championed the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement
WEB DuBois, Malcolm X, MLKJ
MLKJ
This act provided 160+ acres to families if they lived and worked it for 5 years
Dawes Act, Homestead Act, Executive Order 9066
Which president "walked softly and carried a big stick"
FDR, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D Eisenhower
Teddy Roosevelt
What was the name of the United States fighting force in WWI?
CIA, AEF, FDIC
AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
What was the name of LBJ's domestic programs of reform. This saw the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and Medicare/Medicaid all passed?
Great Society, the New Deal, Reagonomics
Great Society
What were the year's of the US involvement in WWII?
1917-1918, 1950-1953, 1939-1945
1939-1945
Political scandal that occurred after five men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters.
Watergate, Iran-Contra, Obamacare
What is Watergate?