Cold War & 1950's
What effectively started the missile race?
What is the launching off the soviet satellite known as "sputnik".
This event would be the start of escalating tensions between the USSR and the US. The CIA's arrogance would lead a poor meeting between the two presidents.
What is the U-2 incident?
Henry Kissinger would be advise many presidents over his political courier. What policy did he introduce when the US policy of containment failed?
What is detente?
The first woman Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sandra Day O' Conner?
The leader of Iraq that would later invade Kuwait
Who is Saddam Hussain?
what is containment
containment is stopping communism in europe and asia
During JFK's administration it would be known as the Great Frontier as the Space Race was the goal for beating the USSR. What was LBJ's presidency referred as and why?
What is the Great Society and promoting more gov't sponsored social welfare programs.
Nixon would become the first president in US History to resign from office, why?
*100pts bonus if you can explain in greater detail.
What is the Watergate scandal?
*Fear of losing the presidential election, undoing with illegal tape recording in the White House.
What is the collapse of the USSR and the results?
What is the failing post-WW2 economy, weakened military, and dissatisfaction with the leaders caused the collapse in 1991.
The Affordable Cares Act is more commonly known as?
What is Obamacare?
When West Germany joined NATO the Soviet Union formed a military alliance known as the?
What is the Warsaw Pact?
what almost let to the first nuclear war?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
President Ford and Carter were "likable" but not re-elected into office, why?
What is Pardoning Richard Nixon and failure to rescue Americans in the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
What is Globalization?
What is more connectivity with the rest of the world in economics, culture, and politics *Made in China* *Walmart-economics*
This Supreme Court ruling would impact the 2000 elections.
What is Bush v. Gore?
The imaginary line that divides the two Korea's to this very day. (Don't say DMZ)
What is the 38th parallel?
What were (1) of (2) key factors that led JFK in defeating VP Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential elections?
What is the first televised debate and/or JFK supporting the Civil Rights Movement helping MLK's release.
Reaganomics was dependent of what economic philosophy?
What is Supply-side economics?
Reagan asked the country’s scientists to develop a laser defense system that would keep Americans safe from enemy missiles. The system became known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, or SDI. But it had another name.
What was the key reason for President Clinton's impeachment? Which part of congress voted for impeachment and who acquitted?
What is "perjury" (lying... yes you know who you all are...) House voted for impeachment and the senate did not.
During a UN ceasefire the US would defend the Middle East against Communist attack better known as the?
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
Unfortunately the Civil Rights Act of !964 was not enough for the continued struggles of African-American's what additional laws needed to be passed in order to fully realize what was denied during Reconstruction.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
President Ford with the help of Henry Kissinger would sign an agreement to promote more autonomy to Eastern Europe
What is the Helsinki Accords?
Reagan would deny any involvement when the American people would discover that he was breaking his own foreign policy.
What is the Iran-Contra Affair.
What was President George H. Bush's campaign slogan? Why would it impact him NOT getting re-elected in 1992?
What is "Read my Lips, no new taxes". and what is the Persian Gulf War/War in Iraq/Operation Dessert Storm.