Vietnam War
What was the main goal of the United States when it decided to get involved in the Vietnam War?
Stop the spread of Communism/Containment
What was the main, lasting effect that the Watergate scandal had on how American citizens felt about their government?
Trust in elected officials was damaged or lost
What do economists call the frustrating 1970s problem where consumer prices kept going up (inflation) while regular people were losing their jobs?
Stagflation
Who was the historic Soviet leader who finally opened the USSR to American-style political and economic reforms?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was the leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda that attacked America on September 11, 2001?
Osama bin Laden
What did Congress pass that gave President Johnson the power to send a large number of American troops into Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
When the Supreme Court ruled against President Nixon during Watergate, what major constitutional lesson did it teach the country?
No person—not even the President—is above the law
What specific global resource caused a massive economic crisis and rising costs for Americans during the 1970s?
Imported oil/petroleum/fuel
What was the main reason the U.S. government national debt grew so fast and so large between 1980 and 1996?
High military/defense spending
Right after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush targeted and sent troops into which middle-eastern country first?
Afghanistan
How did the Vietnam War officially end for South Vietnam after the United States left?
South Vietnam was conquered by communist North Vietnam
What was the name of President Nixon’s plan to shrink the size of the federal government by giving more power back to the states?
New Federalism
What personal characteristic helped Jimmy Carter win the presidential election of 1976 against Gerald Ford?
Honest outsider/no corruption ties to Washington
What was the nickname given to the costly "Strategic Defense Initiative" that aimed to shield America from space-based missile attacks?
"Star Wars"
Why did the United States military enter Iraq to fight in the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991?
Iraq had invaded and taken over its neighbor, Kuwait
The Vietnam War showed that the outcome of a war can be deeply impacted by what powerful domestic factor back home?
Public opinion/protesting
What was the main goal of President Nixon’s foreign policy called "détente"?
To reduce anger and tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
What was the name of the historic peace agreement that President Jimmy Carter helped get Egypt and Israel to sign?
Camp David Accords
Ronald Reagan's big election victory in 1980 was heavily supported by which religious conservative group that wanted traditional values?
Moral Majority
By the end of the 1990s, what type of jobs did the majority of regular Americans work in, including fields like lawyers, hair stylists, and tech help?
Service sector jobs
What is the term for the "credibility gap" in the late 1960s, where what Americans saw on TV news didn't match what the government told them?
The Living Room War
President Nixon made history in 1972 by visiting which large communist country to help improve international relations?
The People's Republic of China
President Carter ordered American athletes to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympic Games to protest which country's invasion of Afghanistan?
What is the Soviet Union?
What was the main idea behind "Reaganomics," the economic plan used during the 1980s?
Cutting taxes --> helps businesses grow + create more jobs
What was the name of the trade agreement passed in the 1990s that lowered trade limits and fast-tracked global business?
NAFTA