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This U.S. President famously said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This princess died in a 1997 car crash in Paris.
Who is Princess Diana?
This U.S. President was elected in 2008, becoming the first Black president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This Canadian Prime Minister was elected in 2015.
Who is Justin Trudeau?
This country invaded Ukraine in 2022.
What is Russia?
The 1986 nuclear disaster in this Ukrainian city shocked the world.
What is Chernobyl?
NAFTA (or the North-American Free Trade Agreement) included Canada, the U.S., and this third country.
What is Mexico?
his hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Canada legalized this substance nationwide in 2018.
What is cannabis?
This global pandemic caused a world shutdown in the beginning of 2020.
What is COVID-19?
This epidemic began spreading globally in the 1980s, causing widespread fear and activism.
What is HIV/AIDS?
his South African leader became president in 1994 after apartheid ended.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This social media platform launched in 2004, changing global communication.
What is Facebook?
The UK voted to leave the EU in this 2016 referendum.
What is Brexit?
Canada discovered unmarked graves at former sites of these institutions.
What are residential schools?
Canada patriated its constitution in 1982 under this Prime Minister.
Who is Pierre Elliot Trudeau?
This French-Canadian Prime Minister led the country for most of the 1990s.
Who is Jean Chrétien?
The 2008 financial crisis began with the collapse of this sector/market?
What is the housing market (or subprime mortgage market)?
This Canadian city hosted the G20 summit in 2010, marked by large protests.
What is Toronto?
This Middle Eastern conflict escalated significantly again in 2023.
What is the Israel–Hamas conflict?
The 1989 protests in this Chinese square ended in a violent crackdown.
What is Tiananmen Square?
This union of states dissolved in 1991, ending the Cold War.
What is the Soviet Union?
The U.S. invaded this country in 2003 over alleged weapons of mass destruction.
What is Iraq?
This pandemic preparedness organization is part of the UN system.
What is the World Health Organization?
This tech innovation exploded in popularity with tools like ChatGPT.
What is artificial intelligence?