70's 80's 90's

Question 1

high unemployment and inflation

Answer 1

Stagflation

Question 2

Nixon foreign policy to USSR and China

Answer 2

Detente

Question 3

oil monopoly among the Arab nations

Answer 3

OPEC

Question 4

Secretary of State under Nixon

Answer 4

Henry Kissinger

Question 5

to jump back and forth between the Arab nation and Israel to try to bring peace to the region

Answer 5

Shuttle Diplomacy

Question 6

legalizes abortion

Answer 6

Roe V. Wade

Question 7

complex that houses the Democratic National Headquarters and the cite of a break in which brings the resignation of Nixon

Answer 7

Watergate

Question 8

committee to re-elect the President

Answer 8

CREEP

Question 9

Nixon’s lawyer who testified that Nixon authorized hush money

Answer 9

Dean

Question 10

security adviser who testified that oval office tapes exist

Answer 10

Butterfield

Question 11

burglar who testified he was paid hush money

Answer 11

McCord

Question 12

code name for secret informant of Watergate

Answer 12

Deep Throat

Question 13

case about whether or not Nixon has to give up the tapes

Answer 13

Nixon vs. USA

Question 14

to ACCUSE an elected official of a high crime or misdemeanor

Answer 14

impeach

Question 15

contempt of Congress, Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Justice

Answer 15

Article of Impeachment

Question 16

Ford issues to Nixon

Answer 16

Presidential pardon

Question 17

Sara Jane Moore and Squeaky Fromm

Answer 17

Assassination Attempt on Ford

Question 18

Signed to bring lasting peace to the middle east

Answer 18

Camp David Accords

Question 19

hostages taken at the US embassy in Tehran

Answer 19

Iran Hostage Crisis

Question 20

negotiation and rescue

Answer 20

Carter response to hostage crisis

Question 21

double digit unemployment, inflation and interest rates

Answer 21

Economy under Carter

Question 22

cite of the largest nuclear accident

Answer 22

3 mile Island

Question 23

created by Carter to develop different kinds of energy so we are less dependent on oil

Answer 23

Department of Energy

Question 24

leader of Egypt who signed the Camp David Accords and then was shot by the PLO when he returned

Answer 24

Anwar el Sadat

Question 25

leader of Iran who allowed American influence into Iran and then later saught cancer treatment in the US

Answer 25

Shah of Iran

Question 26

leader of Iran who pushed out the Shah and American influence

Answer 26

Ayatollah Khomeini

Question 27

leader of Israel who signed the Camp David Accords

Answer 27

Menachem Begin

Question 28

2 Washington Post reporters who tied Nixon to Watergate

Answer 28

Woodward and Bernstein

Question 29

shot Reagan to impress Jodi Foster

Answer 29

John Hinkley Jr.

Question 30

tax cuts for the wealthy, cut programs, increase supply, deregulation of business

Answer 30

supply side economics

Question 31

nickname for Reagan's economic policies

Answer 31

Reaganonomics

Question 32

Soviet government reform

Answer 32

perestroika

Question 33

Soviet openness and transparency

Answer 33

glasnost

Question 34

Reagan spent a lot and Soviets eventually went bankrupt trying to keep up

Answer 34

defense spending

Question 35

famous line by Reagan regarding the Berlin Wall

Answer 35

tear down that wall

Question 36

governments attempt to trade arms for hostages in order to fund the Contras

Answer 36

Iran-Contra Scandal

Question 37

NASA space shuttle the explode soon after take off

Answer 37

Challenger

Question 38

1990 legislation that protected those with disabilities

Answer 38

American Disabilities Act

Question 39

site of American terrorist bombing of a federal building

Answer 39

Oklahoma City bombing

Question 40

woman who had an affair with Clinton which got him impeached when he lied under oath about it

Answer 40

Monica Lewinsky

Question 41

site of a major school shooting in Colorado

Answer 41

Columbine

Question 42

showed significant and steady growth

Answer 42

Clinton economy

Question 43

attack on the Twin Towers which resulted in increased airport security, fear of secret cells and increased patriotism

Answer 43

9/11

Question 44

created by George Bush following 9-11

Answer 44

Department of Homeland Security

Question 45

resulted in the liberation of Kuwait by Iraq

Answer 45

Persian Gulf War

Question 46

goal to remove Saddam Hussain from power

Answer 46

War in Iraq

Question 47

goal to take out the Taliban and Al-Qaida

Answer 47

War in Afghanistan

Question 48

increased use of technology, new energy with a young family and first African American president

Answer 48

Obama election characteristics

Question 49

insures preexisting conditions, allows for coverage up to 26 and fines imposed for not buying insurance

Answer 49

Affordable Care Act

Question 50

Occured in the Gulf of Mexico from April to July, 2010. costing $40 billion as 50,000 barrels of oil spiled each day for 3 months. Tons of animal and habitat loss

Answer 50

BP Oil Spill

Question 51

October 2012, 60 billion in damage, 131 dead, millions without electricity on the Eastern seaboard

Answer 51

Hurricane Sandy

Question 52

crisis of the Bush administration that destroyed 80% of New Orleans and more than 1300 people died, while the damages were $150 billion.

Answer 52

Hurricane Katrina

Question 53

May 2011, killed by CIA and Navy SEALS operation while Obama administration watched

Answer 53

Death of Osama Bin Laden