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Who were the major party nominees for President in 1960?

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Republican Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy

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What did Kennedy call his program?

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The New Frontier

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Where did the attempted invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro forces take place?

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The Bay of Pigs in Cuba

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What was the name Johnson gave to his legislative agenda?

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The Great Society

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Who was the Republican presidential nominee in 1964?

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Barry Goldwater

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What was affected by Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s?

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Rights of accused persons

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What was the name of Communist guerrilla forces in South Vietnam?

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Viet Cong

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What resolution passed by Congress was used to escalate American involvement in Vietnam?

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The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

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What presidential candidate was assassinated in 1968?

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Robert F. Kennedy

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What Communist offensive hurt the U.S. cause?

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The Tet Offensive

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Who decided not to run for president in 1968?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968?

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Hubert Humphrey

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Who ran as an independent presidential candidate in 1968?

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George Wallace

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Where did a deadly clash take place between college students and National Guardsmen?

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Kent State in Ohio

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Part of President Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam war was what?

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Bombing Communist sites in Cambodia

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What were classified documents that were stolen from the Pentagon which showed plans were being made for an escalation of American involvement in Vietnam?

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The Pentagon Papers

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What group cut sales of oil resulting in severe disruption in the U.S.?

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

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What year did man land on the moon?

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1969

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What two bold foreign policy moves did Nixon make?

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His visit to Communist China and to the Soviet Union

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Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972?

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George McGovern

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Who approved the articles of impeachment on Nixon?

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The House Judiciary Committee

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What was Gerald Ford’s position in Washington before he became Vice President?

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He was a minority leader in the House

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A serious economic problem during Carter’s presidency was what?

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The high rate of inflation

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What historic agreement did Carter help bring about?

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The Camp David agreement between Egypt and Israel

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What event brought questions about Islamic fundamentalism to the minds of Americans?
The Iranian Hostage Crisis
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What human rights policy did Carter implement?
A foreign policy that limited assistance to countries with a poor record of protecting human rights
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Whom did Reagan defeat in 1984?
Walter Mondale
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What Christian political group was founded by Jerry Falwell?
The Moral Majority
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Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at this time?
Colin Powell
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Whom did Reagan defeat for the presidency in 1980?
Jimmy Carter
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What is the name given to America's reusable space craft?
*Columbia* Space Shuttle
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What did Reagan challenge Gorbachev to do in Berlin?
To tear down the Berlin Wall
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What was the scandal called involving arms sales, hostages, and Central American freedom fighters?
The Iran-Contra Scandal
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What financial industry collapsed during Bush's term?
S&Ls (savings and loan industry), or thrifts
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What was the independent labor union in Poland that sought recognition?
Solidarity
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What happened in November of 1989 that symbolized the fall of Communism?
Germans tore down the Berlin Wall
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The allied military operation that pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait was called what?
Operation Desert Storm
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What leader of Yugoslavia was charged with war crimes?
Slobodan Milosevic
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Who was the Republican candidate for President in 1996 and was also a Senator?
Bob Dole
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What is a reading of the value of stock based on the stocks of thirty of America's largest and most important businesses?
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)
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What group was in a compound in Waco, Texas in a standoff with Federal officials?
Branch Davidians
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When was the first electronic computer built?
1944
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Who was the candidate for President of the Reform Party in 1992 and 1996?
Ross Perot
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Of what state was Bill Clinton governor?
Arkansas
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Who was the Israeli prime minister assassinated in 1995?
Yitzhak Rabin
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What issue hurt George H. W. Bush the most in 1992?
The economy
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Who was the Vice President under Bill Clinton?
Al Gore
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What year did Republicans gain control of U.S. House and Senate?
1994
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What controls inflation and keeps the economy growing at a strong but moderate rate by lowering the rate it charges for banks or increasing discount rates when needed?
The Federal Reserve Board, or Feds
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What was the name of the commitment for change made by Republican House candidates in 1994?
The Republican Contract with America
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What is a free trade zone among the countries of North America?
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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What Arkansas resort project was the target of an investigation that involved the Clintons?
The Whitewater Development Company
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Who was the president of Haiti when the U.S. helped?
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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What province of Yugoslavia wanted independence?
Kosovo
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What multi-national force took action against Yugoslavia in 1998?
NATO
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In 2010, the official population of the United States was what?
Over 308 million
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What is the most populous state?
California
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What is the most populous urban metropolitan area?
New York City
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According to the 2000 census, how many households were in the United States?
105.5 million
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What was the gross domestic product of the United States in 2000?
10 trillion dollars
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Who won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election?
Al Gore
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What state held the outcome of the election in the balance?
Florida
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The final decision on the election was made in practical terms by what body?
The U.S. Supreme Court
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Who mastermind the attack of 9/11?
Osama bin Laden
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In what country was Osama bin Laden found and killed by Navy SEAL forces?
Pakistan
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Who was the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004?
John Kerry
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The credit crunch that climaxed in the fall of 2008 was the result at least in part of large-scale failures in what part of the economy?
Home mortgages
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What is another term for a less than excellent credit history?
Subprime
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What office did Barak Obama hold when he was nominated for President in 2008?
Illinois Senator
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What comprehensive law did Congress pass in early 2010 that Obama had promised to work toward during the 2008 campaign?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
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List all of the Presidents of the United States in order (47)
(1) George Washington, (2) John Adams, (3) Thomas Jefferson, (4) James Madison, (5) James Monroe, (6) John Quincy Adams, (7) Andrew Jackson, (8) Martin Van Buren, (9) William Henry Harrison, (10) John Tyler, (11) James K. Polk, (12) Zachary Taylor, (13) Millard Fillmore, (14) Franklin Pierce, (15) James Buchanan, (16) Abraham Lincoln, (17) Andrew Johnson (18) Ulysses S. Grant, (19) Rutherford B. Hayes, (20) James A. Garfield, (21) Chester A. Arthur, (22) Grover Cleveland, (23) Benjamin Harrison, (24) Grover Cleveland, (25) William McKinley, (26) Theodore Roosevelt, (27) William Howard Taft, (28) Woodrow Wilson, (29) Warren G. Harding, (30) Calvin Coolidge, (31) Herbert Hoover, (32) Franklin D. Roosevelt, (33) Harry S. Truman, (34) Dwight D. Eisenhower, (35) John F. Kennedy, (36) Lyndon B. Johnson, (37) Richard Nixon, (38) Gerald Ford, (39) Jimmy Carter, (40) Ronald Reagan, (41) George H. W. Bush, (42) Bill Clinton, (43) George W. Bush, (44) Barak Obama, (45) Donald Trump, (46) Joe Biden, (47) Donald Trump

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