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Reagan and Beyond
Reagan and Beyond 1980-present
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Reagan want Gorbachev to do in order to initiate the end of the Cold War? | Tear down the Berlin Wall |
| How did Reagan view the Soviet Union and all communist countries? | He thought they were an evil empire. |
| Conservative Christian group that helped get Reagan elected | Moral Majority |
| What scandal occurred during Reagan's presidency in which there was continued funding of Nicaraguan rebels, even after Congress banned it? | Iran-Contra Affair |
| What began because Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait? | Persian Gulf War |
| Reagan's idea for a missile defense system; often called "Star Wars." | Strategic Defense Initiative |
| What were the most important ideals of Reagan's domestic policy? | tax cuts, conservative agenda, limit power of federal government |
| What is the election of 1980 often called? | The Reagan Revolution |
| Why was President Clinton impeached? | Perjury--lying about sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky |
| Act passed after 9/11 that allowed the Federal government to violate citizen privacy in order to fight terrorism. | Patriot Act |
| Who attacked the US on 9/11? | Al Quaeda/Osama Bin Laden |
| Act signed by President Clinton that ensured American citizens could have paid medical leave. | Family Medical Leave Act |
| Under which President, was a raid carried out in Pakistan to kill Osama Bin Laden? | Barack Obama |
| Why was the election of 2000 so controversial? | Neither Al Gore nor George W. Bush won the electoral college. |
| Why was the election of 2008 significant? | Barack Obama was elected president; first African American president in history. |
| What two wars directly followed the September 11th attacks? | Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan |
| Why did the financial crisis of 2008 occur? | Housing bubble burst; companies made loans to individuals who could not pay them back. |
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