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1990s History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Berlin wall fell in? | 1989 |
| George H.W. Bush sent troops to ______ in 1989, because President Manuel Noriega allowed drug traffickers to use his banks. | Panama |
| President Bush sent troops to _______ in 1992, because of a war between rival drug lords. | Somalia |
| In 1990 the country of _______ invaded Kuwait and _______ was its leader. | Iraq / sadaam Hussein |
| Iraq had the 4th largest army in the world, because | u.s. funding and supplies |
| ______ was a troop deployment to Saudi Arabia, to protect them from a possible invasion. | Operation Desert shield |
| Saadam Hussein launched Scud Missles at targets in Israel because | He wanted to make the War bigger |
| The ground in Kuwait took ______ hours. | 100 |
| The Iraqi army _______ in Kuwait before they retreated. | Set oil wells on fire |
| President George H.W. Bush's approval rating was ________ at the end of the Gulf War. | 91 percent |
| George H.W. Bush did not keep his approval rating at the end of his presidency, because | He raised taxes, economy was in a recession, and the deficit was high |
| In the 1992 election, the democrats nominated Bill Clinton a former _____ of Arkansas | Governor |
| Bill Clinton labeled himself as a ________ | New Democrat |
| _________ was a criticism of Bill Clinton during the 1992 campaign | Lied about his drug use, too inexperienced, and a draft dodger. |
| Bill Clinton campaign ran on the statement _________ | It's the economy stupid |
| _______ was the third party candidate in the 1992 election. | Ross Perot |
| ________ was one of the accomplishments of Bill Clinton early in his presidency. | Passed the brady bill, family law Act, and raised minimum wage. |
| Bill Clinton tried to pass an intitiviate to create a national healthcare system, because | People was without insurance going to the ER / it was to try to save peoples money |
| In 1995 two Americans exploded a truck bomb in front of the federal building in ______ | Oklahoma City |
| The ______ developed the internet in the 1970s. | Department of defense (military) |
| _____ invented the first personal computer in 1977. | Apple (Steve Jobs made Apple) |
| The vast domain of information available through the internet was called | Cyberspace |
| The internet network created in the 1990s was called the | World Wide Web (WWW) |
| What did the Republicans use to gain control of both houses of Congress after the 1994 midterm elections? | Had a list they were going to do it was called Contract of America |
| _______ ran against Bill Clinton in the 1996 election | Bob Dole |
| ______ was the real estate scandal in Arkansas that the Clinton's were investigated for.. | White Water |
| _______ was the intern that Bill Clinton had an affair with in 1998. | Monica Lewinsky |
| What was Bill Clinton changed with in his impeachment trial? | Obstruction of justice and abuse of power |
| Scientists in the 20th century created ____________ | Computers, nuclear technology, vaccines, and put a man on the moon |
| The __________ ended barriers of trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. | NAFTA |
| In the 1990s our economic prosperity was challenged by | European Union and Pacific Rim |
| _________ was one of the reasons why critics said that America was in decline at the end of the 20th century. | High Divorce rates and failing schools |
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