What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

A law that helps people with disabilities have equal chances to work

A time when the US and the USSR tried to get along better

What is the North American Free-Trade Agreement ( NAFTA)?

A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico

MTV was created in the 1980s. What was MTV?

a tv channel dedicated to music and music videos

name of President Reagan’s plan to help the economy

What events marked the end of the Cold War?

fall of Berlin Wall and end of the Soviet Union

A dangerous group from Pakistan that uses violence to reach their goals

The Monica Lewinsky scandal led to:

President Clinton’s Impeachment

What was the War on Drugs?

A US plan to stop people from using, selling, or making illegal drugs

What happened on September 11, 2001?

Two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.

What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

a law that provides health care to the uninsured

What were the main ideas behind Reagan's plan to boost the economy?

decreasing taxes and cutting the federal budget

What is moral majority?

A political movement that reinvigorated conservative groups

Why did many Americans shift to conservative politics in the 1980s?

Anger over cultural and government policies

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1
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
A dangerous group from Pakistan that uses violence to reach their goals
A law that helps people with disabilities have equal chances to work
A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
A US plan to stop people from using, selling, or making illegal drugs
2
Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. Is it a domestic or foreign policy?
Domestic
Foreign
3
What is detente?
religious people who wanted to make laws with Christian values
A time when the US and the USSR tried to get along better
name of President Reagan’s plan to help the economy
A political movement that reinvigorated conservative groups
4
What economic problems did President George H.W. Bush face while President?
War costs
The Great Recession
Reaganomics
high debt and raising taxes
5
When Nixon was President, he visited China. Is it a domestic or foreign issue?
Domestic
Foreign
6
What is the North American Free-Trade Agreement ( NAFTA)?
A US plan to stop people from using, selling, or making illegal drugs
A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
A dangerous group from Pakistan that uses violence to reach their goals
A law that helps people with disabilities have equal chances to work
7
MTV was created in the 1980s. What was MTV?
a tv channel dedicated to music and music videos
a tv channel aimed at children's entertainment
a tv channel dedicated to foreign news
a tv channel dedicated to comedy shows
8
Who pardoned Draft Dodgers after the Vietnam War?
President Carter
President Ford
9
Why was the death of Osama bin Laden so important to Obama’s presidency and legacy?
It weakened US efforts in Iraq
It ended the War in Iraq
It started the Iraq War
It expanded the War in Iraq
10
Is Nixon's policy of detente a foreign or domestic issue?
Domestic
Foreign
11
What is Reaganomics?
A political movement that reinvigorated conservative groups
name of President Reagan’s plan to help the economy
religious people who wanted to make laws with Christian values
A time when the US and the USSR tried to get along better
12
Nixon was involved in the Watergate Scandal. Is it a domestic or foreign policy?
Foreign
Domestic
13
What events marked the end of the Cold War?
Building the Berlin Wall and Berlin Air Lifts
Barack Obama's presidency and detente
War on drugs and Iranian Hostage Crisis
fall of Berlin Wall and end of the Soviet Union
14
What is Al Qaeda?
A law that helps people with disabilities have equal chances to work
A US plan to stop people from using, selling, or making illegal drugs
A dangerous group from Pakistan that uses violence to reach their goals
A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
15
The Monica Lewinsky scandal led to:
Constitutional Amendment
A new presidential election
President Clinton’s Impeachment
President Clinton’s resignation
16
Who pardoned Nixon after the Watergate Scandal?
President Ford
President Carter
17
What was the War on Drugs?
A US plan to stop people from using, selling, or making illegal drugs
A dangerous group from Pakistan that uses violence to reach their goals
A law that helps people with disabilities have equal chances to work
A trade deal between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
18
What happened on September 11, 2001?
Two airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.
Osama Bin Laden was killed
A large hurricane hit New Orleans, Louisiana
An American bombed a government building in Oklahoma
19
Which President experienced economic problems?
President Carter
President Ford
20
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
a law that provides health care to the uninsured
a law that would save jobs and help the economy
a law that would help immigrants come to the US legally
a law that would help banks during the Great Recession
21
What technology advancements were established in the 1990s?
AI
internet, computers
television
video games
22
What were the main ideas behind Reagan's plan to boost the economy?
winning the Cold War
raising taxes and expanding the federal budget
appointing conservative judges
decreasing taxes and cutting the federal budget
23
Who was President during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
President Ford
President Carter
24
What was the goal of the Amerian Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?
help the homeless
save jobs and help the economy
help immigrants come to the US legally
provide health care to the uninsured
25
What is moral majority?
A political movement that reinvigorated conservative groups
religious people who wanted to make laws with Christian values
name of President Reagan’s plan to help the economy
A time when the US and the USSR tried to get along better
26
Is Nixon's policy of Vietnamization a foreign or domestic issue?
Domestic
Foreign
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Why did many Americans shift to conservative politics in the 1980s?
Iranian Hostage Crisis
Anger over cultural and government policies
Watergate Scandal
Increasing budget deficits

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