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Who was the Republican candidate in the 1968 election?

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Nixon

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Who was the Democratic candidate in the 1968 election?

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Humphrey

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Who was the third-party candidate in the 1968 election?

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George Wallace

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What was the Silent Majority?

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The Americans who believed in the governemtn and wanted and end to viokence in the 60’s

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How many electoral votes did Nixon get?

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301

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Who did Nixon meet with in the South?

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South Carolina Senator trom Thurmond

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Who did Nixon critizise?

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Earl Warren

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Who was Earl Warren replaced with?

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Warren Buffer

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What protests did Nixon tackle after being in office?

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Anti-War ones

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What did General John Mitchell do?

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Enforce the law to draft invaders, deserters, and street crime

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Who was Nixon’s security advisor?

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Henry Kissinger

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12
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What was Realpolitik?

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Practical rather than ideological

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Where was Realpolitik described?

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Machiavelli’s quote of “The End Justifys the Means”

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Why did Nixon lift the trade and travel restrictions with China?

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Recognize mainland China as a legit nation, despite its communist governemt

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When did the Soviets request for a summit with the United States?

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After the visit to China

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What was triangular diplomacy?

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Playing the communist nations against each others

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17
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What did the first Chinese meet really involve?

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Ping Pong

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18
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What was signed during the Moscow Summit?

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A Nuclear Arms Treaty

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What was the Nuclear Arms Treaty?

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Plan to reduce the number of nuclear arms in both countires?

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Where was the break-in?

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Democratic National Headquarters

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21
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What list did Nixon put his enemies on?

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An enemies list

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22
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Who was Nixon running against in 1972?

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George Montgovern

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Who was one of the five burgers in Watergate?

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James McCord

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What was James McCord?

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A former CIA official and member of Nixon’s commitee

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Did American’s believe Nixon?

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YES and he won

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What were the five Nixon supporters called?

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Plumbers

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27
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What was the security guard’s name?

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Frank Willis

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28
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Were the men arrested?

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Yes

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29
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Who was the counsel to the president?

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John Dean

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30
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Who put the Watergate story in the public eye?

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Woodward and Bernstein

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31
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Who revealed White House officials had been responsible for the break in at Watergate?

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John Dean

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32
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Who testified Nixon had recorded all oval Office meetings?

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Alexander Butterfield

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33
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What commitee votes to impeach Nixon?

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House Judiciary Commitee

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34
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Who takes office after Nixon?

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Ford

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35
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Why did Ford pardon Nixon’s crimes?

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Public Interest

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36
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What was WIN?

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Whip Inflation Now

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37
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What was Whip Inflation Now?

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America’s plan to cut back on gas and oil

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38
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What was Ford’s other plan?

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Cutting governemtn spending and higher interest rates

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39
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What did increased deficit spending lead to?

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Inf;ation

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40
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What countires are part of OPEC?

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Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Venezuela
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41
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What does OPEC stand for?

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting countires

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42
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How does OPEC punish america?

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Put an embargo on petroleum by Isreal supporters

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43
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Why was there a decline of blue collar jobs?

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Increased internation production (Japanese and European plants more effective)

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44
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What is stagflation?

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combo. of Inflation and economic stagnation

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45
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Why did Carter struggle through presidency?

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Inability to work with congress;

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46
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Why did Congress reject most of Carter’s proposals?

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He refused to work with political insiders

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47
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What was the centerpiece for Carter’s foreign policy?

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Human Rights

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48
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What did Carter give Panaminians control over?

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The Panamal Canal

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49
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What event did Carter protest the Soviet invasion of Afghan?

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The Summer Olympic Games

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What was the Camp David Accord?

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The first peace aggreement between Isreal and an Arab country

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51
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Who allowed revolutionaries to attack a U.S. embassy in Tehran and capture 52 American hostages?

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Khomoin

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52
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What was the New Right?

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A collection of grass-roots groups promoting single issues

53
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What was the leading conservative magazine?

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The National Review

54
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What was “Affirmative Action”

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Special consideration for women, minority in employment

55
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What was the Moral Majority?

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Christians for traditional morals

56
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Who embezzled Millions from what people thought was a religious charity?

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Jim Baker

57
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Who was Reagan’s running mate in 1980?

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George H. Bush

58
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Where did Reagan serve as governor before?

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California

59
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What was Reagan’s nickname?q

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The Great Communicator

60
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What is Reagan’s quote?

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Government is not the answer, it is the problem

61
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What is trickle down economics?

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Benefit provided to the wealthy will indirectly benefit the poor

62
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What was Reaganomics a mix of?

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Lowering Taxes and Cutting Spending

63
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What did opponents call Reaganomics?

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Voodoo-economics

64
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What were the budget cuts?

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Cut programs which benefited the poor urban population

65
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What did the budget cuts result in?

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Gap between rich and the poor widens?

66
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What does Supply-side economics hold about lower taxes?

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Investment, less regulation, greater productivity, more supply, lower competition orices

67
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What was the anti-missile defense system called?

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Strategic Defense Initiative

68
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What was the anti-missile defense system nicknamed?

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Star Wars

69
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When was the worst recession since the GD?

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July 1981-November 1982

70
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By when does the national debt double?

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By the end off Reagan first tem

71
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What is deregulation?

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Less industry regulation

72
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What is deregulation supposed to do?

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Increase competition and result in lower prices

73
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Of what organization does Reagan cut the budget of?

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The EPA

74
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Who was the first woman justice to the Supreme Court?

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Sandra Day O’ Connor

75
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What was the The Reagan Doctrine?

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Support any nation that resists communism with economic and military aid and even with soilders

76
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What did Reagan say to Gorbachev?

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“Mr.Gorbachev, tear down this wall”

77
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What did Reagan see the Soviet Union as?

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the Evil Empire

78
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What was the Reagan Coalition?

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A large coalition of diverse groups - business people, Southerners, Westerners, and Reagan democrats

79
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Who was the democrat in the 1984 election?

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Walter Mondale

80
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Who was Walter Mondale’s running mate?

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Geraldine Ferraro

81
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Who was the first woman on the democrat’s presidential ticket?

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Geraldine Ferraro

82
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What did George Bush say?

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Real My Lips, No New Taxes

83
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What is a Yuppie?

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Young Urban Professionals who emphasized Materialism and greed

84
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What did Reagan declare on drugs?

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The War on Drugs

85
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What was Lady Nancy Reagan’s drug campaign called?

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Just Say No!

86
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What was the 1983 commission?

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U.S. students lag behind students in other nations

87
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What are happening to cities?

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Wealthy families move to the suburbs

88
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What percentage of females head the household door?

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31%

89
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What is pay equity?

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Pay reflects educational, physical effort, and responsibility

90
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Who is the first African American governor?

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L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia

91
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Who were Sandinistas?

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Socialist group that takes over Nicaragua

92
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Who was the opposition of the Nicaraguan government?

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Contras

93
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Which Contra was elected president in Nicaragua?

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Violeta de Chamorro

94
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In Grenada, what was the pro-Cuba government replaced with?

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A pro-US government

95
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Who was drug trafficing to the US?

A

Manuel Antonio Noriega

96
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Who was Manuel Antonio Noriega the dictator was?

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Panama

97
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What is the Palestine Liberation Organization?

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A political movement and gurella fighters dedicated to fighting Isreal

98
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Who invaded Lebanon?

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The Isrealis

99
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What was the Marine Barracks Bombing?

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241 Marines killed by a car bomb where making peace between the Palestinians and Israel

100
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By what groups was the car bombing by?

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Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah

101
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What was the TWA High-jacking?

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Islamic Fundamentalists took control of 100 Americans in a jet.

102
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Where are Americans taken hostage by Iran?

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Lebanon

103
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How did we send weapons to Iran for hostages and money to fund the Contra forces?

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To Isreall and then Iran

104
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Why is Reagan the Teflon president?

A

None of the scandals seemed to be connected to him

105
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Who was Micheal Gorbachev?

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General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party

106
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What is Glasnost?

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Openness and allowed freedom of press

107
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What is perestroika?

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Private enterprise, modernized economic system

108
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What was the INF Treaty signed for?

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Better relations with the U.S. to cut defense spending

109
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What does Gorbachev reduce Soviet control over?

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Eastern Europe

110
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Which countries go democratic?

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Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Blugaria, Romania

111
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Who is the president of Russia?

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Boris Yeltsin

112
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Who orders military to crush protesters?

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Premier Li Peng

113
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What left Iraq with huge debt?

A

Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88

114
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What was Operation Desert Storm known as also?

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The First Gulf War

115
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What did we do in the Desert Storm Op?

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Liberate Kuwait form Iraq

116
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How many casualties did we have?

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40-

117
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How many Iraqi deaths?

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60,000-100,000

118
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Who was the third party candidate of the 1992 election?

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Ross Perot

119
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Who was the 1992 election between?

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Clinton vs Bush

120
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Who wins the 1992 election?

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Clinton

121
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What was Middle America?

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Term used by Nixon used to describe Americans who believed in the government and end turmoil of the 80s

122
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Who was George Wallace?

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Southern politician and helped Nixon win in 68

123
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What was the southern strategy?

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Appealed to conservative democrats of the South.

124
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What did the Southern Strategy lead to?

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Democrats leave party to join the Republicans

125
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What was Smoking Gun?

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The tape/tapes? that showed Nixon’s involvment in the cover up of trhe break in

126
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Why did OPEC create an embargo?

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Retaliation for American support Isreal in the 1973 Yom Kippur War

127
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How did Carter tackle the energy crisis?

A

Creation of the Department of Energy

128
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What political movement sees a resurgence under Reagan’s adminstation

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Conservatism

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