USH Unit 13

Question 1

a person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom

Answer 1

Conservative

Question 2

economic theory that lower taxes will boost the economy as businesses and individuals invest their money, thereby creating prosperity and economic growth that will offset the tax cuts

Answer 2

Supply Side Economics

Question 3

US sells weapons to Iran in exchange for hostages held in Lebanon, money is set to aid the Contras fighting in Nicaragua

Answer 3

Iran Contra Scandal

Question 4

plan to develop weapons that could intercept incoming missiles

Answer 4

Strategic Defense Initiative

Question 5

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, first noticed among gay men, increased visibility of gay and lesbian communities

Answer 5

AIDS

Question 6

a policy of economic and government restructuring instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union in the 1980s

Answer 6

Perestroika

Question 7

a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information

Answer 7

Glasnost

Question 8

political action group that wanted to further a conservative and religious agenda

Answer 8

Moral Majority

Question 9

excessive governmental regulation hindered by Reagan, ends price controls on oil and gas, deregulates broadcasting, banking, and auto industry

Answer 9

Deregulation

Question 10

young, college-educated adults employed in a well-paying profession and living in or near a large city

Answer 10

Yuppies

Question 11

launched on January 28, 1986, broke apart 73 seconds into flight, killing all seven crew members

Answer 11

Space Shuttle Challenger

Question 12

leader of the Moral Majority

Answer 12

Jerry Falwell

Question 13

Hollywood actor from Illinois, governor of California, president for most of 1980s

Answer 13

Ronald Reagan

Question 14

Democratic nominee for the 1984 election

Answer 14

Walter Mondale

Question 15

Soviet leader in 1985, agreed to arms control talks, improved relations between U.S. and Soviets

Answer 15

Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 16

U.S. Congressman, director of CIA, Yale graduate, foreign policy drives presidency, fall of communism

Answer 16

George H.W. Bush

Question 17

first female justice of the Supreme Court in 1981, ends liberal control begun by FDR

Answer 17

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 18

attempted to assassinate Reagan on March 20, 1981

Answer 18

John Hinkley Jr

Question 19

Iraqi dictator, sent army to invade oil-rich Kuwait, starting the Persian Gulf War

Answer 19

Saddam Hussein

Question 20

gave workers up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child or for the illness of a family member

Answer 20

Family Medical Leave Act

Question 21

puts students to work improving low-income housing, teaching children to read, and cleaning up the environment

Answer 21

AmeriCorps

Question 22

established a waiting period and required a criminal background check before selling someone a handgun

Answer 22

Brady Bill

Question 23

proposed changes including lower taxes, welfare reform, tougher anticrime laws, and a balanced budget amendment

Answer 23

Contract with America

Question 24

established penalties for employers who knowingly hired unauthorized immigrants, strengthened border controls, set up a process to grant amnesty, or a pardon

Answer 24

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Question 25

required sponsoring families to have an income above poverty level, allocated more resources to stop illegal immigration, toughened penalties for smuggling people or providing fraudulent documents, made it easier for authorities to deport undocumented aliens

Answer 25

Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

Question 26

spawned by enthusiasm for the World Wide Web, which used links and was accessed with Web browser software

Answer 26

"dot-com" economy

Question 27

approved by Congress in 1993, linked Canada, the United States, and Mexico in a free-trade zone, reduced trade barriers, U.S. exports to Mexico and Canada doubled

Answer 27

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Question 28

governor of Arkansas five times, law student at Oxford and Yale, first baby boomer to reach Oval Office, a "New" Democrat

Answer 28

Bill Clinton

Question 29

led congressional Republicans, proposed the "Contract with America"

Answer 29

Newt Gingrich

Question 30

former U.S. Army soldier, planted a bomb in a truck near a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 and injuring over 500

Answer 30

Timothy McVeigh

Question 31

senator, Republican nominee for 1996 presidential election

Answer 31

Bob Dole

Question 32

founded Apple Computer in 1976, launched Apple II in 1977, the first practiced and affordable home computer, launched Minnesota in 1984 which used on-screen icons manipulated with a mouse

Answer 32

Steve Jobs

Question 33

cofounded Microsoft, "Windows" operating system in 1985

Answer 33

Bill Gates

Question 34

violent acts against civilians that are secretly supported by a government in order to attack other nations without going to war

Answer 34

State Sponsored Terrorism

Question 35

a bacteria causing serious infection or death used to create biological weapons

Answer 35

Anthrax

Question 36

weapons-including nuclear, chemical, and biological-capable of killing large numbers of people all at once

Answer 36

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Question 37

a subgroup within a religious community whose beliefs differ from the larger group

Answer 37

Sect

Question 38

45th vice president under President Bill Clinton, Democratic nominee for 2000 presidential election

Answer 38

Al Gore

Question 39

son of a president, went to Yale, entered National Guard, started oil company in Texas, governor of Texas

Answer 39

George W. Bush

Question 40

terrorist and mass murderer, leader of al-Qaeda

Answer 40

Osama Bin Laden

Question 41

closest in U.S. history, Bush won electoral vote, Gore won popular vote, Supreme Court ruled Bush winner

Answer 41

Results of the Election of 2000

Question 42

U.S. Supreme Court votes to stop the recounts in Florida and Bush certified as winner of election

Answer 42

Bush v. Gore

Question 43

founded in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden, carried out 9/11 attacks and targets on U.S. embassies, state-sponsored terrorism

Answer 43

Rise of Al-Qaeda

Question 44

four planes were hijacked and targeted the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the Capitol

Answer 44

September 11 Attacks

Question 45

U.S. response to 9/11, Patriot Act allowed for governmental suspect surveillance and for secret searches by the government

Answer 45

Patriot Act and establishment of the Dept. of Homeland Security

Question 46

launched as direct response to attacks on 9/11, Taliban supported and sheltered Bin Laden and al-Qaeda

Answer 46

War in Afghanistan

Question 47

invaded out of fear that Hussein was supplying weapons of mass destruction to terrorists

Answer 47

War in Iraq