Round 1 Ultimate QuestionGatesSpielbergJobs

Cold War Cold War Culture War The Clinton Presidency $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $300 $400 $500 Middle East: Reagan and the and the ‘80s $300 $100 New Millenium $200 $300 $400 $500

Answer Scoreboard$100 Reagan’s economic policy of cutting taxes while dramatically raising defense spending was sometimes referred to by this term.

$100 Scoreboard “Reaganomics”? What is “Reaganomics”?

Answer$200 Scoreboard In 1983, the U.S. invaded this tiny Caribbean island after its democratically- elected Prime Minister was executed by communists.

$200 Scoreboard Grenada? What is Grenada?

Answer$300 Scoreboard This 1987 scandal occurred after the Reagan administration illegally funded Nicaraguan rebels with money received from secret weapons sales to a U.S. enemy.

$300 Scoreboard Iran- Contra Scandal What is the Iran- Contra Scandal?

Answer$400 Scoreboard President Reagan appointed this Arizonan as the first female to the Supreme Court.

$400 Scoreboard Sandra Day O’Connor? Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?

Answer$500 Scoreboard In 1981, Reagan fired over 10,000 of these workers when they went on strike and violated a provision of their no-strike contract.

$500 Scoreboard air traffic controllers? Who are air traffic controllers?

Answer$100 Scoreboard This famous 1983 anti- Soviet speech by Reagan sought to justify U.S. plans to install intermediate range missiles in Europe.

$100 Scoreboard “Evil Empire” speech? What is the “Evil Empire” speech?

Answer$200 Scoreboard This notorious symbol of communist oppression came down in 1989, signaling the demise of communism in eastern Europe.

$200 Scoreboard Berlin Wall? What is the Berlin Wall?

Answer$300 Scoreboard Reagan scared the Soviets when he proposed this new anti-missile system.

$300 Scoreboard Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or “Star Wars”? What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or “Star Wars”?

Answer$400 Scoreboard The emergence of this Soviet leader in 1985 resulted in a dramatic improvement in U.S.- Soviet relations.

$400 Scoreboard Mikhail Gorbachev? Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

Answer$500 Scoreboard This 1987 landmark treaty eliminated medium-range missiles from western, central, and much of eastern Europe.

$500 Scoreboard INF Treaty (Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty)? What is the INF Treaty (Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty)?

Answer$100 Scoreboard This 444-day crisis ended the hour Reagan was sworn in as president.

$100 Scoreboard Iran-Hostage Crisis? What is the Iran-Hostage Crisis?

Answer$200 Scoreboard In 1991, the U.S. and the U.N. sent troops to the Middle East to free this tiny country that had been conquered by Iraq.

$200 Scoreboard Kuwait What is Kuwait?

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Answer$300 Scoreboard During the Gulf War, the U.S. successfully destroyed much of Iraq’s military capability as a result of this 1991 military operation.

$300 Scoreboard Operation Desert Storm? What is Operation Desert Storm?

Answer$400 Scoreboard In 1983, 241 American servicemen were killed in their barracks by suicide bombers in this Middle Eastern city.

$400 Scoreboard Beirut What is Beirut?

Answer$500 Scoreboard In 1986, Reagan bombed this north African country claiming its leader, Gaddafi, had sponsored a terrorist attack on Americans in Berlin.

$500 Scoreboard Libya? What is Libya?

Answer$100 Scoreboard This dreaded disease emerged in the 1980s and was controversial due to its link with homosexuality.

$100 Scoreboard AIDS? What is AIDS?

Answer$200 Scoreboard In the 80s and 90s, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson were leaders of this powerful and emerging evangelical faction within the Republican party.

$200 Scoreboard “Religious Right”? What is the “Religious Right”?

Answer$300 Scoreboard This Supreme Court decision was the most important issue that galvanized religious conservatives into political action in the 1980s and beyond.

$300 Scoreboard Roe v. Wade, 1973? What is Roe v. Wade, 1973?

Answer$400 Scoreboard White men in the Republican party were adamantly opposed to this gov’t policy that gave preferences to minorities.

$400 Scoreboard Affirmative Action? What is Affirmative Action?

Answer$500 Scoreboard This controversial policy emerged as a compromise solution after President Clinton tried to lift the ban on gays in the military in 1993.

$500 Scoreboard “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? What is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?

Answer$100 Scoreboard President Clinton was impeached for obstruction of justice during this scandal.

$100 Scoreboard Monica Lewinsky Affair? What is the Monica Lewinsky Affair?

Answer$200 Scoreboard Clinton supported the creation of this free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

$200 Scoreboard NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)? What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?

Answer$300 Scoreboard This government program was significantly overhauled by the new Personal Responsibility Act in 1995.

$300 Scoreboard Welfare” (Aid to Families with Dependent Children-AFDC)? What is “Welfare” (Aid to Families with Dependent Children-AFDC)?

Answer$400 Scoreboard President Clinton pushed for the 1999 NATO bombing of this country in order to prevent another genocide in the Balkans.

$400 Scoreboard Serbia? What is Serbia?

Answer$500 Scoreboard Newt Gingrich authored this Republican platform for the 1994 mid-term elections that resulted in Republicans taking control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 40 years.

$500 Scoreboard “Contract with America”? What is the “Contract with America”?

Answer$100 Scoreboard This notorious terrorist mastermind and leader of al Queda was behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

$100 Scoreboard Osama bin Laden? Who is Osama bin Laden?

Answer$200 Scoreboard The trend of aging baby boomers putting unprecedented pressure on social programs due to their disproportionately large population is referred to by this term.

$200 Scoreboard “Graying of America”? What is the “Graying of America”?

Answer$300 Scoreboard This Supreme Court decision preserved the outcome of the 2000 presidential election when it ordered cancellation of the ongoing recount in Florida.

$300 Scoreboard Bush v. Gore? What is Bush v. Gore?

Answer$400 Scoreboard In 2001, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in order to root out this government that had provided a haven for terrorism.

$400 Scoreboard Taliban? What is the Taliban?

Answer$500 Scoreboard President George W. Bush employed this doctrine to justify the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq that removed Saddam Hussein from power.

$500 Scoreboard “preemption”? What is “preemption”?

Make your wager Question Scoreboard Category: Presidential Elections

Ultimate Question Answer Scoreboard In 1992, this Texas billionaire split the Republican vote with a 3 rd -party run enabling the Democrat, Bill Clinton, to defeat Republican nominee George H.W. Bush.

Back to Question Ultimate Question Scoreboard H. Ross Perot? Who is H. Ross Perot?