1. AP U.S.
History Bowl
Unit 16:

2. Ultimate Question
Round 1
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3. Reagan
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Cold War
Middle
East:
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Reagan’s economic policy of cutting taxes while dramatically raising defense spending was sometimes referred to by this term.
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5. $100
What is “Reaganomics”?
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6. $200
In 1983, the U.S. invaded this tiny Caribbean island after its democratically-elected Prime Minister was executed by communists.
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7. $200
What is Grenada?
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This 1987 scandal occurred after the Reagan administration illegally funded Nicaraguan rebels with money received from secret weapons sales to a U.S. enemy.
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9. What is the Iran-Contra Scandal?
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What is the Iran-Contra Scandal?
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10. $400
President Reagan appointed this Arizonan as the first female to the Supreme Court.
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11. Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
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Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
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In 1981, Reagan fired over 10,000 of these workers when they went on strike and violated a provision of their no-strike contract.
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13. Who are air traffic controllers?
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Who are air traffic controllers?
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This famous 1983 anti-Soviet speech by Reagan sought to justify U.S. plans to install intermediate range missiles in Europe.
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15. What is the “Evil Empire” speech?
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What is the “Evil Empire” speech?
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This notorious symbol of communist oppression came down in 1989, signaling the demise of communism in eastern Europe.
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17. $200
What is the Berlin Wall?
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Reagan scared the Soviets when he proposed this new anti-missile system.
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19. What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or “Star Wars”?
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What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or “Star Wars”?
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The emergence of this Soviet leader in 1985 resulted in a dramatic improvement in U.S.-Soviet relations.
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21. Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
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Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
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This 1987 landmark treaty eliminated medium-range missiles from western, central, and much of eastern Europe.
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23. What is the INF Treaty (Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty)?
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What is the INF Treaty (Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty)?
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24. This 444-day crisis ended the hour Reagan was sworn in as president.
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This 444-day crisis ended the hour Reagan was sworn in as president.
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25. What is the Iran-Hostage Crisis?
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What is the Iran-Hostage Crisis?
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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.
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27. $200
What is Kuwait?
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28. History
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During the Gulf War, the U.S. successfully destroyed much of Iraq’s military capability as a result of this 1991 military operation.
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30. What is Operation Desert Storm?
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What is Operation Desert Storm?
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In 1983, 241 American servicemen were killed in their barracks by suicide bombers in this Middle Eastern city.
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What is Beirut?
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In 1986, Reagan bombed this north African country claiming its leader, Gaddafi, had sponsored a terrorist attack on Americans in Berlin.
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34. $500
What is Libya?
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This dreaded disease emerged in the 1980s and was controversial due to its link with homosexuality.
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36. $100
What is AIDS?
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In the 80s and 90s, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson were leaders of this powerful and emerging evangelical faction within the Republican party.
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38. What is the “Religious Right”?
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This Supreme Court decision was the most important issue that galvanized religious conservatives into political action in the 1980s and beyond.
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40. $300
What is Roe v. Wade, 1973?
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White men in the Republican party were adamantly opposed to this gov’t policy that gave preferences to minorities.
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42. What is Affirmative Action?
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This controversial policy emerged as a compromise solution after President Clinton tried to lift the ban on gays in the military in 1993.
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44. What is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
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What is “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
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President Clinton was impeached for obstruction of justice during this scandal.
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46. What is the Monica Lewinsky Affair?
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What is the Monica Lewinsky Affair?
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Clinton supported the creation of this free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
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48. What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
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What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
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This government program was significantly overhauled by the new Personal Responsibility Act in 1995.
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50. What is “Welfare” (Aid to Families with Dependent Children-AFDC)?
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What is “Welfare” (Aid to Families with Dependent Children-AFDC)?
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President Clinton pushed for the 1999 NATO bombing of this country in order to prevent another genocide in the Balkans.
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52. $400
What is Serbia?
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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.
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54. What is the “Contract with America”?
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What is the “Contract with America”?
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This notorious terrorist mastermind and leader of al Queda was behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
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56. $100
Who is Osama bin Laden?
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The trend of aging baby boomers putting unprecedented pressure on social programs due to their disproportionately large population is referred to by this term.
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58. What is the “Graying of America”?
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What is the “Graying of America”?
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This Supreme Court decision preserved the outcome of the 2000 presidential election when it ordered cancellation of the ongoing recount in Florida.
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60. $300
What is Bush v. Gore?
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In 2001, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in order to root out this government that had provided a haven for terrorism.
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62. $400
What is the Taliban?
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President George W. Bush employed this doctrine to justify the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq that removed Saddam Hussein from power.
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64. $500
What is “preemption”?
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65. Category: Presidential Elections
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66. Ultimate Question
In 1992, this Texas billionaire split the Republican vote with a 3rd-party run enabling the Democrat, Bill Clinton, to defeat Republican nominee George H.W. Bush.
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67. Ultimate Question
Who is H. Ross Perot?
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