US History 1980s and 1990s
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- Q1Who was the US President during the 1991 Gulf War?Bill ClintonBarack ObamaRonald ReaganGeorge H. W. Bush30s
- Q2What was the name of the scandal involving the sale of weapons to Iran and the funding of the Contras in Nicaragua during the 1980s?Iran-Contra AffairTeapot Dome ScandalPentagon PapersWatergate Scandal30s
- Q3Who was the first woman to be appointed as a Justice to the US Supreme Court in 1981?Elena KaganSandra Day O'ConnorRuth Bader GinsburgSonia Sotomayor30s
- Q4What was the name of the economic policy that was introduced during the Reagan administration, emphasizing tax cuts, deregulation, and free market capitalism?TrumponomicsReaganomicsClintonomicsObamanomics30s
- Q5Who was the US President during the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?George H.W. BushBarack ObamaRonald ReaganBill Clinton30s
- Q6Who won the 1992 US Presidential election?Bob DoleRoss PerotGeorge H.W. BushBill Clinton30s
- Q7What was the name of the legislation signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 aimed at protecting individuals with disabilities from discrimination?Equal Rights AmendmentAmericans with Disabilities ActNo Child Left Behind ActCivil Rights Act of 199130s
- Q8Which of the following events occurred in 1995?The Oklahoma City bombingThe start of the Gulf WarThe impeachment of Bill ClintonThe fall of the Berlin Wall30s
- Q9What was the name of the operation authorized by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait?Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Desert ShieldOperation Enduring FreedomOperation Desert Storm30s
- Q10What event marked the end of the Cold War?Fall of the Berlin WallCuban Missile CrisisSpace Shuttle Challenger DisasterSoviet Invasion of Afghanistan30s
- Q11What was the name of the US military operation against Iraq in 1991?Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Desert StormOperation Uphold DemocracyOperation Enduring Freedom30s
- Q12What famous video game console was released in the United States in 1985?Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)Atari 2600PlayStationSega Genesis30s
- Q13What music video channel launched in 1981 and became a cultural phenomenon in the 1990s?MTVBETVH1CMT30s
- Q14What famous trial captivated the nation in 1995?The Scott Peterson trialThe O. J. Simpson trialThe Timothy McVeigh trialThe Ted Bundy trial30s