Amex: The 1980s and 1990s

T or F Operation Eagle Claw was a resounding success
True False

where did the exxon valdez spew 11 million gallons of oil?

What was the national deficit with Reganomics?

The contras in Nicaragua were supported by Nixon but not by __________.

Regan used ___ to fight a covert war in Nicaragua.

Weapons were sold to the Iranians to support their figh against ________.

During Reagan's administration, what happened to the middle class?

What was a YUPPIE?

What did the folks in the US do more of and less of than any generation before it?

How did the crash of '87 compare to the crash of '29?

Two pop music stars of the '80s were...

Ted Turner founded ___ in 1980.

Mikhail Gorbachev became the premier of the ____________.

The return of the city of _______ _________from Great Britain to China marked the end of the British Empire

Saddam Hussein invaded oil rich nation of __________.

slogan of HW Bush

political analysts known as _________ __________.

extensive media coverage resulted in __________.

In 1994, Newt Gingrich was ____________.

What did Clinton lie about during the Paula Jones sexual harassment trial?

Two presidents impeached by house of representatives

What saved Clinton's presidency?

What pushed wall street to dizzying heights?

court TV capitalized on two cases:

As a result of the Rodney King case, LA erupted in _____.

In the mid 90s, this station was on top.

One athletic legend of the '90s was...

ethnic rivalries resulted in ___________ in the african country of ____________.

this term described the genocied of Bosnian Muslims by Serbian troops.

Albanians in __________ were also victims of Milosevic

In 1994, domestic terrorism was evident in _________________________.