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US History 1980 - Present

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  1. Which president is most closely associated with the policy of 'Reaganomics,' which emphasized tax cuts and deregulation?
  2. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 symbolized the collapse of which broader political system in Eastern Europe?
  3. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were carried out primarily by members of which organization?
  4. The USA PATRIOT Act, passed after September 11, 2001, expanded the government's ability to conduct surveillance on American citizens.
  5. Which trade agreement, signed in 1994, created a free-trade zone between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
  6. The Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore (2000) was directly related to a recount dispute in which U.S. state?
  7. The Iran-Contra Affair during the Reagan administration involved secretly selling arms to Iran and using the profits to fund rebel groups in which country?
  8. Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States in the year 2008.
  9. Which U.S. president signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law in 1990?
  10. The foreign policy doctrine associated with President George W. Bush that justified preemptive military strikes against potential threats is known as what?

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