1975 to 2001 Social Studies Content

____________ was the US President inaugurated in 1981 and wanted to stop the spread of Communism.

• Ronald Reagan

• George W. Bush

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

________________________ was the US project funded by military spending and had a goal to use lasers with nuclear warheads to shoot down Soviet missiles from space.

• Star Wars Project

• Star Trek Project

• Buzz Lightyear Project

• Darth Vader Project

He was the last leader of the Soviet Union and demanded social and economic changes for the Soviet Union.

• Ronald Reagan

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• George W. Bush

• Osama bin Laden

_________________ was a trade union formed in 1980 that was not under Communist control and started the movement towards free elections in Poland.

• Solidarity

• Terrorism

• Taliban

• Silican Valley

______ is a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

• Terrorist

• Taliban

• Osama bin Laden

• al-Qaeda

_______________ is the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

• al-Qaeda

• Solidarity

• Star Wars Project

• Terrorism

______________ is an anti-American group that was harboring al-Qaeda.

• Terrorism

• Taliban

• al-Qaeda

• Saddam Hussein

________________ is a terrorist group whose goal was to bring an end to Western influence in the Middle East.

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• al-Qaeda

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

He was the US President during the September 11th attacks who started the War on Terrorism and planned to find the people responsible to take measures to prevent future terrorist activities.

• Abraham Lincoln

• George W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• George HW Bush

He was the leader of al-Qaeda and the terrorist responsible for the September 11th attacks. He was found and killed on May 2, 2011.

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama bin Laden

• Taliban