50s Exam

The relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1980s was characterized by __________.

Heightened tension and the arms race.

The name of the defense plan proposed by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s is __________.

'Star Wars'.

The two countries that were at war over the Falkland Islands during the 1980s were __________.

Great Britain and Argentina.

The country invaded by the Soviet Union in December 1979 and occupied throughout the 1980s was __________.

Afghanistan.

The first woman to serve as Governor General of Canada was __________.

Jeanne Sauve.

The first Canadian in space was __________.

Marc Garneau.

The policies of glasnost and perestroika in the Soviet Union were introduced by __________.

Mikhail Gorbachev.

The major nuclear accident that occurred in the 1980s was __________.

Chernobyl.

The U.S. President in office when the Berlin Wall came down was __________.

Ronald Reagan.

In 1992, the most significant third-party contender in the U.S. presidential election was __________.

H. Ross Perot.

The official end of the Cold War is considered to be __________.

The collapse of the Soviet Union.

The L.A. Riots in 1992 were triggered by __________.

The acquittal of police officers accused of excessive force in the beating of Rodney King.

The Charlottetown Accord in Canada was __________.

A package of constitutional amendments.

The first Canadian woman in space was __________.

Roberta Bondar.

The Canadian team that won the World Series for the first time in 1992 was __________.

Toronto Blue Jays.

The first female Prime Minister of Canada in 1993 was __________.

Kim Campbell.

The 42nd President of the USA inaugurated in 1993 was __________.

Bill Clinton.

The event that occurred at the World Trade Center in 1993 was __________.

A bombing that killed six and injured thousands.

The focus of the raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas was __________.

Federal firearms violations.

The elected president of South Africa in 1994 was __________.

Nelson Mandela.

The major infrastructure project that opened between England and France in 1994 was __________.

The Channel Tunnel (The Chunnel).

The event that led to the arrest of O.J. Simpson in 1994 was __________.

Two murders – his wife Nicole and Ron Goldman.

The conflict characterized by ethnic cleansing and mass rape in the 1990s was __________.

The Bosnian War.

The tragic event involving the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people that began in Rwanda in 1994 was __________.

The Rwandan Genocide.

The legal defense used by Lorena Bobbitt after she attacked her husband was __________.

Temporary insanity.

The event that led to the banishment of Tonya Harding from the U.S. Figure Skating Association was __________.

Her involvement in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan.

The Ipperwash Crisis in Canada was __________.

An Indigenous land dispute in Ontario.

The outcome of the referendum in Quebec in 1995 was __________.

The motion on whether Quebec should secede from Canada was defeated by a small margin.

The significance of the case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka was __________.

A notorious series of kidnappings, rapes, and murders in Canada.

The major event that occurred at the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 was __________.

A bombing that killed 168 people.

The result of the O.J. Simpson trial was __________.

Simpson was found not guilty of murder.

The politician who launched a small controversy over the 'Shawinigan Handshake' in 1996 was __________.

Jean Chrétien.

The disease that had a major outbreak in Great Britain in 1996 was __________.

Mad Cow Disease (BSE).

Dolly the Sheep was significant in 1996 because __________.

She was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell.

The 'Unabomber' caught in 1996 was __________.

Ted Kaczynski.

The comet that made its closest approach to Earth in March 1997 was __________.

The Hale–Bopp Comet.

The Princess who died from injuries suffered in a car crash in Paris in 1997 was __________.

Princess Diana.

The U.K. politician who became Prime Minister in 1997 was __________.

Tony Blair.

The major scandal in 1997 involving President Bill Clinton was __________.

The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal.

The outcome of the civil trial involving O.J. Simpson in 1997 was __________.

Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

The major crisis that Saddam Hussein negotiated in 1998 was __________.

The Iraq Disarmament Crisis.

The legal precedent established by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding Quebec in 1998 was __________.

Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.

The significance of the Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, in 1998 was __________.

It was a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process.

The main concern of the 'Y2K' bug in 1999 was __________.

The fear that the world's computer systems would cease to operate correctly.

The conflict that continued between Pakistan and India in 1999 was __________.

Renewed fighting over the territory of Kashmir.

The politician who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia in 1999 was __________.

Vladimir Putin.

The significant event that took place at Columbine High School in 1999 was __________.

A school shooting where two students went on a rampage.

The currency established by the European Union in 1999 was __________.

The Euro.

The main issue in the US v. Microsoft case in 1999 was __________.

Monopoly power.

The Canadian Prime Minister who was re-elected in 2000 was __________.

Jean Chretien.

The person defeated by George W. Bush in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election was __________.

Al Gore.

The Russian politician elected President in 2000 was __________.

Vladimir Putin.

The name of the computer virus that spread quickly in 2000 was __________.

ILOVEYOU.

The US President sworn into office in 2001 was __________.

George W. Bush.

The country invaded by US forces in 2001 was __________.

Afghanistan.

The name of the act signed into law by President George W. Bush weeks after 9/11 was __________.

The USA Patriot Act.

The letters containing spores mailed in the USA in 2001 were known as __________.

The Anthrax Attacks.

The Canadian who became the first to perform a spacewalk was __________.

Chris Hadfield.

The Ontario Premier known for the 'Common Sense Revolution' from 1995 to 2002 was __________.

Mike Harris.

The significant event involving the US military that occurred in Yemen in 2000 was __________.

The USS Cole was badly damaged by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers.