(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty, 1987
Led to removal of US and USSR missiles in Europe.
Department of Homeland Security
Cabinet department tasked with protecting the US from terrorist attacks, accidents, and natural disasters.
Iranian Contra Scandal
Scandal in which the USA sold missiles to Iran to fund the Contra movement in Nicaragua.
Gulf War
Iraq annexes Kuwait in 1990, Gulf War begins since the US likes cheap oil
Al Qaeda
Terrorist network established in 1989 by Osama Bin Laden
9/11 Attacks
Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center by Al Qaeda
Contract with America
Promise by Republican Congress Candidates to reduce the size of government and balance the budget. In 1994 the Republican party won both houses of congress
Globalization
Increased exports and imports link with the USA and rest of the world.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leader of USSR beginning in 1985. Pushed for political and economic reform and bettered relations with the USA.
Bombing of Yugoslavia
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in order to remove troops from Kosovo.
Strategic Defense Initiative
Reagan’s plan to create a space-based missile defense system – Star Wars.
Economic Tax Recovery Act
Cut income tax by 25% over 3 years, cut wealthy taxes from 78% to 28%.
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
Negotiations between USA and USSR to decrease the amount of nuclear weapons.
Bill Clinton
POTUS from 1992 - 2000, a conservative democrat
Medicare Modernization Act, 2003
Bush added prescription drug benefits to Medicare.
Dot Com Bubble
Period in late 90s where online companies received large investments.
Taliban
Muslim fundamentalist group who gained control over Afghanistan in 1996.
Military Drones
used for reconnaissance in Afghanistan in 2000 to locate Osama Bin Laden
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Event that marked the end of the Cold War
End of Cold War
As a result of a stagnating economy and continued pressure by the US, the Soviet economy crumbled, people revolted and the USSR collapsed in 1991
Patriot Act
Legislation giving the government the ability to look through emails and phone calls.
Desert Shield
Coalition of 35 nations to protect Saudi Arabia and liberate Kuwait.
Dayton Agreement, 1995
Agreement signed between Bosnian ethnic groups in Dayton, Ohio agreeing to end their civil war.
Planned Parenthood vs Casey
Court case that upheld the right to abortion
Desert Storm
Iraqi air defense and communication is destroyed by the coalition, establishing air supremacy and liberating Kuwait in just over a month
