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Number 1. 41st President of the United States; Elected in November 1988 and served from January 1989 to January 1993
Correct Answer: George H.W. Bush
Number 2. Democratic candidate for president in 1988
Correct Answer: Michael Dukakis
Number 3. Served as vice-president under George H.W. Bush
Correct Answer: Dan Quayle
Number 4. Thousands of pro-democracy supporters congregated in public venue to protest China's communist government; the peaceful protest was broken up by tanks and troops
Correct Answer: Tiananmen Square Incident
Number 5. Soviet policy of restructuring
Correct Answer: Perestroika
Number 6. Soviet policy of openness
Correct Answer: Glasnost
Number 7. Head of Panamanian Defense Forces and made money selling secrets to the CIA; later indicted for drug smuggling, gunrunning, and money laundering and eventually convicted and sentenced to prison after American forces attacked Panama and forces his surrender
Correct Answer: Manuel Noriega
Number 8. Iraqi dictator that invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves; led to U.N. allied invasion to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait
Correct Answer: Saddam Hussein
Number 9. Build-up of allied military forces in an attempt to intimidate Saddam Hussein and cause him to withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait
Correct Answer: Operation Desert Shield
Number 10. Allied invasion of Kuwait and Iraq resulting in the removal of Iraq troops from Kuwait
Correct Answer: Operation Desert Storm
Number 11. Act provided protection against discrimination for Americans with physical or mental disabilities
Correct Answer: Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act
Number 12. Supreme Court Justice that was nominated by President Bush
Correct Answer: Clarence Thomas