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TermDefinition
impeachmentto be charged and brought to trial, if found guilty will be removed from office
perjurybeing charged with lying under oath
Tiananmen SquareSquare in Bejing, China where at a 1989 protest against the government students were killed and wounded
real estate speculationbuying real estate in the hopes that the price will increase so as to resell at a profit
Operation Desert StormJan 1991, US and coalition forces attack the Iraqi forces that had invaded Kuwait, driving them back into Iraq
Reaganomicsthe economic policies of Ronald Reagan, lowering taxes, cutting aid to the poor, building up the military - stimulated the economy but created a huge budget deficit
WMD'sWeapons of Mass Destruction including poison gas & biological weapons
Talibangovernmental and religious leaders in Afghanistan who strictly interpret the Koran
Iran Contra Affairsecret bargaining to release US hostages in Lebanon, involved Israel, Iran and the Contras in Nicaragua

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Terms 9
Creator s_phelon
Created June 9, 2009
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  1. Tiananmen Square Square in Bejing, China where at a 1989 protest against the government students were killed and wounded - 19 misses
  2. impeachment to be charged and brought to trial, if found guilty will be removed from office - 13 misses
  3. real estate speculation buying real estate in the hopes that the price will increase so as to resell at a profit - 10 misses
  4. Reaganomics the economic policies of Ronald Reagan, lowering taxes, cutting aid to the poor, building up the military - stimulated the economy but created a huge budget deficit - 9 misses
  5. Operation Desert Storm Jan 1991, US and coalition forces attack the Iraqi forces that had invaded Kuwait, driving them back into Iraq - 7 misses
  6. Taliban governmental and religious leaders in Afghanistan who strictly interpret the Koran - 7 misses
  7. perjury being charged with lying under oath - 6 misses