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The Cold War was started due to a rivalry between the US and the USSR. The end of this war led to the dissolving of the Soviet Union as well as the Berlin Wall coming down. This opened borders and created free elections that outlawed communism. This threat of communism scared the US because they were worried it would take away some of their freedoms; and ways of living. Now that threat is gone.
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The 27th Amendment prevents any law from taking effect until an election of representatives has overlooked it. This prohibits Congress from changing anything in their favor after mid-term elections, such as their salary. The ratification is significant because it was passed as a protest to these actions Congress was partaking in.
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Hurricane Andrew was a category five hurricane that killed 65 people as it stroke Flordia and later Louisiana. It caused up to $34 billion in damage. Andrew was known as the most expensive natural disaster for 13 years up until Katrina. These natural disasters are so important because destruction from them can be more than an outcome of a war. There is nothing we can do to prevent such an event from happening, and they can happen at any time. They can be extremely devastating to hit areas.
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This Program was started by Clinton. Clinton was securing his reelection and he saw this as moving forward with addressing domestic issues. The Children's Health Insurance Program specifically offered matching funds from the state to assist with health insurance for children. Specifically, it is for those families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid. Aid is being provided to all children and families with this Program in place. (Kruse and Zelier, 222)
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12 students and 1 teacher were killed in this shooting. The police were instructed to not enter the school with the shooter in there. This policy soon changed after this occurred. The shooters were two students. At the time, this was the deadliest mass shooting to happen in Colorado. The intent was to bomb the school; however, this failed so they launched a mass shooting instead. Unfortunately, school shootings are not uncommon from here on out.
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An Islamic terrorist group hijacked a plane in the United States. This group was known as the Al Qaeda. Two planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City killing thousands and causing the buildings to fall. The third plane was crashed into the Pentagon right outside Washington DC. The fourth was controlled by some of the passages as it was headed right for the capital and was crashed into an open field in Pennsylvania, still killing 3,000 people. This day will always be remembered.
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This Act was approved in 2002 but written up in 2001. Bush was pushing for a new era of "compassionate conservatism." The No Child Left Behind Act looked out for children in education and the importance of it. It reaffirmed the federal government's place in education and even expanded it. There are now mandated courses each public school must follow, such as our sciences and maths. This also helped with hiring and took away "social promotion". (Kruse & Zelizer 248)
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Facebook was created. Although it is not like the Facebook we know today, it had very similar concepts. Anyone could look at anyone's profile and leave them a note on their page if they wanted to talk. This sparked a lot of people with similar thoughts to come together. Later came Twitter and Instagram. Facebook sparked a whole new world of technology and open speech.
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Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. It was a category 5 hurricane and stretched from Texas to central Florida. It caused $108 billion in damage and 1,833 deaths. At this time President Bush had to convince the people that their basic needs would be handled by their local government and private charities. Federally, the government stepped in with the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center. (Kruse and Zelizer, 280-281)
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A worldwide financial crisis took over the US government in the beginning of September. The US government took action to bail out of these stresses. Housing prices began to dramatically drop so homeowners started to drop their mortgages. Therefore, this caused several investors and banks to collapse. It was the beginning of another depression. This recession lasted for about two years and ended in June of 2009.