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Yasser Arafat
Palestinian political leader who sought to destroy Israel -
Sandinistas
Democratic socialist party in Nicaragua that over threw the dictator -
PLO
Palestinian struggle to retake Israel -
William Rehnquist
supreme court justice who was appointed by nixon -
California V. Bakke
court case that allowed race to be a determining factor in college admission -
Moral majority
christian and republican political organization dedicated to God -
Saddam Hussein
president of Iraq, and leader of the Arab socialist party -
Glasnost and Perestroika
soviet political leaders who sought reform in the communist party -
PACTO strike
air traffic controllers strike, reagan said that if they didn't report to work within 48 hours, they would be fired -
Ronald Reagan
40th president of the US, president who solved the Iran hostage crisis -
Supply-side economics
economic growth can be achieved by lowering taxes -
trickle down economics
idea that if the businesses get tax cuts, that it will create jobs and more money for the employees -
economic recovery tax act
lowered taxes for small businesses to save up and become more stable -
Sandra Day O'Connor
first women to serve on the supreme court -
AIDS
originally called the gay plague, began to effect drug users and minorities -
Boland amendment
ban of aid to the contras for 2 years -
Beirut Bombings
terror bombings during the Lebanese civil war -
Walter Mondale
lost to reagan in a landslide, first candidate to have a women vice president -
Geraldine Ferraro
first women vice president candidate -
SDI
A proposed missile defense system with the purpose to shoot down ballistic nuclear missiles -
Iran-Contra affair
political scandal between the US and Iran during the Reagan administration -
Enron
American energy, commodities, and services in Houston TX -
Immigration Act of 1986
act that made it illegal to hire illegal immigrants, with a consequence of fines and penalties -
Tear down this wall
speech given by Reagan in Berlin to tear the Berlin wall down and reunited Germany -
INF agreement
agreement between the US and the soviet union to get rid of short range missiles -
Read my lips, no new taxes
line spoken by George H.W. Bush at the republican convention, ended up having to pass a tax law years later and broke the promise -
Al-Qaeda
Islamic terror group founded by Osama Bin Laden -
George H.W. Bush
41st president of the US, and president during the fall of the Soviet union -
Tiananmen Square
Student led demonstration opposing communist rule in China -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
fall of the wall the divided Germany, reuniting the country into one and bringing families back together, celebration of people smashing the wall -
Panama Invasion
US invasion of Panama (operation just cause) to over throw a dictator that was suppressing democracy -
Mikhail Gorbachev
the last leader of the soviet union and a member of the communist party -
Religious Fundamentalism
belief that the written religious texts are 100% true, awakening of religious beliefs -
Lech Walesa
Polish president who headed the first independent trade union in the Soviet Bloc -
Persian Gulf War
War against Iraq for the invasion of Kuwait -
Americans with Disabilities Act
act that made it illegal to discriminate against anyone based on disabilities -
Nuclear Proliferation
the spread of nuclear weapons to nations that were not authorized to have them -
internet
used to send graphics and multimedia across the world -
Boris Yeltsin
first president of the Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR -
Breakup of the Soviet Union
soviet union falls apart due to not being able to keep up the cold war with the US, leaving eastern Europe to be ran democratically -
Start I and II
treaty signed between the US and the USSR to limit arms -
Clarence Thomas
2nd African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court -
Bosnia and Kosovo
conflict that was fought between the new independent state of Kosovo and Bosnia, led to a genocide of Bosnian Muslims and was the first time NATO had to send in offensive soldiers in 50 years -
ethnic cleansing
Bosnian Christians sought to remove Bosnian Muslims from the country through genocide -
Kyoto Accord
the treaty that extended the UNFCCC that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gases -
Bill Clinton
first democratic president since Jimmy Carter, and he wanted to attempt to establish universal health care for all Americans, eventually impeached for sexual misconduct -
Brady Bill
provision of a US bill that required a waiting period and background checks on handguns -
NRA
National Rifle Association, held large amounts of political influence in the government and supported gun control in the Brady Bill -
Deficit Reduction Budget
budget that was enacted by Bill Clinton to reduce spending and to create a surplus in trade -
West Bank and the Gaza Strip
Palestinian territories under control of Israel -
European Union
political and economic union of 28 countries in Europe -
Al Gore
served as the 45 US vice president, lost to George W. Bush in the 2000 election -
Failure of the Health Reform (1990s)
healthcare fail that was proposed by the Clinton administration, it was led by Hillary Clinton and was not understood and became complicated and failed -
Don't ask, Don't tell
military policy that allowed LGBT people to serve in the military without conequence -
NAFTA
a free trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada -
Contract with America
bill passed that brought tax relief to the middle class and measures to lower crime in the country -
Taliban
Islamic terrorist organization founded in Afganistan -
Newt Gingrich
first republican speaker of the house in 40 years, he supported the contract with America -
Oklahoma city bombing
domestic terrorist that blew up a truck in the city, marking it the most deadly homegrown terror attack in history killing 168 people, in response to anti-government sentiments -
WTO
world trade organization that regulates international trade -
Ross Perot
US presidential independent candidate who lost to Bill Clinton, founder of Electronic Data Systems -
Welfare Reform
the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act, bill that reduced government spending on welfare and eventually required proof of citizenship -
Bob Dole
Republican presidential candidate from Kansas, lost to Bill Clinton -
Madeleine Albright
the first woman to become the US secretary of state and was appointed by Bill Clinton -
G-8
group of 8 inter-government political forum from 1993-1997 -
Clinton Impeachment
Bill Clinton was impeached for having sexual relations with his former White house intern in the oval office -
Bush v. Gore
US Supreme court settled a recount dispute that elected George w. Bush in 2000 -
George W. Bush
served as the 43rd president of the US -
Bush Tax Cuts
changes to the US tax policy that lasted into the Obama administration -
9/11
series of 4 terror attacks by commercial plane, crashing into the world trade center, the pentagon and a failed attempt at the white house -
Osama Bin Laden
founder of Al Qaeda and mastermind behind the 2001 terror attacks -
No Child Left Behind
provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for the academic improvement -
Homeland Security
cabinet of the US government in charge of public safety -
Axis of Evil
Governments that Bush's administration described terror supporting governments as -
WMD's
Weapons of mass destruction (Nuclear bombs, chemical or biological weapons -
Operation Iraqi freedom
armed conflict with the US invasion of Iraq that over threw Saddam Husein -
Abu Ghrailb Prison
people of the US army and CIA that committed human rights violations against detainees of the prison -
Hurricane Katrina
Deadly hurricane that tore through New Orleans and left thousands without homes -
Great Recession
world market decline that came close to matching the great depression -
Barrack Obama
44th president of the US and the first African American president -
Housing Bubble
increase in house prices fueled by demand, and speculatio -
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
government sponsored enterprises, privately owned but get money from the government, purpose was to create stability in the housing market -
John McCain
Republican senator that lost to Obama in the first election -
Sarah Palin
vice president candidate for John McCain in the presidential election -
D.C. v. Heller
supreme court deems the 2nd amendment protects and individuals right to bear arms -
Hillary Clinton
Former first lady and the 67th secretary of state -
Tea Party
movement that was put in place to combat the great recession -
Sonia Sotomayor
the first Hispanic justice in the US supreme court -
Dodd-Frank Act
act that put regulations on the financial industry -
Affordable Care Act
universal health care for Americans, but prices were too high to succeed -
Arab Spring
series of violent and non-violent revolutionary demonstrations in north Africa -
Citizens United
organization that regulates campaign spending by organizations -
Syrian Civil War
many sided civil war in Syria starting with anti-government demonstrations and riots -
Mitt Romney
Republican nominee for the presidency and the 70th Governor of Mass. -
John Kerry
68th Us secretary of state -
Debt Ceiling
maximum amount of money the government can borrow, government shutdown for 16 days because they would not raise the ceiling -
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby county called a portion of the voting rights act of 1965 unconstitutional -
Boston Marathon Bombing
terror attack on the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring hundreds -
Same Sex Marriage
US supreme court declares that same sex marriage is legal in all 50 states
