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Members of the Sandinista National Liberation Front which overthrew the dictator Anastasio Somoza.
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Organization founded to liberate Palestine through armed struggle.
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Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization until 2004
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Served as Vice President under President Carter
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Ruled it unconstitutional for a university to have racial quotas
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Political group formed to promote religious ideals like allowance of prayers in schools and abortion laws.
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An economic theory that argues economic growth can be created by lowering taxes and regulation and consumers would then benefit from a greater supply of goods and services at lower prices.
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Co-founded and lead Solidarity, the Soviet's 1st independent union.
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An economic theory that argues that lowering taxes on the businesses (wealthy) can stimulate the economy.
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A law passed that lowered tax rates and regulations for businesses.
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This strike resulted in the termination of more than 10,000 air traffic controllers
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The first female Justice of the Supreme Court
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A strong belief in the religious text or teachings of a religious figure. Returned in the 80's.
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Originated in Africa and found its way in the U.S causing record numbers of deaths from AIDS
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Ronald Reagan is officially inaugurated
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A series of three amendments that attempted to limit government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua
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An attempt at developing an anti ballistic missile system to prevent missile attacks from other countries.
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Acts of terror on Lebanon during the Lebanon civil war.
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The first female Vice Presidential candidate for a major political party
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Reagan administration officials were involved in the selling of weapons to Iran without congress approval.
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A communist movement for reformation that began with Mikhail Gorbachev
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Supreme court justice appointed by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan
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Criminalized the hiring of illegal immigrants under the theory that i may reduce legal immigration.
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President Reagan said this in his speech to push Gorbachev to cease the division in Germany
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Eliminated the Soviets and U.S's short to intermediate range nuclear missiles.
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the head of state
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This was a phrase spoken by George H.W. Bush during his nomination speech at the Republican National Convention
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Sunni Islamist organization founded by Osama Bin Laden
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Ran as a republican against Michael Dukakis and became the 41st president
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Student-led Bejiing protests. Troops eventually fired on protesters.
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U.S invades Panama to overthrow Dictator Manuel Noriega
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Berlin Wall falls, ending the division in Berlin and eventually the end of the Soviet Union in the years to come.
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Invades Kuwait because of the suspicion of Kuwait stealing petroleum from Iraq.
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The buildup of troops amongst the U.S, Egypt, and other Arab, nations leading to battle
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Prohibits discrimination against the disabled in all public places.
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Computer Scientist Tim Berners-Lee invents the world wide web (WWW)
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The Republics of the Soviet Union gain power as a result of this.
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The Republican Supreme Court justice that succeeded Thurgood Marshall.
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Nonprofit organization founded to promote gun rights.
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Became the first president of the Russian Federation
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Ran as an independent candidate and won 19 percent of the popular vote
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Method used by Serbia on the Bosnian territory during the Bosnian genocide
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Became the 42nd president of the United States.
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The Clinton healthcare plan failed to win votes in Congress, resulting in its failure to pass.
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Began waiting periods for handguns and background checks for handguns.
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Bill Clinton signs Deficit Reduction act to reduce the nation's deficit
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George H.W Bush attempts to reduce Nuclear Proliferation by signing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
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Union of 28 member states with a common currency.
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Bans the discrimination of Gay and Lesbians in the military.
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Palestinians reoccupy this land from the Israelis
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Created a trilateral trading bloc between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
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Implemented by a republican majority congress after their recent victories in their election.
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A Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan
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Signed Treaty between USSR and U.S that limited the amount of offensive arms.
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Served as the 50th speaker of the House
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A bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed or injured hundreds of people
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Organization formed to regulate global trade
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Served as Senate Majority leader to eventually defeat Bill Clinton's health care plan.
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Signed by Bill Clinton in an attempt to Reform Welfare and reduce poverty.
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Becomes the first female Secretary of State
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Group formed consisting of the 8 biggest democracies
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Stresses countries part of this to reduce production of Greenhouse Gases.
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Bill Clinton is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice
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Kosovo War occurs between the Albanian rebels and the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Ran as a democrat against George W Bush. Suspected the Florida votes as rigged.
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Controversial election between Al Gore and George W. Bush. Florida decided the close decision of the election.
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Became the 43rd president of the United States
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A series of Tax relief acts that were passed in an attempt to lower taxes and stimulate the economy.
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Scandal results in CEO Skilling and founder Lay guilty of conspiracy and fraud. Results in Enron going bankrupt.
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Terrorist Attack on the World Trade Center
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Act passed by George W. Bush to improves education opportunities for poor children and changed the curriculum for many schools.
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Founded in an attempt to prevent terrorism in the U.S
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A phrase used to describe governments that were accused of sponsoring terrorism
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George Bush claimed that Iraq had these to justify the Iraq invasion.
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Began with the invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein
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A prison in Baghdad where U.S personnel committed violations of human rights to detainees.
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Destructive Hurricane that caused billions of dollars of damage. Affected Florida, Louisiana, and Texas
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The largest reported housing price drop in history
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A period of great recession due to the bursting of a 8 trillion dollar housing bubble.
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Also known as the Federal National Mortgage Association. They but mortgages from lenders to keep or package them into loans. Blamed for the economic crisis of 2008.
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Ran for president against Barack Obama.
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Selected as John McCain's vice president during his election against Obama.
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A supreme court case in which it was stated that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia for traditionally lawful purposes.
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Secretary of State during Obama's first term
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Becomes the first African American President
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A conservative movement aiming for lower taxes, a lower budget deficit, and reduced government spending
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Became the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
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Signed by Barack Obama- this act placed regulations on the financial industry. (wall street)
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An act signed by Obama in an attempt to reform healthcare
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A series of protests that took place in the Middle east and North Africa.
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A case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.
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When debates grew in Congress over raising the Debt Ceiling to control the Federal Budget deficit.
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A Syrian conflict between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al-Assad and opposers of the government.
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Mitt Romney runs as a Republican against Barack Obama
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Secretary of State under Obama
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Bombing during the Boston Marathon that killed 3 people.
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Ruled that the Preclearance section of the Voting Rights act of 1965 was unconstitutional
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Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states
