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The European Union was formed.
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The PLO was formed in 1964 and it opposed Israel which was our ally.
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Palestine got ahold of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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Arafat became the leader of the PLO, whose goal was the complete destruction of Israel.
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This case upheld affirmative action.
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This group came to power in 1979 and was suspected of communist actions by the US so they funded the counterrevolutionary group the Contras.
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This was a group of ultraconservatives that wanted Christian principles in every part of American life. It was founded in 1979
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Saddam Hussein came to power.
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The theory of giving more tax cuts to the wealthy will boost the economy.
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The theory that wealth will trickle down to the lower classes.
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This was the policy of openness and reform in the Soviet Union.
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There was a wave of Christianity.
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Ronald Reagan was inaugurated to the presidency.
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This lowered income tax rates.
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This was a strike against air traffic controllers and it lead to the end of the PACTO because the strike was unpopular.
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She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Aids epidemic begins.
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All of the amendments aimed at bolstering the Contras was called the Boland Amendment.
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The Strategic Defense Initiative was created by Reagan to protect America from nuclear attack.
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The US bombed Beirut.
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Walesa won a noble prize in 1983, he would set up the first Soviet Union bloc's independent trade union.
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The internet was founded.
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He was the democratic candidate in the 1984 election
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She was the first female vice president.
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This was a scandel in the Reagan administration in which the US was illegally sending aid in the form of guns to the Contras using Iran.
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He retired from the Supreme Court
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This caused heavy vetting of Immigrants.
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Reagan gave a speech in front of the Berlin Wall uttering the now famous words. "Tear down this wall!"
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The Soviet Union and the US agreed to cut down on their missiles.
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He came to power in 1988 and it would lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union.
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George H.W. Bush made this promise which he then broke when he was president.
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Al-Qaeda was a terrorist group that carried out the 9/11 attack. It was founded in 1988.
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He was inaugurated to the presidency.
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Chinese students and workers protested the Chinese government and was crushed by the military.
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The Berlin Wall fell connecting east and west Germany. Two fun facts: a) My mom was in Frankfurt, Germany when the wall fell down. b) I went to Germany last year and actually saw the part of the Berlin Wall standing (it's now a memorial and on one side it lists all the people that died trying to leave East Berlin.)
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The US attacked Panama.
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The US invaded Kuwait
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This helped Americans with disabilities.
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Clinton's health reforms fail.
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The NRA changed its view on guns turning into the association it is today.
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Nuclear Weapons were given to countries that didn't have nuclear weapons before.
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The Soviet Union was dissolved and it became Russia again as well as a couple more.
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First president of Russia after the Soviet Union.
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Thomas was appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Bosnia and Kosovo were formed from Yugoslavia.
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He ran for president in 1992
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A genocide against Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo.
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The Kyoto Accord is a protocol on Global Warming.
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Bill Clinton was inaugurated into the presidency.
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This was a gun control bill.
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Clinton's first budget.
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Start 1 and Start 1 were treaties between the US and Russia for reductions and limitation on arms.
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This became the policy for the LGBT community to serve in the military.
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This was a trade agreement between Canada, the US, and Mexico.
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The Republican Party released this.
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Taliban was formed.
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A domestic terrorist bombed a federal building.
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Newt Gingrich became Speaker of the House.
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World Trade Organization was formed.
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Welfare was reformed.
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He was the republican nominee in the 1996 election.
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Albright was the first women to be Secretary of State.
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The G-8 was a forum of 8 world powers that were all democracies.
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Clinton was impeached.
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Al Gore ran against George W Bush.
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The Election of 2000.
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George W Bush was inaugurated to the presidency.
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The tax code changed.
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The program was suppose to make sure every child was smarter. (it failed).
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Enron filed for bankruptcy.
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This was a terrorist attack on American soil. Interesting Fact: One of my baby videos is dated 9/11 and in the background you can hear the broadcast.
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Homeland Security was formed as a result of the 9/11 attack.
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George W Bush used this term extensively throughout his presidency.
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The US government told it's citizens Iraq had weapon of mass destruction (which it didn't).
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US troops went into Iraq in response to 9/11.
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This US prison was found to be in violation of crimes against humanity in Iraq.
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John Kerry fought against Bush for the presidency and lost.
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Hurricane Katrina hit the US. Picture explanation: I was four years old when Katrina hit. We were without power, but my parents had this flashlight that had red, yellow, and green light. All of the kids in the neighborhood had a blast as we played red light, green light, yellow light while the power was still out.
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The Housing bubble collapsed.
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The economy fell into a recession.
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The Federal government took over mortgages and mortgage loans.
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Clinton ran for the democratic candidate in 2008.
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Obama ran for president, which he own becoming the first black american president.
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McCain ran against Obama.
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Palin was the vice president nominee for McCain.
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Determined that the second amendment applied to individuals outside militia use.
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She was appointed to the Supreme Court.
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This Act reformed Wall Street.
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This was a highly controversial healthcare bill that put a mandate for everyone to get health insurance, kept kids on their parents health insurance until age 26, and ended insurance companies denying you based on pre-existing condition (which I have).
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This is a third party that formed as a reaction against Obama administration policies, such as the ACA (which people think is called Obamacare, but it's not)
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There were revolutions going on the middle east for democracy.
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Determined that corporations were people.
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He was the founder of Al-Qaeda. He was killed in 2011 by the US.
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Debt ceiling, which normally was not debated, was being debated.
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A civil war started in Syria which is still going on to this day.
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Mitt Romney ran against Obama in the 2012 election.
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A bomb was set off at the finishing line for the Boston Marathon. Interesting Fact: My cousin was actually running in the race when the bomb went off and thankfully he survived.
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Declared part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional.
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Determined same sex marriage legal.
