Technology Project #3 1980-2001

By JamesWrather

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

    This lowered the top corporate tax from 46 to 34 percent

  • Immigration control

    Immigration Reform and Control Act was signed to with the numbers of undocumented illegal aliens in the country and prevent more form coming

  • Market crash of 1987

    The stock market fell 800 point and 500 billion of investments were erased.

  • Iraq invades Kuwait

    Operation desert storm followed as the US retaliated against the burning of Kuwait's oil fields

  • Bombing of the world trade center

    Bin Laden's group was responsible for the bombing of the world trade center and the september 11th attacks. Thankfully he was executed in may of 2011.

  • Clinton impeached

    Clinton was impeached for perjury

  • 2000 election

    This election was so close that the supreme court had to rule that the recounting had to end and the presidency was given to Bush

  • Afghanistan war

    The attacks of 2001 prompted the US to invade Afghanistan and occupy the country for one of the longest wars recent times.

  • Twin Towers

    The terrorist attacks of 2001 led by Muslim radicals, collapsed the twin towers.

  • Pentagon gets hit

    The same Muslim radical group that flew into the towers hit the pentagon.