External Affairs
An armed opposition group supported by the CIA. to overthrow Sandinistas
What are Contras
This epidemic that hit the US during the early 1980s
What is the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Reagens' leading policy on taxes that led to his election
What is Reagan's tax cuts?
This trial in 1995 brought on a lot of racial tensions after a famous black football player was accused of double murder.
The face of the conservatives in the US; elected president of the US in 1980.
President Barack Obama took executive action to create this program that would allow kids who were brought into this country illegally, an opportunity to gain citizenship
What is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA)?
Coordinated attacks that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 Americans.
This attack in 2001 led to the Ascension of Bush
What is 9/11?
The policy limited protective fees and taxes on goods made in Canada & Mexico. Led to American manufacturing jobs adding locations in Mexico
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)
Supreme Court case establishing that a sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation against him or her, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office.
What is Clinton v. Jones
Elected in 1993. His third-way policies appealed to liberals and moderates
Who is Bill Clinton?
The US, Canada, and Mexico signed this treaty in 1993
A set of policies added during the Reagan administration aimed at increasing the production of goods
What is Reaganomics?
This act reduced income tax rates for most Americans by 23%
What is Economic Recovery Tax Act or ERTA
Court upheld a law from Missouri that prohibited public employees from performing abortions unless the life of the woman was threatened.
What is Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
Iraq's leader who was overthrown and killed by US military forces.
Who was Saddam Hussein?
12 new nations emerged and joined to escape Soviet influence.
What is NATO?
When Iranian students took over the US embassy
What is the Hostage crisis?
Law passed in 1993 requiring a waiting period on sales of handguns, along with a criminal background check on the buyer.
What is the Brady Handgun Bill?
The court ruled that manual recounts of presidential ballots in the Nov. 2000 election could not proceed because inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties violated the equal protection clause.
What is Bush v. Gore?
This president had a public agenda of peacemaking and human rights, he served as president from 1977-1981 and governor in Georgia from 1971-1975.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Attempt to capture Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda members.
What is the purpose of the War in Afghanistan?
International treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the Kyoto Accord?
It prevented illegal immigrants from entering state institutions.
What is California Proposition 187?
Supreme Court case establishing that a sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation against him or her, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office.
What is Clinton v. Jones
Soviet Union Leader that allowed for improvement in the relations between the US and the USSR.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?