Signifiant People
This President was in office during 9/11?
- Bush JR
attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
9/11
This president stated “Governemnt is the problem”
Ronald Reagan
his president wanted to reduce welfare stating “teach a man to fish”
Ronald Reagan
Devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast in late August 2005
Hurricane Katrina
The death of Osama Bin Laden was during what president’s time?
Obama
Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro. North Carolina in 1960 to protest
Segregation of public facilities
What economic policy associated with Reagan aimed to help the poor by reducing taxes for the wealthy?
Reaganomics or trickle-down economics
During this president’s time in office, there was a rise in the “Tea Party” movement
Barack Obama
Began a small demonstration by youthful radicals who pitched their tents in New York’s financial district.
"Occupy Wall Street"
This president was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair?
Reagan
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
This initiative was aimed at creating a multi-million dollar space protection system on missiles
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
During which presidency saw the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall
Ronald Reagan
Made deep cuts in welfare grants and required able-bodied welfare recipients to find employment
Welfare Reform Bill
What president passed an act that dealt with the risktaking of Wall Street?
Obama (Dodd-Frank Act)
Regulates trade negotiations & dispute resolution process
World Trade Organization
This president signed into law the Personal Responsibillity and Work Opportunity Reconcilliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996
Bill Clinton
This president faced criticism for the handling of the Persian Gulf War and for breaking his promise of “no new taxes”
Bush Sr
Act which mandated sanctions against schools that failed to meet federal performance standards
No Child Left Behind Act
During what presidency did the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act get passed?
Clinton
US used money from selling weapons to Iran to give to Nicaraguan "Contra" rebels
Iran Contra Scandal
During which presidency did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into effect?
Bush Sr
This military intervention happened during president Buch Jr’s administration and lasted from 2003 to 2011
Iraq war
New cabinet level to protect the nation’s borders and ferret out potential attackers.
Department of Homeland Security