War on Terrorism
The four coordinated Islamic terrorist suicide attacks on the United States, killing 3,000 people and ultimately beginning the War on Terrorism.
What was 9/11?
He's an environmentalist, businessman, and former United States Vice President who won the national popular vote by 0.05% in 2000 but still lost the presidency.
Who was Al Gore?
Former House Republican leader and the man who released the Contract with America, ultimately spiraling into a political blunder and making this man one of the most unpopular political leaders at the time.
Who was Newt Gingrich?
This term describes the combination of high inflation, elevated unemployment, and stagnant economic growth in which monetary policy becomes tightened in an effort to curb inflation.
What is stagflation?
The Supreme Court's decision in this 1973 case remains one of the most contested decisions, in which abortion was declared a constitutional right.
What was Roe v. Wade?
Who were Al Qaeda?
One of the most heavily contested elections in American history, coming down to just the state of Florida. The victor was decided by fewer than 300 votes.
What was the Election of 2000?
One of the largest failures of the Clinton Administration, headed by a task force chaired by Hillary Clinton.
What was health care reform?
This term refers to the economic expansion of American markets into international trade.
What is globalization?
This epidemic was the spread of a new and lethal disease first documented in 1983, which was a product of the transmission of the HIV virus.
What was the AIDS Epidemic?
The militant government of Afghanistan, known for sheltering and supporting Osama Bin Laden.
Who were the Taliban?
A prolonged conflict beginning with the 2003 invasion by United States (with only partial authorization from the United Nations), which toppled the Hussein regime.
What was the Iraq War?
This set of campaign promises was made by the Republican candidates for the House, leading to a feverish overworking of Congress, which in turn led to a several day government shutdown.
What was the Contract with America?
This area in Northern California is known for housing a large modern center of booming economic activity servicing the new computer age.
What is Silicon Valley?
This belief is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about conserving and supporting life, habitats, and the climate.
What is environmentalism?
The European troops who bolstered American troops in the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Who are the British?
The three nations (Iraq, Iran, and North Korea) with anti-American regimes thought to be in either possession or pursuit of nuclear weapons, as first declared as this in Bush's State of the Union Address in January 2002.
What was the 'Axis of Evil'?
Who was Monica Lewinsky?
This agreement was a bold treaty in a large series seeking to lower trade barriers.
What was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Who was O.J. Simpson?
What was the Boston Marathon Bombing?
The 2003 speech in which President Bush, from the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln aircraft, incorrectly insinuated that the Iraq War had been taken care of.
What was the "Mission Accomplished" speech?
In the 1990s, this Balkan nation was embroiled in a bloody civil war between two major ethnic groups, and was ultimately partitioned in a 1995 agreement orchestrated by American negotiator Richard Holbrooke.
What is Bosnia?
This was one of the largest economic scandals of the time, with a large American Energy corporation filing for bankruptcy after reports of widespread internal fraud.
What was the Enron Scandal?
Who is the "Underclass"?