Cold War
In 1991, this long lasting battle between the world's largest superpowers came to an end
The Cold War
This is the name of the 1994 trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
This is the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an alleged affair with
Monica Lewinsky
The Election of 2000 race came down to this state and triggered a recount.
Florida
This is the name of Obama's Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
This is the name of the last leader of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
What was one CON argument for people against NAFTA
It would take jobs away from Americans
This is name of the African American whose police brutality case sparked riots in the city of Los Angeles
Rodney King
On 9/11, this terrorist group hit the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon
Al-Qaeda
This is the period of economic decline that lasted from 2007-2009
Great Recession
This is considered to be the symbolic end to the Cold War and is remembered by Ronald Reagan's most famous speech
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
This is the name of the third party candidate in the election of 1990 who gained nearly 20% of the vote
Ross Perot
The bombing of a federal building in 1995 took place in this city
Oklahoma City
These 2 factors caused the most damage to the city of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina
Storm Surge and Breaking of the Levees
This is Obama's Vice President who would later become President himself
Joe Biden
Eastern European countries, once called this, because they were controlled by the Soviet government, became fully independent after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Satellite Countries
Why was George HW Bush not reelected in 1990
broke his campaign promise not to raise taxes
Why did Bill Clinton become the 2nd president to be impeached
He lied under oath
Name the 2 direct effects that 9/11 had on the United States
Started Global War on Terror and Invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan
This is the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court who was appointed in 2009
Sonia Sotomayor
Mikhail Gorbachev implemented these 2 policies that opened the Soviet Union to Western ideas
Glasnost and Perestroika
NAFTA was discontinued in 2020 in favor of this new trade agreement
USMCA
1997 was the first time in nearly 30 years the US Government achieved this, due to Clinton balancing the federal budget and lowering the deficit
Surplus
Passed after 9/11, The USA PATRIOT Act grants the federal government this
track data usage, surveillance of US citizens
What were the 3 main elements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
create jobs, promote investment, and increase consumer spending