Cold War & Foreign Policy
Conflict that began when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.
Persian Gulf War (Crisis)
President who promoted trickle-down economics during the 1980s.
Ronald Reagan
Economic policy emphasizing tax cuts and reduced government regulation in the 1980s.
Reaganomics
Handheld devices that allow wireless communication over long distances.
Cell phones
Terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
9/11 attacks
The year terrorist attacks occurred on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
2001
Crisis in which Americans were held hostage in Iran from 1979–1981.
Iran Hostage Crisis
President during the Persian Gulf War and the end of the Cold War.
George H.W. Bush
Oil embargo by this organization contributed to economic problems and inflation in the 1970s.
OPEC
Technologies that orbit Earth and allow global communication and navigation.
Satellites
Hurricane that caused major destruction in New Orleans in 2005.
Hurricane Katrina
The year civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
1968
Policy of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s.
Détente
President during economic growth and expansion of the internet in the 1990s.
Bill Clinton
Economic condition of high inflation and high unemployment during the 1970s.
Stagflation
Technologies that became common in homes and workplaces during the 1990s.
Internet and computers
U.S. policy describing military efforts to fight terrorism worldwide after 2001.
Global War on Terror
The year the Cold War officially ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
1991
Cold War strategy used by the United States to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
President in office during the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
George W. Bush
Trade agreement created in the 1990s to increase trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Systems used by organizations to store and manage digital information.
Computer management systems
Law passed after 9/11 that expanded federal surveillance powers.
USA Patriot Act
The year the United States successfully landed the first humans on the Moon.
1969
Diplomatic policy that improved relations between the United States and China.
China Normalization
President who signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act after the 2008 recession.
Barack Obama
Increasing economic and cultural connections between countries through trade and technology.
Globalization
Global network connecting computers and allowing information sharing.
Internet
Law passed in 1973 to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat without approval from Congress.
War Powers Act
The year the U.S. stock market collapsed, helping trigger the Great Depression.
1929