Misc.Vocab
Free trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico
NAFTA
Who won the 1980 election?
Ronald Regan
Clinton was the former gov of
Arkansas
In 2000, which candidate won the popular vote in the US presidential election but ultimately lost the election due to the electoral college system?
Al Gore
Barack Obama was the __ president
44th
Chinese pro-democracy students demonstrated in this square, leading to the death of hundreds by the Chinese communist government
Tiananmen Square
The fall of a divider between East and West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall
During the 1990s, President George H.W. Bush did what
sent troops to fight in the Persian Gulf War
Which terrorist group was responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001?
Al-Qaeda
President Obama declared that this leader of a prominent terrorist group was finally killed in a firefight with US Operation Neptune Spear on May 1, 2011
Osama Bin Laden
This policy mandated that “closeted” gay service members could serve in the military, but those who revealed their sexual orientation could be discharged upon discovery
don't ask, don't tell" policy
President who promoted “no new” taxes
George H.W. Bush
In 1994 congressional conservatives launched what new agenda to try and take back govt control?
The Contract with America
In his 1985 State of the Union Address, Reagan articulated his foreign policy goals in what has come to be known as the Reagan Doctrine. Like Truman, Reagan pledged to
support anticommunist resistance movements, particularly in the Third World
This spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico due to a BP oil drilling rig exploding, spilling millions of barrels of crude oil into the sea
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Rebel group in Nicaragua that illegally received financial and military support by the US Government
Contras
A federal law passed to boost the economy, reduce inflation and increase employment.
Economic Recovery Tax Act, 1981
Prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in employment and public accommodations.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Which economic crisis in 2008 was caused by a collapse in the housing market and led to a global recession?
The Great Recession
The Reagan administration demonstrated its philosophy concerning labor during this event.
The firing of striking Federal Air Traffic Controllers.
This act was enacted to expand health coverage, lower healthcare costs, and give people more choices for insurance, also known as Obamacare
Affordable Care Act
what was sought to end the Cold War
The Reagan Administration
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and captured vast oil resources
Persian Gulf War (1990)
In 2010, which controversial healthcare reform law was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare)
In 2016, which Supreme Court case upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions, ruling that race could be one of many factors considered in admissions decisions?
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin