70-90's
Sometimes known as positive discrimination, refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group in areas of employment, education, and business.
What is Affirmative Action
long time conservative activist/lawyer/author/speaker, successfully led opposition against the Equal Rights Amendment.
Who is Phyllis Schlafly
Association formed a lobbying arm for 2nd amendment gun ownership rights.
What is the NRA
Created Microsoft
Bill Gates
Mascot for Humble High School
What is a wildcat
easing of tensions with China and the Soviet Union
What is Detente
global effort declared by George W. Bush with willing nations against terrorist groups/supporting governments beginning with AL Qaeda—Include Iraq and Afghanistan wars
What is the war on terror
First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonya Sotomayor
Created Apple
Steve Jobs
The county that we live in
What is Harris County
scandal erupted when press reported in 1986 that the U.S. had illegally sold arms to Iran (in exchange for Iran’s help in releasing hostages in Lebanon) and then funneled money to Nicaraguan rebels (contras)
What is the Iran Contra Affair
Al Qaeda Terrorists (radical Islamists led by Osama Bin Laden) hijacked commercial planes then crashed into the World trade center, Pentagon. Showed that the U.S. was a target for intense hatred and terrorism
What are the September 11, 2001 attacks
Who is Bill Clinton
First woman to become a supreme court justice
Who is Sandra Day O'connor
The amount of states in the U.S.A
What is 50
Belief that tax cuts (Mainly for the rich) leave more money in the private sector for investment/job growth/ which has a “trickle down” (to non-rich) which leads to better revenue and GDP. Tax cuts and De-regulation
What is Reaganomics/Supplyside Economics
In 1990 Saddam Hussein/ Iraq invaded Kuwait (key oil exporter to the U.S.); Bush/U.S. led 28 nation UN coalition; bombed Iraq, then ground troops drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait, lopsided war due to U.S. technology.
What is the Persian Gulf War
First African American President
Barack Obama
Act that allows the government to invade your privacy to protect the american people from terrorism. Includes creating T.S.A. and the Dept. of Homeland Security
The amount of stars on the U.S. Flag
What are 50
After Carter withdrew support for pro- U.S. shah of Iran (for human rights abuses) , Iranians overthrew him(1978-9) Carter allowed him into the US for medical treatment; angry militants seized 66 at U.S. Embassy in Tehran; 52 held until 1981; rescue attempt was botched(aircraft crashed) ; made Carter and the U.S. look weak and incapable
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis
Long time ethnic hatreds in Yugoslavia led provinces to seek independence (opposed by Serbia); Civil Wars in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo; Clinton/ U.S. debated response to genocide, led NATO bombing, held negotiations, provided peace keeping troops, Yugoslavia broke up
What is the Balkan Crisis
What is Hurricane Katrina
First president to use the internet and social media to influence supporters
Who is Barack Obama
The ISS teacher
Who is Coach Sing/Mack