End of the Cold War
The U.S. 'won' the Cold War, so it 'defeated' this political system
What is communism?
The End of History thesis really meant the end of this...
What is dictatorship, autocracy, communism
Clinton did not really act to stop this travesty even though the U.S. had quite a bit of intelligence on it
What is the Rwandan genocide
Perhaps the most famous boy band, "I want it that way"
Who are Backstreet Boys
Canada and the U.S. signed this in 1994 which was important to their relationship
What is NAFTA (free trade agreement)
This U.S. president during the 1980's promoted very deregulated, laissez-faire, free-market economics
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The system that Fukuyama argues as being the best
What is liberal democracy
The political strategy used by Clinton to appeal to a wider base, audience
What is triangulation
Dominated his sport of basketball winning six championships, huge contracts, signature shoes and becoming globally popular
Who is Michael Jordan
Many of Mr. Booth's childhood classmates/friends, their families in Canada came from this place that 'gained independence'/changed hands in 1997
What is Hong Kong
Mr. Booth lived in this country that was invaded by Iraq, starting what became the 1st Gulf War and increased the U.S. intervention in the Middle East (oil cough)
What is Kuwait?
The two main problems that the new democratic era of governments have were these that Fukuyama argued
What are class/inequality and religious fundamentalism/nationalism
The military policy name that referred to LGBTQ+ people
What is don't ask, don't tell
Singer, "take a bow" and "frozen", also did the James Bond hit for Die Another Day, known for theatrical performances
Who is Madonna
There was a major genocide and UN intervention in this European country in the 1990's
What is Bosnia
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall". This wall symbolized the East-West divide between communism and capitalism.
What is the Berlin Wall?
What the right on the political spectrum sees as freedom/autonomy nowadays
What is buy and sell freely, business freedom
The main economic issue that had to be resolved, despite there being an economic boom
What is income inequality
The show of many a child that grew up during the 90's, set in New York City, showing six friends that lived with/near each other
What is Friends
Mr. Booth had a grade 3 project that catalogued where all the 20 people in his class originally came from and there were 17 different origins. Canada in particular, celebrated this idea like my class in the 1990's.
What is multiculturalism
The U.S. supported this particular group that was fighting a Soviet invasion during the 1980's towards the end of the Cold War, and an infamous man that would go on to organize several terrorist attacks including the September 11th plane hijackings.
(Can also give the country invaded)
Whom are the mujahideen and Osama bin Laden
What is Afghanistan?
Two examples of the resistance to liberalism nowadays
Progressive - many possible
This was a demographic change in the 1990's to the idea of having traditional families
What is cohabitation, or single-parent households
This was a major fashion set, change in the 90's
What are ripped jeans, combat style boots, flannel shirts...
The country that ended its period of racial segregation and racist policies and became a democracy
What is South Africa, apartheid