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Dates and Vocabulary
Places and Events
Documents and Policies
People
Miscellaneous
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Election of the First African American President, Barack Obama
What is 2008
100
caused the levees to fail in New Orleans
What is Hurricane Katrina
100
eliminated tariffs between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
100
entrepreneur who invented Microsoft
Who is Bill Gates
100
changes the demographics of the country
What is immigration
200
Terrorist Attacks in New York (Twin Towers), Washington D.C. (Pentagon), and Pennsylvania (field) - exact date
What is September 11, 2001
200
the United States went to war with this country after 9/11 when they refused to hand over Osama Bin Laden
What is Afghanistan
200
created to regulate international trade and settle trade disputes
What is the World Trade Organization
200
First Woman nominated as a major party candidate for president
Who is Hillary Clinton
200
what has facilitated the spread of American culture
What is globalization
300
Examples - KFC, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, and Nike
What is a multinational corporation
300
President was charged with committing perjury (lying under oath)
What is the impeachment of President Clinton
300
passed after 9/11, increased the government's ability to run surveillance and detain immigrants
What is the USA PATRIOT Act
300
entrepreneur, talk show host, and philanthropist
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300
court case which decided the outcome of the 2000 election by stopping the recounts in Florida
What is Bush v. Gore
400
Examples - Bill Gates and Sam Walton
What is an entrepreneur
400
U.N. forces liberated Kuwait from Iraq oppression and protect Kuwait oil reserves
What is the Persian Gulf War
400
created to stimulate the economy through tax cuts and increase in domestic spending
What is the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act
400
Who was the leader of Iraq during the 1990s and early 2000s
Who is Saddam Hussain
400
helps managers improve production and be more efficient with labor management
What is time-study analysis
500
force major parties to address special interest or they could lose votes and the election
What are Third Parties
500
N.A.T.O. forces launched air strikes to stop the genocide in Yugoslavia
What is the Balkan Crisis
500
created by Newt Gingrich to reduce the size of the government and make it more accountable to citizens
What is the Contract with America
500
First Hispanic and Third Women Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
500
computer uses barcodes to keep track on inventory
What is just-in-time inventory management