Bill Clinton & the 1990s
This “New Democrat” won the 1992 election.
Who is Bill Clinton?
This group bombed the World Trade Center in 1993.
What is al-Qaeda?
This son of a former president won the controversial 2000 election.
Who is George W. Bush?
This agreement removed trade barriers between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
What is NAFTA?
A 1995 bombing in this U.S. city was carried out by a domestic terrorist.
What is Oklahoma City?
This third-party candidate won 19% of the popular vote in 1992.
Who is Ross Perot?
He led al-Qaeda and orchestrated multiple terrorist attacks.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
This law tied school funding to student test performance.
What is No Child Left Behind?
Critics said NAFTA would cause these to move overseas.
What are jobs (or factories)?
This tragic 1999 school shooting happened in Colorado.
What is Columbine?
Clinton signed this act guaranteeing 12 weeks of unpaid leave for new parents or serious illness.
What is the Family Medical Leave Act?
The U.S. overthrew this regime in Afghanistan for harboring terrorists.
What is the Taliban?
The 9/11 attacks involved the hijacking of this many planes.
What is four?
This organization settles global trade disputes.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
Clinton was impeached for lying under oath about this person.
Who is Monica Lewinsky?
He led the investigation into Clinton’s Whitewater investment and later the Lewinsky scandal.
Who is Kenneth Starr?
Clinton tried to negotiate peace between these two leaders in 2000.
Who are Yassir Arafat and Ehud Barak?
This healthcare law expanded coverage and prevented denial for pre-existing conditions.
What is the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
This financial event began with the collapse of the housing market.
What is the Great Recession?
This act passed after 9/11 gave the government broad surveillance powers.
What is the Patriot Act?
This Georgia congressman led the GOP’s “Contract with America.”
Who is Newt Gingrich?
This African nation saw a failed U.S. humanitarian mission in the 1990s
What is Somalia?
This conservative movement opposed Obama’s big-government policies.
What is the Tea Party?
These institutions were controversially bailed out by the government during the financial crisis.
What are major banks (or Wall Street banks)?
This disaster led to widespread criticism of FEMA and the Bush administration’s emergency preparedness and response.
What is Hurricane Katrina?