The Presidency
This 41st President served as Vice President under Ronald Reagan before his own election in 1988.
George H.W. Bush
This 1990 conflict began after Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded the oil-rich nation of Kuwait.
Gulf War
This 1990 law guarantees equal treatment and accessibility for people with physical or mental disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act
This co-founder of Microsoft is known for his role in the personal computer revolution and his global philanthropy.
Bill Gates
This government agency was created after 9/11 to manage security at all United States airports.
TSA (Transportation Security Agency)
He won the 1992 election after independent candidate Ross Perot split the Republican vote.
Bill Clinton
This fundamentalist Islamic group and its leader, Osama bin Laden, were responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
al-Qaeda
Bill Clinton was caught in a lie while under oath, what is it called when a president is accused of misconduct.
Impeachment
This Apple co-founder helped change the way the world uses phones and listens to music.
Steve Jobs
This 2005 Category 5 storm caused massive flooding in New Orleans and was one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
Hurricane Katrina
This President’s victory in the year 2000 was confirmed only after a Supreme Court ruling stopped the Florida recount.
George W. Bush
The U.S. invaded this country in 2001 because its Taliban government refused to hand over those responsible for 9/11.
Afghanistan
This controversial law gave the federal government expanded powers to monitor communications to prevent terrorism.
USA PATRIOT Act
As the founder of Amazon, he changed how the world shops and delivers goods.
Jeff Bezos
This 2008 economic event was triggered by a financial collapse and millions of unpaid mortgages.
Great Recession
In 2008, he was elected as the first African American President of the United States.
Barack Obama
In 2003, the U.S. invaded this nation under the belief it was hiding "weapons of mass destruction."
Iraq
This 2010 health care reform aimed to provide insurance for more Americans, though it faced criticism for its "individual mandate."
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
This term describes the process of countries becoming more connected through trade and the spread of culture.
Globalization (Cultural Diffusion)
This 158-year-old bank was dissolved after millions of bad loans in 2008.
Lehman Brothers
She was the first Hispanic person nominated and confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
This was the name of the global military campaign launched by George W. Bush to prevent future terrorist attacks.
War on Terror
What market was responsible for the 2008 recession?
Housing Market
This trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico was designed to gradually remove tariffs.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
On September 11, 2001, hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade Center and this high-security military headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
The Pentagon