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Conservatives during the 1980s supported the government spending indicative of this president's foreign policy in order to support intervention in the Cold War.
Ronald Reagan
The invasion of this country by the Iraqi started the first Gulf War
Kuwait
This agreement was passed by Congress and created a free-trade zone with Canada and Mexico.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Name for George W. Bush's actions that took place in the aftermath of the 9/11 plane hijackings
The War on Terror
President who was impeached on the charge of perjury for lying under oath about an affair with a White House intern.
Bill Clinton
This is a political ideology advocating for limited government intervention, a free-market economy, a strong national defense, and a return to traditional religious/social values.
Conservatism
This is the name of President George H.W. Bush's plan of peace and democracy. It came about, due in great part to the end of the Cold War
New World Order
This phenomenon occurred post-Cold War and was a period of intensifying interconnectedness economically, culturally, and technologically across national borders.
Globalization
AKA Obamacare, this new social welfare program tried to help provide health insurance to all Americans
Affordable Care Act
After the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush sent troops into this nation in order to overthrow the Taliban and knock Osama bin Laden from power
Afghanistan
This is the colloquial name for an economic policy that implemented tax cuts and reduced government spending, believing that it would lead to increased investment by the private sector and, therefore, increased production, jobs, and prosperity.
Reaganomics (I will also accept trickle-down economics)
Formal name: Supply-side Economics
In this military action, more than 500,000 Americans were joined by military units from 28 other nations and invaded Iraq. In spite of the relative success with this action, Saddam Hussein remained in power.
Operation Desert Storm
This was a downside to the trade agreement between the North American countries that ended up greatly injuring the blue-collar workers
Job outsourcing
This new creation of the Bush administration combined around 20 federal agencies with the goal of increasing the safety of the nation
Department of Homeland Security
This section of the US government acquitted the president impeached for lying under oath.
The Senate
This legislation prohibited discrimination against citizens with physical and mental impairments in hiring, transportation, and public accommodation. Basically the reason wheelchair ramps exist in public places.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
When ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims was happening in this region, the US found it necessary to be an intentional part of peacekeeping actions.
In the 21st century, there was a shift from manufacturing to this kind of job that focused on providing expertise and experiences, rather than physical goods.
Service Industry (Jobs)
Follow-up question: With more people working service industry jobs, what then happened to the labor unions?
Critics of this law believed that it violated the freedoms of Americans by taking away their right to their own private property
Patriot Act
The failure of this agency to respond quickly after Hurricane Katrina led to its reform and a decrease in popularity for President Bush
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
She was the first woman to be sworn in to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
George H.W. Bush's focus on human rights was rather similar to the goals included in this man's Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson
Follow-up Question: What organization was introduced in the Fourteen Points, but with whom the US did not accept membership
This was established in 1994 to oversee trade agreements, enforce trade rules, and settle disputes.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks
Al-Qaeda
This new piece of technology allowed for military regiments to move more quickly and with more precision within regions they were not originally familiar
GPS