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Hole 18: Par 4, The Gulf War
Economy in 1990s
Give me Liberty?
Clinton
100
It happened in 1991.
When did the Soviet Union cease to exist?
100
This was done out of fear that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein might next attack Saudi Arabia, a long time ally of the U.S.
Why did Bush rush troops to defend the kingdom of Kuwait and warn Iraq to withdraw or face war?
100
Economic growth and talk of a new economy sparked a frenzied boom.
Which two factors sparked a frenzied boom in the stock market reminiscent of the 1920s?
100
The United States became a suburban nation in that year.
What happened in 2000?
100
He shared his predecessor’s passion for free trade.
Who is Bill Clinton?
200
It brought on a truly worldwide capitalist system.
What did the end of the Cold War bring? This brought on a truly worldwide capitalist system.
200
This operation quickly drove the Iraqi army away from Kuwait.
What did Operation Desert Storm accomplish?
200
They were companies conducted business via the Internet and seemed to symbolize the promise of the new economy.
What were “dot coms”?
200
The purpose of it was to protect human rights in the Balkans after the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
What gave NATO a new purpose?
200
The tribal massacre in Rwanda was one such example.
What was an example in which Clinton found it difficult to balance concern for human rights with strategic and economic interests?
300
Thousands of student protests here.
What occurred in the Tiananmen Square?
300
This was the first post-Cold War international crisis
When did the Gulf War take place relative to the Cold War?
300
Stocks suffered their largest one-day drop in history.
What happened on April 14, 2000?
300
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are two such groups.
What are two international organizations that monitored how governments treated their citizens?
300
Clinton campaigned against Congress to do this.
How did Congress plan to regain his popularity?
400
The Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared independence in this year.
What border changes did the Soviet Union experience in 1990?
400
The U.S. relied on high-tech weaponry like cruise missiles that reached Iraq from bases and aircraft carriers hundreds of miles away.
Why was the U.S. able to prevail quickly and avoid the long involvement and high casualties of the Vietnam War?
400
It was a New Deal measure that had separated commercial banks from investment banks.
What was the Glass-Steagall Act of 1999?
400
The result was the shutdown of all “nonessential” operations such as Washington DC, museums, and national parks.
What was a result of Congress’s inability to make an agreement on the budget in 1995?
400
He turned away from those types of Bush's and Reagan's.
Whose social and economic policies did Clinton turn away from?
500
This term described the "remarkably swift and almost entirely peaceful collapse of communism in eastern Europe"
What is the "velvet revolution?"
500
Bush’s public approval rose to 89% after this event ended.
After the Gulf War, how was president Bush affected?
500
Energy, telecommunication, and stock trading were most affected.
Which sectors of the economy had been most affected by the scandals that took place during the 1990s?
500
He was a conservative congressman from Georgia who devised a platform called the “Contract with America”
Who is Newt Gingrich?
500
The NAFTA, NATO, and AFDC were the abbreviated names for these Clinton-supported policies/bills/organizations
What were the North American Free Trade Agreement, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Aid to Families with Dependent