rests on the assumption that if taxes are reduced, people will work more and have more $$$ to spend (causing economy to grow)
What is supply-side economics?
100
In 1989, Bush sent 12,000 U.S. troops to invade Panama and arrest this dictator for drug trafficking
Who is Manuel Noriega?
100
act signed by Clinton that guaranteed most full-time employees 12 workdweeks of unpaid leave each year for child birth, personal or family illness, etc.
What is the Family Medical Leave Act?
100
Supreme Court case that ended Florida recount by 5-4 decision and George W. Bush becomes President
What is Bush v. Gore (2000)?
200
Carter withdrew from this U.S.-Soviet agreement following the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
What is SALT II?
200
the removal of government control over industry
What is deregulation?
200
1989 predemocracy protests in China that turned violent when protesters were crushed by tanks, killed, beaten, and/or imprisoned
What is Tiananmen Square?
200
law passed in 1993 requiring a waiting period on sales of handguns, along with a criminal background check on the buyer
What is the Brady Bill?
200
process by which national economies, politics, cultures, and societies become integrated with those of other nations around the world
What is globalization?
300
the "corner stone" or guiding principle of Carter's foreign policy
What is human rights?
300
a proposed program involving land and space-based lasers that would destroy missles aimed at the U.S. before they could reach their target
What is the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), or "Star Wars"
300
name given to American-led attack on Iraqi forces in January 1991
What is Operation Desert Storm?
300
Republican plan headed by Newt Gingrich that focused on scaling back the government, balancing the budget, and cutting taxes
What is the Contract with America?
300
federal legislation that holds teachers accountable by penalizing those that do not reach federal performance standards
What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?
400
Iranian radical students invaded U.S. Embassy and took 66 American hostages as a result of this U.S. action
What is allowing the Shah of Iran to enter the U.S. to seek medical treatment?
400
the illegal sale of missiles to Iran by the White House, and illegal use of profits to fund anti-communists in Nicaragua
What is the Iran -Contra Affair (1985)?
400
South African leader of antiapartheid movement who was released from prison in 1990; elected President of South African in 1994
Who is Nelson Mandela?
400
special prosecutor who was appointed to investigate Clinton's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinksy
Who is Kenneth Starr?
400
Islamic fundamentalist government that allowed Al Qaeda leaders to train in Afghanistan (9/11)
What is the Taliban?
500
Carter's most controversial foreign policy move in Latin America
What is negotiating a treaty to return the Panama Canal Zone back to Panama in 1999?
500
President of the Soviet Union who worked with Reagan to reduce number of nuclear weapons in the world
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
500
name for operation in which U.S. marines land in Somalia in December 1992 to establish cease-fire between rival warlords and deliver food to starving people
What is "Operation Restore Hope"?
500
agreement signed in 1993 calling for the removal of trade restrictions among Canada, Mexico, and the United States
What is N.A.F.T.A.(North American Free Trade Agreement)?
500
law passed by Congress to give law enforcement broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists and detain or deport aliens who were associated with terrorist groups