Apush Period 9
Immigration Act of 1986 (2000 American Society) Period 9
(LBJ) Established new immigration system that allowed more immigrants into the U.S.// immigration
PACTO strike (Reagan Revolution) period 9
1981 Air traffic controllers, Fires them// loss of jobs
Fall of Berlin Wall(Reagan Foreign Policy)period 9
1989 when Reagan convinced Russia's prime minister to take it down// equality
William Jefferson Clinton(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
1993-2001, youngest to be reelected, Democrat ever since FDR, universal healthcare, higher taxes on wealthy, cut federal budget deficit, freedom choice of abortion// Scandal
Brady Bill(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
1993; handgun violence prevention act//
Sandra Day O'Connor(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
1st Female Supreme Court Justice// female// woman rights
Clarence Thomas(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
2nd african american supreme court justice// racial equality
Yasser Arafat(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
A Palestinian leader who was hated by Israelis// Israelis
Proposition 13(Conservative Movement)period 9
A major citizen's tax revolt which rolled back property tax rates// conservation
NAFTA(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
A trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages free trade between these North American countries//
Oklahoma City bombing(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
Americans bombing in OKC federal building// domestic terrorist
World Trade Organization(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
An international agency which encourages trade between member nations, administers global trade agreements and resolves disputes when they arise// Trade
Election of 1992 (Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
Bill Clinton won over George H.W. Bush because of the economy's problems and the solving of foreign policy problems, Bush's greatest strength// Hillary Clinton
Al Gore(Politics in 2000s) period 9
Clinton's vice president; presidential nominee in 2000// vice
Colin Powell(War on Terrorism ) period 9
Colin Powell was an American military general and leader during the Persian Gulf War// first black general
Milton Friedman(Conservative Movement) period 9
Conservative thinker famous for his advocacy of monetarism //conservation // Laissez-faire
Madeline K. Albright (Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
Czechoslovakian-born American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State// 1st woman
Reverse discrimination(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Discrimination against the majority group// whites
Soviet satellites(Reagan Foreign Policy)period 9
Eastern European nations which were influenced by the USSR to establish communist governments// Soviet// space
Government shutdowns(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
Executive Branch must enter into when the Congress creates a "funding gap// shutdown
"tear down this wall"(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Famous quote by Ronald Reagan// Berlin
Election of 2000(Politics in 2000s) period 9
George W Bush v Al Gore. Florida had re-counts and Supreme Court determined winner// election
Beirut bombings (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Greatest foreign domestic disaster of president Reagan// bombing
Newt Gingrich(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
He pushed for more conservative legislation during Clinton's presidency// conservation
Expand military (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Late 1915 Wilson support the idea// military expansion
Boland Amendment (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Law passed in 1984 that prohibited U.S. aid to foreign revolutionary groups// foreign aid
Yugoslavia break-up(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
NATO stepped in the stop Serbian dictator Solobodan Milosevic from wiping out minorities in Balkans// separation
Arthur (Conservative Movement)period 9
Name of the economist who argued that lower tax rates would lead to greater government revenue// taxes// money
William Rehnquist(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Nominated by Reagan to push the Supreme Court in a more conservative direction// conservative
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
Passed by Congress in 1991, this act banned discrimination against the disabled in employment// disabilities
Star Wars (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
President Reagan's proposed weapons system to destroy Soviet missiles from space// weapons
Boris Yeltsin(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
President of the Russian Republic in 1991. Helped end the USSR and force Gorbachev to resign// Russia
"ethnic cleansing"(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one// discrimination
Border security(Politics in 2000s) period 9
Protecting a countries borders after the 9/11 attack// protection
"evil empire"(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Reagan's nickname for the Soviet Union, illustrated an end to detente// Soviet Union
Budget and trade deficits(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Reagan's tax cuts combined with large increases in military spending// taxes
Election of 1980 (Reagan Revolution) period 9
Ronald Reagan won over Jimmy Carter because of the Iranian hostage crisis and America's stagflation// Iran
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Schools can't use admission quotas and admit students based on their race// schools
START I and II(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks to reduce active deployment// Arms
Election of 1996(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
The election in which Bill Clinton wins a second term// scandal next
Election of 1988(George H.W. Bush Policies) period 9
The election in which George Bush becomes president// George Bush
Election of 1994(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
The election in which a realignment occurs in favor of the Democratic Party// Democratic
Political polarization (Politics in 2000s) period 9
The process by which the public opinion divides and goes to the extremes// extreme
Anti-Crime Bill(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
This $30bil bill was passed to ban certain assault weapons// 2nd amendment
Poland, Lech Walesa(Reagan Foreign Policy)period 9
Walesa attempted to improve the economy by using free market// economy
Saddam Hussein(George H.W. Bush Policies) period 9
Was a dictator in Iraq who tried to take over Iran and Kuwait violently in order to gain the land and the resources// Terrorists
Election of 1984(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
Winner: Ronald Reagan (R) — 58.8% popular, 525 electora also chose a woman for vp// Reagan
World Bank G-8(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
World Development indicators database// Bank
Balanced budgets(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
a budget in which revenue and spending are equal// equality
Supply-side economics (Reagan Revolution) period 9
a school of economics that believes tax cuts can help an economy by raising supply// taxes// school
Persian Gulf War(George H.W. Bush Policies) period 9
a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders// freedom
Bush tax cuts(Politics in 2000s) period 9
after's clinton's years of budget suplusses, instead of using the money to pay off National debt, Bush, cut taxes// tax cut
Technology boom (2000 American Society) Period 9
agriculture was being replaced by factories// tech
"no new taxes"(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
campaign lead that was abandoned// tax cut
George W. Bush(Politics in 2000s) period 9
campaigned toward energy self-sufficiency and against terrorism in 2001// foreign policies
Failure of health reform(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
clinton's health plan that required everyone to have health care// Health care// Failure
Russia Republic, CIS(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
common wealth of independent states// Russia
PACs(Conservative Movement) period 9
computer network for the transmission, viewing, and archival storage of medical images // technology
PLO(Reagan Foreign Policy period 9
creating homeland for Palestinians// race
Contract with America(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign// post war
Prosperity of 1990s (2000 American Society) Period 9
economic boom// money// cash
Trickle-down economics (Reagan Revolution) period 9
economic theory that holds that money lent to banks and businesses will trickle down to consumers// economy
NRA(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
established and adminstered a system of industrial codes to control production, prices, labor relations, and trade practices//
Islamic roots of anti-Americanism(War on Terrorism ) period 9
fear or hostility toward the United States or the American people and their culture// red scare
INF agreement(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
gorbachev & reagan agreed to remove and destroy all missiles// Missile
Deficit reduction budget(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
government spending rather than business or individual spending// national debt
Panama invasion (1989)(George H.W. Bush Policies) period 9
it was to remove the autocratic General Manual// Invasion
Enron, corporate corruption(Politics in 2000s) period 9
largest company's bankruptcy, Enron lost millions of dollars// debt
Economy Recovery Tax Act (1981) Reagan Revolution) period 9
largest tax reduction ever in the U.S.// taxes
Roe v. Wade(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
legalized abortion toward woman having rights// abortion
Growth of Hispanics (2000 American Society) Period 9
many hispanics came to grow in the america// growth
Tiananmen Square (1989)(Reagan Foreign Policy)period 9
massacre that showed that the communists government was bad// Killing
Humanitarian missions(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes// missionary// helping
Televangelists(Reagan Foreign Policy)period 9
ministers who would spread their messages via television networks// Spreading
No Child Left Behind Act(Politics in 2000s) period 9
no child should have no education is what the act is about// Bush
Nicaragua; Sandinistas (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
overthrown the pro american dictator// dictator
Northern Ireland accords(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
peace accord reached on good friday// peace
Moral Majority(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
political group made by fundamental christians// Morality
European Union(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
politico-economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe// European
China, Brazil, India effects on jobs(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
poor countries have trouble finding jobs// Jobless
Gerrymandered "safe seats"(Politics in 2000s) period 9
practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group// political scheme
George Herbert Walker Bush(George H.W. Bush Policies) period 9
president during the desert storm operations// son of G.B
Globalization (WOR)(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture// world wide
Business deregulation (Reagan Revolution) period 9
regulatory freedom// business
Religious fundamentalism(Conservative Movement) period 9
religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy// religion
Clinton impeachment(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
sex scandal impeached, but it didn't come through// Bill Clinton
Southern white conservatives(Politics in 2000s) period 9
south people who were conservatives and opposed the generic// opposites
Mikhail Gorbachev(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
soviet statesman, 8th and last leader// communists
West Bank, Gaza Strip(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
terrorists jerusalem// Gaza Strip
Operation Desert Storm(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war killing osama// secret mission
Internet, e-commerce (2000 American Society) Period 9
the iterate made life easier and faster// tech.
Rise of South and West (2000 American Society) Period 9
the south and the west started rising// rise
Nuclear proliferation(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
the spread of nuclear weapons to new nations// arms
Bush v. Gore(Politics in 2000s) period 9
this case ruled in favor of Bush by saying that recounting the votes in certain counties of Florida was unconstitutional// recount in florida
Soviet Union break up(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
transformed the world political movement// Split
Balkan Wars: Bosnia, Kosovo(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
ulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed Turkey// wars
Welfare reform(Post- Cold War Policies) Period 9
used to get Congress to enact the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act// welfare
Growth of upper incomes(Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
wealthy people grew wealthier// money// economy
Iran-contra (Reagan Foreign Policy) period 9
where weapons were sold// weapons// Iran
H. Ross Perot(Clinton Era Politics) Period 9
who was the third party candidate in the 1992 election; he got 19% fo the vote; the most for any independent since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912// 3rd party