80s key terms
Kosovo wars
Slobodan Milosevic ordered the genocide of Albanians in the providence of Kosovo in Yugoslavia. USA under Bill Clinton ordered the bombing to stop the genocide/ethnic cleansing.
9/11
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon; led to a focus on eliminating terrorism.
tarp
Troubled Asset Relief Program
Homeland Security department
Created in response to 9/11. Goal is to protect the United States against possible terrorist attacks.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Last leader of the Soviet Union who reformed the nation
Saddam Hussein
Military dictator of Iraq causes gulf war
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement ended all tariffs btw Canada USA and Mexico
George W. Bush
President during 9/11 and war in Afghanistan and iraq 2001-2009
George H.W. Bush
Republican vp of reagan
Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)
USA goes into war with iraq
War in Afghanistan
War started following 9/11 attacks in 2001. Taliban refuses to turn over Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. US attacks and removes Taliban from power does not kill Osama Bin Laden until 2011.
strategic defense initiative
a missile defense programs suggested by ronald reagan. the program would have created space-based defenses capable of intercepting missile attacks. also called "star wars" program is very expensive and never works
inf treaty
agreement between ussr and usa eliminating long range nuclear missiles
Three mile island incident
american nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, which leaked radioactive waste into the environment. increases awareness of the dangers of nuclear power
Globalization
becoming more connective with all nations culturally and economically
Ronald Reagan
conservative republican president 1981-1989. revitalized republican party and lowered taxes, reduced social welfare, increased armed forces and named conservative judges to the courts. also improves economy and public morals
Oklahoma City Bombing
domestic terrorist attack on federal government buildings most destructive prior to 9/11
Perestrokia
economic and gov reform less control of Soviet union areas
No Child Left Behind
education reform bill under George w Bush supports use of high stakes testing high standards and measurable goals
Barack Obama
first minority president elected
sandra day o connor
first woman appointed the supreme court. appointed by ronald reagan in 1981 she was considered a conservative judge at the start but became more moderate later in her career
reagan doctrine
foreign policy under ronald reagan giving public and secret aid to anti-communist movements in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
gay liberation movement
group whose goal was to end discrimination and gain equality for homosxuals started in 1969
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)
law requiring everyone to buy health insurance
phyllis schlafly
lead conservative opposition to equal rights amendment. believes amendment will change traditional gender roles and force women to sign up for selective service
IRC
legalized immigrants who had entered the country illegally before 1982
conservatism new right
movement gains momentum in response to counterculture movement. supported traditional christian beliefs and smaller federal government
fall of berlin wall
on nov 9th 1989 the wall was torn down due to the break up of the soviet satellite countries. germany is reunified on oct 3rd 1990
boland amendment
outlawed us aid to contras that might be used to overthrow the nicaraguan govt
iran contra affair
political scandal during the reagan administration. reagan officials illegally sold weapons to iran and used profits of sales to fund anti-communist rebels in nicaragua
moral majority
prominent american political organization associated with the christian right and republican party. was founded in 1979 by baptist minister jerry falwell
bombing of Libya
reagan administration orders bombing of Libya in 1986 in hopes of killign Muammar Gaddafi. Libya hated Israel and was supported by USSR. Libya had also invaded Chad which had lots of uranium used in to make nuclear weapons. Libya had also been responsible of terrorist attacks in Berlin against us soldiers
Glasnost
reform in ussr allowing freedom of press
Patriot Act
signed under George w Bush and extended by Obama the law allows power in gov to investigate possible terrorist
Bush v. Gore
supreme court decision ending the 2000 presidential election
Al Qaeda
terrorist organization the one where the two planes crashed into the wtc
reagonomics
the belief in cutting taxes on upper tax bracket and decreasing government spending. believed people would spend money from tax cut and make up for less gov spending
tnaf
those on welfare to actively seek employment
beirut bombing
us and french army barracks are bombed by terrorist because of us support of israel
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Communism collapsed in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe during 1989 - 1991; the Cold War also ended during Germany reunited as a free country
Osama Bin Laden
(1957-) Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
An economic stimulus bill passed in 2009, in response to the Great Recession, that provided $787 billion to state and local governments for schools, hospitals, and transportation projects. It was one of the largest single packages of government spending in American history.
American with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights bill passed in 1990 ending discrimination against those with a disability
Bill Clinton
Democratic president reformed welfare while in office
Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
President Bush orders the invasion of Iraq in 2003 because he believes they have weapons of mass destruction. Weapons are never found. Saddam Hussein is captured, put on trial and executed.