U.S. History Unit 10(: – Flashcards
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George H. Bush
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Reagan's former Vice President who won the 1988 presidential election
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Tiananmen Square
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Site of a peaceful student demonstration in China; hundreds of the protestors were killed
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Manuela Noriega
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Ruler of Panama who was heavily into international drug trading
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Saddam Hussein
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Leader of Iraq who attacked Kuwait
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Nelson Mandela
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South African leader who was jailed for trying to end apartheid
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Russia
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The former Soviet Union
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William Clinton
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The Democrat who won the 1992 presidential election
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H. Ross Perot
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Gained the most votes of any third-party candidate in history in 1992
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Bosnia
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A small country where Croats, Muslims, and Serbs were at war
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Oklahoma City
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Home to the federal building where 168 Americans were killed by a terrorist bomb
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George W. Bush
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Republican who barely won the 2000 election
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al Queda
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A worldwide terrorist network believed responsible for the World Trade Center attacks
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Tom Ridge
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First person to be appointed to the newly formed Department of Homeland Security
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Nation building
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One of Clinton's foreign policies which aimed at building up democratic governments
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Ethnic cleansing
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The Serbs engaged in this by trying to eliminate all Muslims and Croats
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Terrorism
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The use of violence to promote a cause
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Grand Jury
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A jury that decides if the charges against a person are strong enough for a trial; was used to investigate President Clinton in 1998 about his personal behavior
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Downsize
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Lay off or fire workers to cut costs; during a weakened economy, a company tends to do this to save money
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Apartheid
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Policy in South Africa of complete separation of the races; Nelson Mandela worked to end this in South Africa
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Ronald Reagan
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Former California Governor who won the presidential election of 1980
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John Hinckley, Jr.
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Tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan by shooting him in 1981
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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The first woman justice appointed to the Supreme Court
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William Rehnquist
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Improved the efficiency of the Supreme Court, cut its caseload, and led the Court in making many conservative rulings
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Walter Mondale
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The Democratic Party candidate for the 1984 presidential election
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Geraldine Ferraro
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The first woman to run for Vice President on the ticket of a major political party
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Contras
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A rebel group in Nicaragua fighting against the Sandinistas
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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During Reagan's second term, this man became the leader of the Soviet Union; called for a policy of glasnot
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Deregulation
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The loosening of government controls; used by Reagan to try and reduce some government regulations
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Federal deficit
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Occurs when the government spends more money than it takes from taxes, fees and other sources
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National debt
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The current one is well over a trillion dollars
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Kyoto Protocol
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Treaty resulted from the a conference in Kyoto Japan; goal was to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases being produced worldwide; U.S didn't approve or claiming it would be too expensive
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AIDS
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromr
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HIV
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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Part of the UN, works to achieve decent health among nations. It promotes cooperation among nations and provides access to medicines and healthcare
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CFCs
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Chlorofluorocarbons
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North american Free Trade Agreement
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Eliminated trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico in 1994
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
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Cute tariffs on more than 100 trading companies
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Charles Babbage
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Singlehandedly who thought out the idea of a machine built and powered by a stream and would have been as large as a locomotive engine
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Colombia
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First successful space shuttle launched in April 1986
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Challenger
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Space shuttle exploded after liftoff, killing 7 astronauts and a teacher; rocket booster has problems
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International Space Station
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US worked with 14 other countries to build it; visited by crews of astronauts who conduct experiments and undertake space walls from the station
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Hubble space telescope
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Launched in 1990, sends pictures of events and objects back to earth
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Florida
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George W Bush(son of George Bush) won against Clinton's VP. Albert Gore Jr. When Florida had to recount their elecotral votes by hand. It took 5 weeks of legal battles until the Supreme Court stopped it and named Bush President since it was taking too long
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Department of Homeland Security
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Coordinated effects to make Americans safe at home
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Globalization
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Conditions in which countries are members of a world community
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Moral majority
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Christian organization that favors traditional and strict moral values
