US Hist U10 Part 2

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This deck covers significant events, policies, and figures in recent US history, focusing on political, social, and economic developments.

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need for preschool

Head Start

employees needed time to care for additions to their families or for family medical emergencies

Family Medical Leave Act

It was a considered risk to establish _ in Iraq.

democracy

The Affordable Care Act is also called ___.

Obamacare

An Independent named ___ challenged the major political party candidates in the election of 1992.

Ross Perot

___ won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 2000.

Al Gore

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TermDefinition

need for preschool

Head Start

employees needed time to care for additions to their families or for family medical emergencies

Family Medical Leave Act

It was a considered risk to establish _ in Iraq.

democracy

The Affordable Care Act is also called ___.

Obamacare

An Independent named ___ challenged the major political party candidates in the election of 1992.

Ross Perot

___ won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 2000.

Al Gore

Hillary Clinton assumed responsibility for reforming .

healthcare

After leaving the White House, ___ became a Senator, then Secretary of State.

Hilary Clinton

helped uninsured families gain health insurance

Affordable Care Act

designed to stimulate the economy

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Gitmo

demanded that Premier Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall

Ronald Reagan

lost popularity because he broke his promise not to raise new taxes

George H. W Bush

Which president do the following facts apply to? criticized for his administration's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, created the Department of Homeland Security, signed the Patriot Act

George W. Bush

limited purchases of handguns

Brady Bill

provided leave time for medical situations

Family Medical Leave Act

provided assistance for preschoolers

Head Start

The Soviet policy of "openness" was called ___.

glasnost

ensured that the Soviet bloc would respect human rights.

Helsinki Accords

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court was ___.

Sandra Day O'Connor

was President when Black Monday saw the stock market lose $500 billion in one day

Ronald Reagan

signed SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union

Jimmy Carter

appointed the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court

Ronald Reagan

planned a missile-defense system called SDI and nicknamed "Star Wars"

Ronald Reagan

planned and carried out assaults on the United States on 9/11

Al-Qaeda

sought during operations in Iraq

WMD

required industrial nations to reduce carbon emissions

Kyoto Protocol

balanced the budget.

William Clinton

instituted WIN (Whip Inflation Now)

Gerald Ford

created the Department of Energy

Jimmy Carter

created the windfall profits tax for oil companies

Jimmy Carter

sent the Marines to free the Mayaguez

Gerald Ford

witnessed the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt

Jimmy Carter

became President when Richard Nixon resigned from office

Gerald Ford

signed an agreement giving control of the Panama Canal to Panama

Jimmy Carter

Saddam Hussein and Iraq invaded ___.

Kuwait

provided access for the disabled.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Which President do the following apply to? appointed the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court, signed the Affordable Care Act, authorized Operation Neptune's Spear

Barack Obama

attempted to return authority to the state governments.

New Federalism

The nation's 200th birthday celebration was called the ___.

bicentennial

The Chinese government attacked protestors at ___.

Tiananmen Square

Premier ___ declared the Soviet Union to be disbanded.

Mikhail Gorbachev

The dictator of Panama, Manuel Noriega, was arrested on ___ charges.

drug

President George H. W. Bush lost popularity because he broke his promise not to ___.

raise taxes