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First peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country

Camp David Accords

Aimed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the possession of both the US and USSR and limit the development of new weapon systems

Salt II Treaty

the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information, initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985

Glasnost

the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system. First proposed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 and actively promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev, perestroika originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency, but came to entail greater awareness of economic markets and the ending of central planning.

Perestroika

aimed to eliminate all intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles. this treaty destroyed an entire category of nuclear weapons.

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

initiated to protect the lives of US students, restore democratic govt and redicate cuban influence on the island

Invasion of Grenada

First female Supreme Court Justice

Sandra Day O'Connor

second black justice to serve on supreme court (his nomination served to foster a greater public awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace)

Clarence Thomas appointed under GHW Bush

An attempt to overthrow Panamanian military dictator Noreiga. He was wanted by US authorities for racketeering (illegal profits commonly related to drug cartels or mob families) and drug trafficking

Invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause)

created free trade zone for mexico canada and the US

North American Free Trade Agreement

first female US secretary of state

Madeleine Albright

first woman to serve as US attorney general

Janet Reno

second woman to serve on the supreme court following sandra day o connor

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

explosion that served as a wake-up call for the US regarding the threat of international terrorism

1993 World Trade Center Explosion

aimed to protect the nation from future terrorist threats

Establishment of Homeland Security

this war resulted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime

Iraq War

first black woman to hold position of secretary of state

Condoleezza Rice

First female speaker of the house

Nancy Pelosi

after this shooting Tim Kaine signed executive order that prevented people who are declared mentally ill from buying guns

Virginia Tech Massacre 2007

First African American to serve as the secretary of state (under who?)

Colin Powell under GW Bush

Who was William Rehnquist appointed under?

Reagan

initiated to protect the lives of US students, restore democratic govt and eradicate Cuban influence on the island: Which invasion?

Invasion of Grenada 1983 (operation urgent fury) reagan

Who did GW Bush appoint as chief justice of the supreme court?

John Roberts

What nation did the battle of Mogadishu, also referred to as the Black Hawk Down Incident take place?

Somalia

Bush sent troops to this country to arrest Manuel Noriega on drug charges

Panama

This president appointed the first female supreme court justice

Reagan (it was Sandra Day O'Conner)

"Our long national nightmare is over" referrs to which event?

Watergate

Major reason GHW Bush was not reelected?

the economy.

What building was destroyed in the Oklahoma City Bombing?

Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

under which president did East/West Germany reunite

George HW Bush

Who passed the Americans with Disabilities Act?

George HW Bush

Who was OSLO accords under

Bill Clinton

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed under who

Clinton

first national law to help americans deal with family and work

Family and Medical Leave Act signed under who

Clinton

Brady Bill signed under which president

Clinton

Whom did Obama pick to succeed Antonin Scalia after he died (associate justice of the supreme court)

Merrick Garland. He never got the spot. Senate pushed it off for later and then Trump came into office and picked somebody else

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act who signed it was it successful

Obama, yes

who became the first hispanic supreme court justice

Sonia Sotomayor (Obama)

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act

Also known as the Dodd-Frank Act, after its Democratic sponsors, Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd and Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank. In an effort to avoid another financial crisis like the Great Recession, the Act updated many federal regulations affecting the financial and banking systems, and created some new agencies such as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

Operation Enduring Freedom

President George W. Bush; the united states and its allies invade the country of Afghanistan in order to remove the talaban from power after the 9/11 attacks.