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Saddam Hussein
dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait for oil
Operation Desert Storm
mission to liberate Kuwait
Colin Powell
commander of operations in Operation Desert Storm
Norman Schwarzkopf
led American troops in combat in the Persian Gulf War
Clarence Thomas
conservative Supreme Court Justice nominated by President Bush
Naturalism
only the natural world exists and anything spiritual can be dismissed as fiction
ID
a new movement, which asserted that the world came into being by a designer, not random chance
Edwards vs. Aguillard
court case that ruled that teaching creationism was unconstitutional
The Democratic Party nominated Bill Clinton and Senator Al Gore ran as his VP
Ross Perot
Independent Party conservative candidate who caused the votes to split in the election of 1992
Whitewater Affair
a shady real estate deal involving the Clintons while Bill Clinton was the government of Arkansas
DADT
a compromise to allow homosexuals to serve in the U.S. military
Hillary Clinton
developed a national healthcare plan (mandatory health insurance for all Americans)
RBG
nominated for the Supreme Court by President Clinton; became the highest-ranking Jew in American government
Rush Limbaugh
pioneered âconservative talk radioâ
Newt Gingrich
Speaker of the House in â94; led the drive for the âContract with Americaâ
Ted Kaczynski
known as âthe Unabomberâ, caused bombings by mail
Osama Bin Laden
leader of terrorist network called Al Qaeda
NAFTA
lifted trade restrictions between the US, Canada, and Mexico
World Trade Organization
created to coordinate international trade policies (replaced GATT)
Kim Jong Il
agreed on a ânuclear freezeâ in North Korea
Political Asylum
protection from a repressive government
Oslo Accords
mutual recognition of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority
âPartnership for Peaceâ
Russiaâs agreement with NATO allies
Slobodan Milosevic
president of Serbia
Dot-com bubble
buying and selling overpriced stock on the internet
Information Age
telecommunications and digital advancements in the 1990s
Dolly
the worldâs 1st cloned sheep
Sojourner
1st rover to explore outside the Earth-Moon system to study Mars
Cybercrime
crimes committed by exploiting privacy weaknesses in computer tech
S&L Crisis
billions in taxpayer money had to be spent to bail out failed financial institutions
Jerry Rice
often considered the greatest wide receiver of all time
Y2K Bug
computer programming bug that many feared would cause computer programs to fail and result in power outages, system failures, and factory shutdowns
Kuwait
What did Saddam Hussein invade
Al Gore
Who ran as Bill Clintonâs VP
Contract with America
What did Newt Gingrich led the drive for
Los Angeles, CA
Where did Clinton deal with race riots
Waco, TX
Where was the major private property controversy
O.J. Simpson
Who was tried in 1990 for murdering his former wife and her friend
Oklahoma City
Where was the federal building bombing
Unabomber
What is Ted Kaczynski known as
Al Qaeda
What terrorist network was Osama Bin Laden leader of
Somalia
Where did the US fought to keep peace in Africa
Rwanda
Where did US ignore genocide
Vietnam
Who did Clinton lift the trade embargo on
China
Who did Clinton grant âMost Favored Nationâ trading status
Columbine High School Shooting
What was one of the worst shootings in history
1994 MLB Players Strike
What canceled the World Series because the playerâs union and MLB team owners could not agree on a bargain
Dream Team
What brought great fame to the NBA and dominated the 1992 Olympic Games
NASCAR
What is the height of auto racing as a spectator sport
MLS
What league was established in 1996