abeka history 11 section 29.3

al gore

fill in the blank

the Democratic Party nominated Bill Clinton and Senator ___ ____ 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 governor of Arkansas

don’t ask, don't tell (DADT)

a compromise to allow homosexuals to serve in the US military

hillary clinton

developed a national healthcare plan (mandatory health insurance for all Americans)

ruth bader ginsburg

nominated for the Supreme Court by President Clinton; became the highest-ranking Jew in American government

rush limbaugh

pioneered “conservative talk radio”

republican revolution

fill in the blank

the 1994 midterm election was called the “_________ _________” (Republican gained the majority in both houses)

newt gingrich

Speaker of the House in 1994; led the drive for the “Contract with America”Republican Revolution

1. los angeles, CA

2. waco, TX

fill in the blank

Clinton dealt with race riots in ____ _________, ____ and a major private property controversy in _____, ___

o. j. simpson

fill in the blank

___. ___. _________ was tried in 1990 for murdering his former wife and her friend

timothy mcveigh

fill in the blank

________ _________ was charged with the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City

oklahoma city

fill in the blank

Timothy McVeigh was charged with the bombing of a federal building in __________ _____

ted kaczynski

known as “the Unabomber”; caused bombings by mail

unabomber

fill in the blank

ted kaczynski was known as the __________

osama bin laden

leader of terrorist network called Al Qaeda

al qaeda

fill in the blank

osama bin laden was the leader of the terrorist organization ___ ________

north american free trade agreement (NAFTA)

lifted trade restrictions between the US, Canada, and Mexico

world trade organization

created to coordinate international trade policies (replaced GATT)

1. somalia

2. rwanda

fill in the blank

the US fought to keep the peace in ______ and ignored genocide in ________

vietnam

fill in the blank

Clinton lifted the trade embargo on _______ and rewarded diplomatic relations with their government

china

fill in the blank

Clinton continued to grant ______ “Most Favored Nation” trading status

kim jong il

agreed on a “nuclear freeze” in North Korea

political asylum

protection from a repressive government

oslo accords

mutual recognition of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority

palestinian

fill in the blank

the oslo accords was a mutual recognition of the State of Israel and the ________ Authority

partnership for peace

Russia’s agreement with NATO allies

slobodan milosevic

president of Serbia

clinton

the 2nd president to be impeached

columbine high school shooting

fill in the blank

the __________ _____ _______ ________ in Littleton, CO was one of the worst shootings in history (1999)

dot-com bubble

buying and selling overpriced stock on the internet