Give Me Liberty: Chapters 26 & 27

In 2000, the largest employer in America was

Walmart

The first female attorney general, appointed by President Clinton

Janet Reno

Don’t ask don’t tell

President Clinton’s policy that modified the military’s strict ban on gay soldiers

Al Qaeda

The terrorist group responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001

1989-1991

The collapse of communism

Tiananmen Square, Beijing china, April 1989

Tens of thousands of students, joined by workers, teachers, and some government officials, occupied the square and demanded greater democracy

Winner of the Cold War

the United States and its allies

“New World Order“

Spoken of by President George Bush

Ross Perot

Third party candidate who received 19% of the popular vote in the 1992 Presidential election

Contract with America

A campaign promise by the Republican Party in 1994, following their win of both houses of Congress, to bring about significant legislative reforms, including tax cuts and welfare reform

Welfare

In line with their 1994 platform, Republicans in the house of representatives moved to approve deep cuts to these programs

Repeal of Glass-Steagall Act

The cause of many stock frauds

Glass-Steagall Act

A new deal measure that separated commercial banks from investment banks; later repealed in 1999

Latinos

The largest minority group in the U.S. with around 50 million people

Casey v. Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania

a supreme court case in 1992 that reaffirmed a women’s right to terminate a pregnancy

Casino gambling

A new industry that led to an increase in prosperity for some Indian tribes

High-level corporate fraud

partially fueled the stock market boom of the late 1990s

U.S. invasion of Panama

strongly opposed by the United Nations

operation desert storm

supported by the United Nations

Percentage of black population in prison compared to white Americans

was five times higher

More than ____ of all black men could expect to serve time in prison at some point during their lives

1/4

Election of 2000

George W. Bush won over Al Gore

United States medical coverage in the 90s and 2000s

no universal medical coverage; Europe and Canada provided universal medical coverage for all citizens

Conservative Christianity in the 60s-70s

increasingly aligned with the Republican party

Busing

used as a tool to achieve racial integration

SALT

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; Nixon was the first American President to visit the Soviet Union and engage in negotiations for increased arms control treaties

The oil embargo

caused long lines of cars at American gas stations in 1973

Ford’s “Whip Inflation Now” campaign

caused inflation to fall while joblessness continued to rise

Prior to taking office, Jimmy Carter became

a born-again Baptist

Three Mile Island

1979 near-fatal accident at a nuclear power plant that released a large amount of radioactive steam into the atmosphere

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

The 1978 supreme court decision that rejected the idea of fixed affirmative action quotas, but allowed race to be used as one determining factor among many in admission decisions

Stagflation

Stagnant economic growth and high inflation

From 1973 to 1993, real wages ___

began to fall

Carter’s last day as president

Hostages in Tehran were released after 333 days

The rehabilitation act of 1973

prohibited discrimination based on disability

Vietnamization

a gradual halt to American military involvement in Vietnam

The Reagan administration

conducted a massive expansion of military spending during the 80s

School Segregation

was more prominent in the north than the south in the 90s

Divorce rate in the 70s

increased; was twice what it was the previous decade

Iran Contra Scandal

the sale of weapons and exchange of money with Iran and freedom fighters in Nicaragua

Nicknames for President Reagan

Dutch, Teflon President, The Gipper, The Great Communicator

Star Wars

A derisive nickname for Reagan’s strategic defense initiative

Detente

A period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the early 1970s

Pentagon Papers

A classified study of the Vietnam War by the Department of Defense, leaked to The New York Times, who broke the news.

Ronald Reagan

was an actor before becoming president

Baby boomers birth years

~1946-1964

Nixon’s early presidency

He expanded the programs put in place by LBJ

The Gulf War

originated with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990

Roe v. Wade

court ruled that the constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion based on the right to privacy

the seventies

“america’s filthy decade“

Watergate

a major political scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation

Gerald Ford

only US president to have never been elected

Nixon’s promise

he said that he would end American involvement in Vietnam (resulted in Vietnamization)

Spiro T. Agnew

Nixon’s VP; resigned completely unrelated to the watergate scandal

Nelson Rockefeller

Ford’s VP; also wasn’t elected

Iraq surrender

they were so desperate that they surrendered to the CNN reporters; the coverage of the gulf war made CNN the #1 network on TV

Rodney King Beating

King was beaten until he had broken 11 bones; caused LA to erupt in riots

Waco Siege

a compound raid conducted by the ATF which ended in the deaths of many inside

Oklahoma City Bombing

April 19, 1995; a terrorist attack that was close to a daycare center and many children inside died; was the largest act of domestic terrorism at the time