Studied by 89 people
no child left behind
aimed to improve student performance in public schools
funded stronger reading programs and extensively training teachers.
hurricane katrina
hurricane that hit gulf coast and flooded new orleans
1000 people died and many were left in desperate positions
great recession/troubled assets relief act (TARP)
stock market lost 1/2 its value and unemployment peaked at more than 10%
sparked many obama reform plans
american recovery and reinvestment act
provided $787 B economic stimulus package designed to create 3.5 M jobs
balanced healthcare, education, and construction projects
dodd-frank
designed to improve regulation of baking and investments
protected taxpayers from ballots of businesses
consumer financial protection bureau
regulated consumer products like mortgages and credit cards
did not break up big banks that led to an economic meltdown
paris agreement
agreement with 195 other nations to reduce global carbon emissions
congress disagreed with science between climate change
patient protection and affordable care act
extended affordable wealth insurance through subsidies insurance exchanges
20M americans gained coverage
tea party
conservative party who opposed Obamacare, abortion, and immigration
republicans took control over the house of representatives
tax cuts and jobs act
cut corporate tax rate from 35 to 21%
lowered personal tax brackets
america first
policy adopted by trump to protect US interests first
increased prices for US consumers
USMCA
designed to protect american jobs
won bipartisan support in congress
2020 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic that surged worldwide
Killed many, led to quarantine, shut down schools and businesses, and led to high inflation rates
rise of ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria which vowed to create worldwide caliphate
US lost many soldiers to this organization
republican revolution
republicans gained control of both houses in congress
“contract with america” was prevalent
tax cuts vs. social security
republicans pressed for tax cuts not to help social security
gave tax credits for higher education expenses
internet
use of personal computers and software which increased productivity
made e-commerce a part of American culture
boom of the 1990s
American businesses cut costs and increased profitability
held down US interest rates to below 3%
globalization
increases in trade and communication worldwide
promoted the division of global and regional economic developments
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Afreement which created free trade zone with Canada and Mexico
out of fear to job losses in Mexico
WTO
oversaw trade agreements and enforced trade rules
settled international economic disputes
IMF
made loans to and supervised economic policies of poorer nations
due to surging trade increase
G8
world largest industrial powers- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, US, and UK
China, Indian , and Brazil later emerged as world leaders
digital security and privacy
data used was exposed and threatened American privacy
gave wealth to corporations like Google and Facebook
concentration wealth/top 1%
top 1% held 43% of the nations financial wealth
increased gap between the rich and the poor
immigration reform and control act of 1986
attempted to create a fair entry process for immigrants
granted amnesty to undocumented immigrants from mexico
illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act
reformed the process for admitting or removing undocumented immigrants
strengthened immigration laws and limited undocumented immigrants
deferred action for childhood arrivals economies (south and west)
protected undocumented young people to be more educated and apply for a work visa
undocumented immigrants in the United States decreased during Obama’s presidency
political power (south and west)
more political leaders emerged from the south and west
seven presidents before Obama came from the Sunbelt
cultural change (south and west)
southern and western music and christian ideals became more popular
Hispanic culture also emerged with increased immigration rates
single-parent families
increased heavily in the 2000s
children in these families were troubled
election of 2000 bush v. gore
supreme court issued 5-4 decision, making Bush the victory
overruled the Florida supreme court
september 11 terror attacks
Osama bin laden, leader of al-qaeda, hijacked the plane and flew into the world trade organization
3000 people died and empowered Bush to take action
homeland security
US implemented more background checks and airport searches
effort to reduce terrorist attacks
USA PATRIOT act
gave US unparalleled powers to obtain information and expand surveillance
result of all terrorist attacks
iraw war/operation iraqi freedom
US invaded Iran for suspicions and captured Saddam Hussein
public support and US public image worsened
bush doctrine
old policies of containment weren’t effective in terrorist world
used to justify US self-protection in Middle East
election of 2008
barack obama vs. john mccain
obama becomes first black president
arab spring
wave of protests in the middle east and north Africa
civil unrest put pressure on Obama
supply-side economics/reaganomics
tax cuts and reduced government spending would increase investment which would lead to prosperity
shifted away from government spending
economic recovery tax cut
25% decrease in personal taxes over three years
guaranteed that a large share of tax relief went to upper income
deregulation
lifting on restriction on business and industry by federal agencies
approached with republicanism
PATCO
reagan fired shrinking air traffic controls and decretified their union
depopularized labor unions
budget and trade deficits
Reagans tax cuts and military spending created federal deficits
tripled national debt
americans with disabilities act
prohibited discrimination against disabled people in hiring, transportation, etc.
brought disabled individuals into mainstream of American life
strategic defense initiative/star wars
plan for building high tech-system of lasers and particles beams to destroy missiles
caused the defense budget to double
nicaragua/iran-contra affair
US secretly sold missiles to Irans government and used money to aid Contras
made Reagan lose popularity support and votes
grenada
US sent forces to stop pro-cuban coup in caribbean islands
reestablished pro-US government in Grenada
PLO
Palestinian fighters stopping Israeli raids and crimes
were invaded in Lebanon by the US
persian gulf war
US fought against Saddam Hussein raid in Kuwait
only took 100 hours to defeat the army
tiananmen square
China attacked pro-democracy protests
killed thousands and ended political environment in china
eastern europe/breakup of soviet union
self-determination led to state’s independence
led to the creation of Russia
war in former yugoslavia
US troops sent to stop ethnic cleansing
Europes bloodiest conflicts since WW2
cyber attacks
as internet availability increased, Russians, Chinese, and Iranians stole American political information
Russia tampered information in the 2016 election
republican tax cuts
$11.35 trillion tax cut which lowered the top tax bracket
gave all taxpayers an immediate tax rebate
sunbelt was booming because of low taxes, weak labor unions, and oil availability.
attracted tourists and retired, old people
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