Chapter 42 - The American People Face a New Century

Gender gap

Gender gap

Was caused by discrimination and the large burdens placed on women by families

Hispanic-Americans

Became a larger minority in the U.S. during the 1990s and 2000s

New York

________ became the art capital of the world after WWII.

Congress

________ passed a Family Leave Bill to provide job protection in 1993 for working fathers and mothers that needed to take time off of work for their families.

OJ Simpson

________ was found not guilty of killing his former wife and another victim in 1995.

Acquittal

Sparked riots by angry African-Americasn in Los Angeles

Americans

________ began to stress and need to preserve and promote ethnic and racial cultures in the late 20th century.

Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

Made it illegal for employers to hire undocumented immigrants

Information age

Followed World War II which marked by industry of storing, organizing, and processing data

Women

Began to enter male-dominated fields such as airline pilots, lawyers, and such

Social Security system

Strained due to ratio of active workers to retirees decreasing dramatically which led to increased taxes on workers

Anti-immigration sentiment

Swept over America due to people being concerned that the U.S. couldn’t handle the influx of immigrants

American West

Became a popular literary focal point

New York

Became the art capital of the world after WWII

September 11th

Attacks started America’s war on terrorism, helping isolate it from rest of the world