Civil Rights
* Hispanics
* Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
* Chicano Movement
* Cesar Chavez
* Bilingual Education
* Coral Way Elementary
* Bilingugal Education Act
* Natives
* American Indian Movement
* Civil rights organization for native property rights and cultural preservation and restoration
* Indian Self-Determination Acts (1975)
* LGBTQ
* Gay Liberation Movement
* Stonewall Riots
* 1969
* AIDS
* Setbacks
* Anita Bryant and Save Our Children
* 1977
* Bowers v. Hardwick
* 1986
* Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
* 1993
* Defense of Marriage Act
* 1996
* Achievements
* Lawrence v. Texas
1990s Television
* Comedic Escapism
* Seinfeld
* Friends
* Dramas Pushing the Line
* Twin Peaks
* NYPD Blue
* X-Files
* Animation
* Batman: TAS
* Beavis and Butt-head
* South Park
* Teen Dramas
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Beverly Hills 90210
Election of 2000
* Al Gore
* Democratic
* George W. Bush
* Republican
* Ralph Nader
* Green Party
George W. Bush
* Conservative Agenda
* Bush Tax Cuts
* NCLB
* 9/11
* USA Patriot Act
* Hurricane Katrina
* 2005
* Great Recession
* 2007-2009
* Troubled Assets Relief Program
* Foreign Developments
* 9/11
* War on Terror
* Afghanistan
* Iraq
* War on Terror
* 9/11
* Bush Doctrine
* Afghanistan
* Iraq
* Homeland Security
* USA Patriot Act
Why do people hate the United States?
* Alliance with Israel
* America’s involvement in the Middle East
* The way the U.S. and its allies treat the Muslim World
* Stationing of troops in Saudi Arabia
* Near Mecca and Medina
* Globalization
* Culture of Triviality and Decadence
* Sexual Shamelessness
* Culture of Individualism vs. Community
Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan
* U.S. uses military
* U.S. ordered the Taliban in Afghanistan to:
* Deliver Al-Qaeda leaders to the USA
* Release all U.S. citizens in jails
* Protect foreigners in Afghanistan
* Close terrorist facilities
* The Taliban refused and the United States invaded
Thanks, USA
* US supplies Afghan fighters with weapons to fight Soviets
Afghanistan
* Operation Enduring Freedom with Coalition
* Step 1
* Drive Taliban out of the country using Northern Alliance
* Rebels allied with U.S.
* Step 2
* Capture senior Al-Qaeda members
* Especially Osama Bin-Laden
* Step 3
* Rebuild Afghanistan into stable democracy
How is the War in Iraq Connected?
* Goals/Justification
* Topple Saddam Hussein
* Bad dictator
* Rid Iraq of weapons with mass destruction
* Stop Iraq’s harboring and supporting of Al-Qaeda terrorists
* Establish Iraq as a healthy democracy to bring stability to the region
Sectarian Tensions
* Sunnis
* Shias
* Kurds
Iraq War
* Operation Iraqi Freedom
* March 2003 - December 2011
* U.S.
* U.K.
* Australia
* Easily defeated Iraqi army
* Army and security forces disbanded
* Sectarian tension and fighting
* 4486 U.S. soldiers killed
Election of 2004
* George W. Bush
* Republican
* John Kerry
* Democratic
* Howard Dean
* Democratic Caucus in Iowa
Election of 2008
* Democrat
* Barack Obama
* Primary vs. Hilary Clinton
* Republican
* John McCain
* Sarah Palin
Barack Obama
* Great Recession
* 2007-2009
* American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
* Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
* 2010
* “Obamacare”
* Tea Party and 2010 Mid-Term Elections
* Social and Cultural Development
* Gay rights
* Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
* Same-sex marriage and DOMA
* Foreign Developments
* Arab Spring
* Crimea
* ISIL
Obama and Foreign Developments
* Death of Osama Bin Laden
* Iraq
* Ended occupation
* Afghanistan
* Taliban resurgence
* Arab Spring
* Egypt
* Libya
* Syria
* Ukraine
Contemporary Immigration
* Pushes
* Escape communism
* Violence
* Pulls
* Seeking the American Dream
* Immigration Policies
* Immigration Act of 1965
* Eliminated 1920s quota laws
* Immigration Reform and Control Act
* Penalties for illegal immigration employment
* Illegal immigrants before 1982 granted residency
Multiculturalism
* Melting Pot
* Americanization and assimilation of diverse cultures
* Salad Bowl
* Cultural mosaic
* Promotion of cultural diversity
* Contemporary nativism
* American exceptionalism
* English Language Amendment
Environmental Movement
* Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
* Environmental Protection Agency
* Earth Day
* April 22
* Fossil Fuels
* Oil
* Natural gas
* Cal
* Alternative Fuel Sources
* Nuclear
* Three Mile Island
* Chernobyl
* Fukushima
* Solar
* Electric Hybrids
* Global Warming/Climate Change
* Human impact on CO2 levels
Health
* Medical Breakthroughs
* Polio Vaccine and Jonas Salk
* 1955
* CAT Scan
* 1971
* MRI
* 1971
* Stem Cell Therapy
* 1998
* Epidemics
* HIV
* AIDS
* Cancer
* Obesity
American Family and Lifestyle
* Graying of America
* ⅛ of Americans are 65 or older
* Life expectancy is 78 years old
* Baby boomers retiring and impact of Social Security
* American Family
* Nearly 50% divorce rates
* Single parenthood
* Different forms of family
* Education
* ¼ of 23-34 year olds are a 4-year college graduate
* Internet
Technology and the Future
* Automation
* Internet
* World Wide Web
* Genetics
* DNA Structure
* 1953
* Human Genome Project