From Triumph to Tragedy
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- Q1President Bush's vision for world peace centering around the United States taking the lead to ensure that aggression be dealt with by a mutual agreement of the United Nations, NATO, and other countries acting in concertNew World Order30s
- Q2A War (1990-1991) that took place between Iraq and the U.S./Kuwait started by Iraq invading Kuwait; First non-containment based war since WWII; Often referred to as Operation Desert Storm; Primarily an aerial war (huge amounts of missiles and bombs) in the first stages, followed by an infantry march that pushed Iraqi forces back into IraqGulf War30s
- Q3Clinton managed to gain support for a compromise measure under which homosexual servicemen and servicewomen could remain in the military if they did not openly declare their sexual orientation"Don't ask, Don't tell"30s
- Q4Agreement signed by the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 1992 to form the largest free trade zone in the world.North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)30s
- Q5In the 1994 congressional elections, Congressman Newt Gingrich had Republican candidates sign a document in which they pledged their support for such things as a balanced budget amendment, term limits for members of Congress, and a middle-class tax cut.Contract with America30s
- Q6The killing of more than 500,000 ethnic Tutsis by rival Hutu militias in Rwanda in 1994. The conflict between the dominant Tutsis and the majority Hutus had gone on for centuries, but the suddenness and savagery of the massacres caught the United Nations off-guard. U.N. peacekeepers did not enter the country until after much of the damage had been done.Rwandan Genocide30s
- Q7High tensions between ethnic groups in Southeastern Europe brought about war.Balkan Crisis30s
- Q8the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society.ethnic cleansing30s
- Q9the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.Globalization30s
- Q10Passed by Congress in 1991, this act banned discrimination against the disabled in employment and mandated easy access to all public and commerical buildings.Americans with Disabilities Act30s
- Q11A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditionsMulticulturalism30s
- Q12Political conflict in the United States between "red-state" Americans, who tend to have strong religious beliefs, and "blue-state" Americans, who tend to be more secular.Culture Wars30s
- Q13Values promoted by the Religious Right, including support for the traditional nuclear family and opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion.family values30s
- Q14this case ruled in favor of Bush by saying that recounting the votes in certain counties of Florida was unconstitutional because of equal protection of the law; Gore's wish to make the process as simple and painless as possible backfiredBush v. Gore30s
- Q15A policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001 that asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that might be used against U.S. interests at home or abroad.Bush Doctrine30s