U.S. History Unit 10(:

Reagan's former Vice President who won the 1988 presidential election

Site of a peaceful student demonstration in China; hundreds of the protestors were killed

Ruler of Panama who was heavily into international drug trading

Leader of Iraq who attacked Kuwait

South African leader who was jailed for trying to end apartheid

The former Soviet Union

The Democrat who won the 1992 presidential election

Gained the most votes of any third-party candidate in history in 1992

A small country where Croats, Muslims, and Serbs were at war

Home to the federal building where 168 Americans were killed by a terrorist bomb

Republican who barely won the 2000 election

A worldwide terrorist network believed responsible for the World Trade Center attacks

First person to be appointed to the newly formed Department of Homeland Security

One of Clinton's foreign policies which aimed at building up democratic governments

The Serbs engaged in this by trying to eliminate all Muslims and Croats

The use of violence to promote a cause

A jury that decides if the charges against a person are strong enough for a trial; was used to investigate President Clinton in 1998 about his personal behavior

Lay off or fire workers to cut costs; during a weakened economy, a company tends to do this to save money

Policy in South Africa of complete separation of the races; Nelson Mandela worked to end this in South Africa

Former California Governor who won the presidential election of 1980

Tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan by shooting him in 1981

The first woman justice appointed to the Supreme Court

Improved the efficiency of the Supreme Court, cut its caseload, and led the Court in making many conservative rulings

The Democratic Party candidate for the 1984 presidential election

The first woman to run for Vice President on the ticket of a major political party

A rebel group in Nicaragua fighting against the Sandinistas

During Reagan's second term, this man became the leader of the Soviet Union; called for a policy of glasnot

The loosening of government controls; used by Reagan to try and reduce some government regulations

Occurs when the government spends more money than it takes from taxes, fees and other sources

The current one is well over a trillion dollars

Treaty resulted from the a conference in Kyoto Japan; goal was to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases being produced worldwide; U.S didn't approve or claiming it would be too expensive

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromr

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Part of the UN, works to achieve decent health among nations. It promotes cooperation among nations and provides access to medicines and healthcare

Chlorofluorocarbons

Eliminated trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico in 1994

Cute tariffs on more than 100 trading companies

Singlehandedly who thought out the idea of a machine built and powered by a stream and would have been as large as a locomotive engine

First successful space shuttle launched in April 1986

Space shuttle exploded after liftoff, killing 7 astronauts and a teacher; rocket booster has problems

US worked with 14 other countries to build it; visited by crews of astronauts who conduct experiments and undertake space walls from the station

Launched in 1990, sends pictures of events and objects back to earth

George W Bush(son of George Bush) won against Clinton's VP. Albert Gore Jr. When Florida had to recount their elecotral votes by hand. It took 5 weeks of legal battles until the Supreme Court stopped it and named Bush President since it was taking too long

Coordinated effects to make Americans safe at home

Conditions in which countries are members of a world community

Christian organization that favors traditional and strict moral values