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Period: to
1980-2010
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Sandra Day O'Connor
First woman supreme court justice -
AIDS epidemc begins
Gays opressed: belief that AIDS concentrated around gay community -
Repression Ends
Economy revived- stablization of stock rket -
Sally Ride
First woman on moon -
Social Security Reform
Raises payroll -
US-Canada Free Trade Agreement
Free trade with Canada -
George H.W.. Bush presidency
New president; republicans in power ... yay! -
Collapse of Soviet Union
End of Cold War -
U.S defeats Iraq in Gulf War: Gulf War ends
Increased tensions -
Bill Clinton elected
Democratic presidency... meep -
Republicans regain House
Republicans gain power -
Oklahoma City Bombing
Right Wing U.S terrorists bombed Federal Building in OK city- 168 people killed.
Decrease in Repubican popularity -
Welfare Reform
Changes democrats -
Budget Surplus
Clinton:
1)spend part of the surplus to pay for prescription drugs for the elderly
2) 10 year $500 billion reserve for American future: used for debt reduction, tax cuts, government retirement plans, etc. Republicans: thought plan was too heavily on spending -
Clinton sex scandal
Clinton impeached from presidency -
Bush in presidency
Economy fails later on, republicans in power
War's in Afghanistan
Controversy -
Septembe 11: terrorist attacks
Terrorism reaches U.S
Patriot Act -
Iraq War
Hatred against U.S
U.S at war in fear of terrorism- protecting lives
Controversy: go to Europe vs. troops at home -
Hurricaine Katrina
Displaced thousands of hundreds of people from homes
Major call for reconstructions of damns, levies, etc (protection of natural disaster(s)) -
Election of President Obama
First black president of U.S. -
Economy Fails
Largest recesion since Great Depression
-massive unemployment
-need for money
-inflation
-competitoin
-Obama's plans: taking money from rich giving to poor- socialism? communism?
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