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Berlin Wall
Was a guarded concrete wall that divided Berlin from 1961-1989 -
General Ford
Was the 38th president. took office on August 9th 1974 following the resignation of Nixon. Ford became the first unelected president in the nations history. -
1976 Election
Ford ran against Carter. Carter won the popular vote less than 2 million votes. Became first president elected from the deep south in a long time. -
Jimmy Carter
The 39th president of the US, he struggled to respond to his challenges. -
Saddam Hussein
President of Iraq from 1979-2003 leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party -
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
The Soviet-Afghanistan war lasted over 9 years -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. 52 Americans were held hostage for 444days -
Miracle On Ice
America Stunned the Soviets 4-3 to reach the gold medal game of the Winter Olympics which they also won -
Ronald Reagan
40th president, republican governor of California and a two term president -
George Bush
41 president, has a two term vice president under Ronald Reagan -
Mikhail Gorbachev
A Russian and former Soviet Politician. He was the 8th and last leader of the Soviet Union and been General Secretary of the Communist Party -
Invasion Of Kuwait
From Iraq against Kuwait. By winning Iraq gained 20 percent of the world's oil -
Op. Desert Storm
Known as the Gulf War. was a successful US-allied response to Iraq's attack on Kuwait -
Whitewater Scandal
American time in 1990's that began investigating into real estate -
Al Gore
He served as a vice president of the United States under president Bill Clinton. Lost a presidential bid to George w. Bush -
Bill Clinton
The 42nd president before his presidency he was the Governor of Arkansas during his time America had an era of peace. -
NAFTA
The north american free trade agreement signed Canada, mexico and united states making a trade block in North America. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
A domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. -
Clinton Impeachment
Impeachment of Bill Clinton by house of representitives -
Columbine High school
Two kids went on a shooting spree killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 -
Florida Recount
Only a 0.5% difference between the votes of George W. Bush and Al Gore -
September 11, 2001
Series of four terrorist attacks on the twin towers from Islamic terrorist group. -
Columbia Explosion
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster. The Space shuttle Columbia disintegrated while entering earths atmosphere. -
Shock and Awe
A campaign tactic to overwhelm -
Barack Obama
44th president of the United States and first African american to serve in the office.
