Butler Us History Goal 12

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Richard Nixon

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This president signed the S.A.L.T treaties; détente with USSR and China; Watergate led to his resignation; conflicts between the Executive and Legislative branches

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Leader of the U.S.S.R. during the 1980s; tore down the Berlin wall; ended the Cold War

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Saddam Hussein

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Invaded Kuwait for control of oil; led to the Gulf War

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Jimmy Carter

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The president during severe gas shortages, energy crisis, and high inflation; Signed David Accords brining peace to Israel and Egypt

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Ronald Reagan

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The conservative president elected with help of the Moral Majority in the 1980s

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Gerald Ford

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The president that was never elected by the people

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William J. (Bill) Clinton

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The president who signed the free trade agreement (NAFTA); He also sent United States troops to Yugoslavia and Somalia

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George W. Bush

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The president who waged war on terrorism; His popularity declined over war in Iraq

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Hispanics

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A rapidly growing immigrant group that has revived nativism in the United States

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Détente

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A United States foreign policy with the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War; It eased tensions

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Humanitarian Aid / End Genocide

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The purpose of the United States military action in the Balkan region (former Yugoslavia) and Somalia

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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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A movement in the 1970s to grant full equality to women

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Conservatism

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A political philosophy of Reagan's to reduce the role of the federal government

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Suburbanization

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The dominant demographic trend (movement of people) of the last half of the 20th century

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Asians and Latin Americans

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The two largest immigrant groups to the United States since the 1960s

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Roe vs. Wade

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A controversial Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973

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Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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A Supreme Court case that required busing of minorities to integrated schools

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Bakke vs. The University of California

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A Supreme Court case that ruled against affirmative action as reverse discrimination

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Title IX (9)

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A law passed that guaranteed equal education and athletic opportunities for women

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Watergate

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A conflict between the executive and legislative branch that led to Nixon's resignation

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3-Mile Island / Chernobyl

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Sites of radiation leaks at nuclear power plants

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Camp David Accords

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An agreement between Begin and Sadat that brought peace to Israel and Egypt

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Iran-Contra Affair

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The United States government illegally traded arms for hostages in the 1980s

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Desert Storm

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Troops sent to the Persian Gulf to stop Iraq from controlling oil supplies in Kuwait

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Persian Gulf War

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Military action that removed Saddam Hussein and Iraqi troops from Kuwait

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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A trade agreement with Mexico and Canada to remove all trade restrictions between them

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Invasion of Afghanistan

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An event following September 11th, 2001 to eliminate Taliban Regime and al-Qaeda terrorists

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USA Patriot Act

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A law passed after September 11th, 2001 to give government leeway in investigated suspected terrorists

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Department of Homeland Security

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A new government department that was created to protect the nation from threats of terrorism

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War in Iraq

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A Preventative War intended to remove a dictator who threatened stability of the Middle East with WMDs