Us History Ii Final

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Democratic president from December 1963-January 1969.

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The Great Society

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Johnson’s domestic platform that tried to help blacks and the pooramong others.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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It prohibited racial discrimination in public places, among other things.

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The 24th Amendment

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It banned the charging of a tax on the right to vote.

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The Job Corps

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Federal agency that helps high school dropouts find employment.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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It banned all discriminatory qualifying tests for votingregistration.

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Medicare & Medicaid

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Federal health care extensions of Social Security.

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The 25th Amendment

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It provided for presidential disability and vice presidentialsuccession in such cases.

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Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali

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Flamboyant heavyweight boxing champion of the 1960sand the 1970s.

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The Beatles

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Extremely popular British rock music group of the 1960s.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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It gave the president wide-ranging war powers without having to consult Congress.

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The Free Speech Movement (FSM)

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College student organization formed to speak outagainst the government’s Vietnam War policies.

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Leonid Brezhnev

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Soviet Communist Party Secretary from 1964-1982.

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Freedom Summer

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The civil rights movement’s effort to register black voters during thesummer of 1964.

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Malcolm X

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Militant black civil rights leader that urged black racial unity.

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The Tet Offensive

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Massive and extensive communist attack on over 100 South Vietnamese towns. It failed but it did totally turn Americans against the war.

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Robert F. Kennedy

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New York senator that campaigned for the Democratic presidentialnomination but was assassinated.

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Richard M. Nixon

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Republican president from January 1969-August 1974.

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The Counterculture

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Social movement consisting of young Americans that exploredalternative lifestyles and rebelled against mainstream society.

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Hippies

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Non-conformists that explored alternative lifestyles. They embraced peace,love, and group harmony.

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The Summer of Love

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The summer of 1967 was a time of great social and cultural experimentation for young American non-conformists.

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The Monterey Pop Festival

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First big rock festival as the performers played for free andprofits went to charity. It was a 3-day weekend concert in California.

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Woodstock

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Massive rock festival that was the pinnacle of the 1960s non-conformistsocial movement. It was a 3-day weekend concert in New York.

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Charles Manson

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Cult leader whose followers committed several murders.

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Apollo 11

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First U.S. space mission to have man land and walk on the moon.

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Neil Armstrong

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The first astronaut to walk on the moon.

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Earth Day

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It promotes the nation’s awareness of the effects of pollution on the planet.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Federal agency that controls toxic wastestorage and sets pollution standards for industry.

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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Federal agency thatenforces industrial health and safety standards.

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Busing

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The practice of placing minority students in schools where there are fewminority students and vice-versa for integration purposes.

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The 26th Amendment

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It lowered the legal voting age from 21 to 18.

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Apollo 13

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Dramatic U.S. mission to the moon in which an explosion aboard thespacecraft disabled it. The astronauts barely made it back to Earth safely.

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The Kent State Incident

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National Guardsmen shot and killed four college students during an out-of-control anti-war demonstration here in Ohio.

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The War Powers Act of 1973

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It said that within 48 hours of sending troops somewhere,a president must fully explain his actions to Congress.

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Roe v. Wade

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Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the U.S.

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Gerald R. Ford

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Republican congressman that became vice president and then presidentdue to their resignations.

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The Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)

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U.S. effort to reduce dependence on foreignoil by funneling it southward to the American Pacific Northwest.

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The Pentagon Papers

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Popular name given to classified documents of the U.S. militaryhistory in Vietnam that was leaked to the press.

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Watergate

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Series of political scandals named for this apartment and office complex inWashington, D.C. that involved Nixon & his administration. It resulted in Nixon’sresignation.

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Microsoft

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Giant computer software company that was founded by Bill Gates and PaulAllen.

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Apple Computer

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First personal computer company that was founded by Steve Jobs andSteve Wozniak.

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The Bicentennial

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Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the U.S.

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James E. “Jimmy” Carter

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James E. “Jimmy” Carter

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Jim Jones

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California cult leader that took his followers to Guyana where he forced themto commit mass suicide.

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Three Mile Island

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Nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, PA that had a minor accident.Some people were evacuated as a meltdown almost occurred.

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Superfund

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Federal money allotted for the cleanup of toxic waste dumps.

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Affirmative Action

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Hiring program designed to provide women and minorities withgreater opportunities in employment, business, and education.

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Reverse Discrimination

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Hiring actions where men or whites are refused employment opportunities due to a minority hiring quota.

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Stagflation

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High inflation, high unemployment, and stagnant production combine tocreate this economic problem.

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The Camp David Peace Accords

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Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt which ended 30years of war between the two nations.

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The Iranian Hostage Crisis

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Americans were taken hostage here and held for over a yearwhich helped cost Carter his 1980 re-election attempt.

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Ronald Reagan

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Republican president from 1981-1989.

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Middle Eastern Terrorism

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Many Americans and Western Europeans were taken hostage and/or killed due to radicals from this region of the world.

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Lockerbie, Scotland

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A terrorist’s bomb exploded aboard a Pan Am jetliner, sending itcrashing into this town. Nearly 300 were killed.

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The Iran-Contra Scandal

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The biggest political scandal of the ‘80s which dealt withillegally selling arms and diverting profits illegally to certain groups.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Soviet Communist Party Secretary from March 1985-December1991 when the Soviet Union dissolved. He initiated many reforms.

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Chernobyl

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The world’s worst nuclear accident occurred at a nuclear power plant here inthe Soviet Union.

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The Challenger

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Worst space travel accident in history as it exploded killing all sevenastronauts aboard.

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George Bush

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Republican president from 1989-1993.

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Exxon Valdez

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Supertanker that spilled much oil off the coast of Alaska, which createdan environmental disaster in 1989.

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The S & L Scandal

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Officials that ran these banks made risky investments that failedwith federally insured deposits. It’s the nation’s costliest scandal.

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The San Francisco Earthquake

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Most destructive earthquake to hit the U.S. in over 80years. Dozens were killed and billions of dollars in damage was incurred.

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The Tearing Down of the Berlin Wall

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This symbol of the Cold War was demolished inlate 1989.

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Boris Yeltsin

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President of Russia during the 1990s.

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

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Most of the former republics thatThe Soviet Union is now united as this common economic market.

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Rodney King

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Black motorist that was brutally beaten by white police officers.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1991

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It made it easier to collect monetary damages in cases ofdiscrimination in the workplace.

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Jeffrey Dahmer

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Cannibalistic serial killer that murdered many in Milwaukee.

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The Los Angeles Riots

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Worst U.S. civil disturbance this century. It ignited when whitePolice officers were acquitted of brutally beating a black motorist.

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The 27th Amendment

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It bars Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.

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The Hubble Space Telescope

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Powerful telescope that orbits the Earth.

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War on Drugs

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It was declared by the president in order to stop the flow of them into theU.S. It never has been won.

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Saddam Hussein

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Dictator of Iraq that instigated the ‘90s Middle Eastern crisis.

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Operation Desert Shield

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U.S. mission to enforce an air, land, and sea embargo againstIraq.

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Operation Desert Storm

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Allied military action taken against Iraq during the early ‘90s.It was mostly a constant air bombardment of Iraqi military targets.

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Bill Clinton

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Democratic president from 1993-2001.

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The Internet

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Computer system of communication and information.

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The World Wide Web (WWW)

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System that links a wide array of information sites.It offers texts, animations, and graphics covering an almost infinite variety of topics.

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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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It requires large companies to provideworkers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for these types of emergencies.

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The World Trade Center Bombing

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Middle Eastern terrorists bombed this American landmark, killing a few and injuring many.

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The Brady Act of 1993

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It requires a waiting period for persons who want to buyhandguns so that a background check can be conducted.

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The Los Angeles Earthquake

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Massive natural disaster that caused much damage anddeaths, yet is not considered to be the much feared “big one.”

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O.J. Simpson

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Hall of Fame football player and broadcaster that supposedly killedhis ex-wife and her friend. He was acquitted, however, after a heavily covered trial.

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Whitewater

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Failed real estate investment for Clinton that was the focus of a lengthyinvestigation by an independent counsel due to questionable funding for it.

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The Oklahoma City Bombing

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Anti-government American terrorists bombed the federal building here, killing and injuring many.

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The Unabomber

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Radical anti-technologist. His mail bombs killed a few and injuredseveral others.

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Megan’s Law

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It requires that residents be notified when a convicted sex offendermoves into their community.

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Eric Rudolph

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American terrorist bomber of abortion clinics, a gay nightclub, andCentennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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It promotes free tradebetween Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., making it the world’s largest non-tariff area.

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Yugoslavia

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Southeastern European nation that became fragmented in the early1990s when its central government collapsed. Several civil wars resulted.

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Osama bin Laden

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Radical anti-American Saudi multi-millionaire that sponsorsterrorism against American targets.

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Tobacco Companies

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Industry that has had to pay hundreds of millions of dollars due tolawsuits that claimed deaths were caused from the use of their products.

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Michael Jordan

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Greatest basketball player of all-time. He dominated the NBA forthe Chicago Bulls in the 1990s.

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John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Famous personality that was killed in an airplane accident alongwith his wife and sister-in-law. Many believe he would have been president in the future.

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Y2K

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Much feared and publicized technological disaster that never came to pass.

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School Shootings

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Terrible and deadly trend in the 1990s among the nation’s youththat resulted in many deaths and injuries.

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Monica Lewinsky

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White House intern that had an inappropriate relationship withthe president. It led to his impeachment when he lied about it.

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George W. Bush

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Republican president from 2001-2009.

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Al Gore

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Democrat that controversially lost the 2000 presidential election.

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The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

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Middle Eastern terrorists hijacked Americanjetliners and crashed them into New York City’s World Trade Center buildings,Washington, D.C.’s Pentagon building, and a field in Shanksville, PA, killing thousands.