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19 Cards in this Set
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1. Describe how the collapse of the Soviet Union created new tensions in the Middle East |
•Iraq in August 1990 invaded Kuwait. |
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2. Describe the domestic issues Bush faced as president. What were his responses? |
•President Bush won passage for two major tax cuts during his term in office: •The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs. Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. •Collectively, they became known, analyzed, and debated as the "Bush tax cuts". |
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3. Describe the main elements of Bush's foreign policy. |
•Maintain a working relationship with China, the Soviet Union, and Russia; he was cautious in response to Chinese massacre and provided economic assistance to the Soviet Republic and getting nuclear war head agreements with Russians. ▪Use military force in some areas: Panama, and 1st Iraq War ("desert storm") |
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4. Describe the events leading to U.S. foreign policy success in Kuwait |
1. Iraq invaded Kuwait and seized its oil fields. 2. The U.S. built the United Nations coalition and placed coalition troops in Saudi Arabia-this operation was called "desert shield." 3. Bush obtained congressional and United Nation's approval for the use of force. 4. Force was then used. |
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5. Describe the major changes in the American population from 1970 to 2002. |
1. A large internal movement to the Sunbelt. 2. Huge influx of immigrants from developing nations; this was a product of a huge revival of immigration into the U.S. |
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6. Name the points of origin for most immigrants to the U.S. between 1970 and 2002. |
Latin America and Asia |
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7. Name the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. in 2002 |
•Hispanic. |
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8. Name the second largest ethnic minority group in the U.S. in 2002 |
•African Americans. |
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9. Describe the general characteristics of Hispanic Americans in 2002. |
•Relatively youthful, •high fertility rate, •relatively poor, •employed in low paying positions as manual laborers, •domestic servants, and •migrant workers. •Had a lack of education. |
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10. Name the fastest growing minority group in the 2000's. |
Asian Americans |
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11. Describe the campaign and results of the presidential election of 1992. |
•The recession was persistent which hindered the Bush administration. •Unemployment persisted. •It was Clinton vs. Bush. •Clinton won. |
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12. Discuss Clinton's domestic policy in his first term. |
•Federal budget called for tax increases and spending cuts. •He had a deficit reduction. •NAFTA was passed so that they had a free trade plan that united the US, Mexico, and Canada without tariff barriers. •Also attempted to revamp the health care system. • Economic boom period. |
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13. Describe the campaign & results of the presidential election of 1996. |
•There were a lot of scandals that popped up during Clinton's administration. •Then there was a claim that he sexually harassed a girl. •Though, Clinton won the election. Dole was the Republican candidate. |
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14. Discuss the Clinton Impeachment crisis. |
•He ended up being impeached due to the Monica Lewinsky affair. •He was charged with misconduct in office. •50 to 50 with a perjury charge. •Judge declared that he was acquitted with the charges •Impeached but not removed from office
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15. Describe the presidential election of 2000. |
•It was between Bush and Al Gore. •Ralph Nadar was the Green Party Ticket who complicated the election. •This was a narrow victory. •Bush won •Nadar took votes from Gore. •Gore won political vote. •Supreme Court stopped Florida recount |
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16. Describe George W. Bush’s economic policies. What were the results? How did he deal with the “Great Recession? |
•large tax cut Many of the cuts would take effect only in future years, but Congress offered an immediate stimulus to the economy by authorizing rebates to taxpayers: •While critics saw this measure as a betrayal of the long effort to balance the budget, •Bush contended that future surpluses would more than offset the loss of tax revenue. •Enact education reform. •Borrowing the label “No Child Left Behind” from liberal Democrats, the administration pushed hard for a new policy requiring states to give annual performance tests to all elementary school students. |
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17. What factors contributed to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait? How did the US respond? |
•In early 1990 Iraq was accusing Kuwait of stealing Iraqi petroleum through slant drilling, although some Iraqi sources indicated Saddam Hussein's decision to attack Kuwait was made a few months before the actual invasion. •Six weeks after Iraq invaded Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush went before a joint session of Congress on this day in 1990 to lay out the administration's response to the attack. ... •In early 1991, by a vote of 250-183, the House passed the Persian Gulf Resolution, authorizing Bush to use force against the Iraqi military. •Aggressive foreign policy. •Military build-up. •US demanded Iraq allow on weapons inspectors. •No wounded were found. •Could not put together a large alliance of nations. •Quick military victory but rebuilding Iraq was slow and expensive |
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18. Describe George W. Bush’s policies on terrorism. |
•Focused on securing the US from any further terrorist attacks. •Approved a new Department of Homeland Security. •This combined the Customs Bureau, the Coast Guard, the INS (immigration nationalism services), and other government bureaus. •Focused on homeland security by the safety of airline travel. •Airlines replaced cockpit doors with secure barriers and permitted armed air marshals to ride amount the passengers. •US violated the principles of individual freedom. •Also, Ashcroft under the Patriot Act, conducted a crackdown on possible terrorists detaining many Muslim Americans |
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19. Describe Obama’s economic policies. How did he deal with the “Great Recession”? |
•The economic policy of the Barack Obama administration was characterized by moderate tax increases on higher income Americans designed to fund healthcare reform, reduce the federal budget deficit, and decrease income inequality. •the Recovery Act and the Affordable Care Act. |
