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1990s Flashcards

1
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What traditional liberal policy did Bill go for

A

universal health care

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2
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Who was in charge for selling health care

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Hillary CIinton

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3
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why/how did he reduce Federal Deficit

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It is easier because it is peace time
Both the House controlled by Rep and Bill claimed it

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4
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Who actually reduces spending federal budget

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Newt Gingrich

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5
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What does Clinton do to Welfare

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reduced it

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6
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First terrorist attack on World Trade Center

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1993 Al Qaeda blew up a parking garage in the World Trade Tower

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7
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Oklahoma City bombing

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1995 Alfred P Murrah Federal Building bombed; Anti Federal government but just killed kids

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8
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First School Shooting

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1999 Two Teenage students at Columbine HS in Colorado killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves

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9
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Janet Reno

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1st female Attorney Gerneral

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10
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Donna Shalala

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Sect of Health and Human Services

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11
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Hernery Cineros

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led HUD

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12
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Ron Brown

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Sect of Commerce 1st black cabinet

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13
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Who did Bill nominate

A

RGB

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14
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Somalia during clinton

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  • Black Hawk Down
  • 11 US Soldiers died
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15
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Balkans

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US led NATO airstrikes finally curtailed ethnic cleanings by the Serbs in Kosovo

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16
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Rwanda

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US stayed out of Rwanda civil war

17
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China clinton

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massive trade deal

18
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NAFTA

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  • North america free trade
  • With Mexico and Canada
19
Q

What decisions did Ross Perot give

A

He was against NAFTA

20
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1996 Election

A

Reelected against bob Dole

21
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1996 election map

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Clinton won everything except the midwest and deep south

22
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Clinton Scandal

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  • Monica Lewinsky
  • got Clinton on Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
    lied under oath
23
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Election of 2000

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Al Gore vs George W Bush

24
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What happened in the election of 2000

A

Al Gore won popular vote but note election

25
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Florida 2000 scandal

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  • electoral college went to GB because Florida flipped
  • took 3 weeks to tell who won
  • recounted 3 times
26
Q

Condoleezza Rice

A

first black women cabinet member,

27
Q

Dick Cheney

A

Power behind everything

28
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Colin Powell

A

Sect of State

29
Q

Domestic of Bush

A

Asked for a tax cut

30
Q

Bush created what after 911

A

Dept of Homeland Sect

31
Q

domestic response to 9/11

A

Invaded Afghanistan to get Al Qaeda

32
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2004 election

A

Bush vs John Carey

33
Q

John Carey

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senator from Massachusetts, vietnam vet

34
Q

who was the recalled governor of cali

A

Grey Davis

35
Q

Last ww1

A

Frank Buckles

36
Q

Bush public person

A

not great speaker

37
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Who was Republican nominee for 2008

A

John McCain

38
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  • Election map of 2008
A

Red all in a row except Colorado and New mexico

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