90s Flashcards
Who was William Blythe?
Governor of Arkansas
How many votes did the reform party get?
18.9%
What was the goal of NAFTA?
To eliminate barriers of trade and investment between the USA, Mexico, and Canada
What is a tariff?
Tax on imports
What were the rsults of NAFTA?
Improved GDP
Less jobs
Who ran for reelection in 1996
President Clinton
Who was the republican candidate in the 1996 election?
Bob Dole
Where was Bob Dole from?
Kansas
Who brings up sexual harassment lawsuit in Arkansas, 1994?
Paula Jones
Who came to work at the White House as an intern from Lewis and Clark college in portland?
Monica Lawinsky
What did Jones accuse Clinton of which led to his impeachment?
Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
Who were the only presidents to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson and Clinton
What does impeachment mean?
bring charges against, not remove from office
Who is impeachment done by?
House of Representatives
Who is the impeachment trial held by?
Senate
How many officers were charged with assult against rodney king?
4
Who was OJ Simpson?
Hall of Fame footballer who was charged with murder
What did critics question?
The role of race in the verdict
What was the Oklahoma city attackl?
In 1995 building was blown up and 168 people were killed
Who was responsible for the Oklahoma City Attack?
Timothy McVeigh
Why did Tim do it?
His hatred for the government
What were hte US Embassy Bombings?
In 1998, 200 killed Americans at our govt embassies. It was by Al-Qaeda
What ship was attacked by a suicide bomber?
USS Cole
Where was the USS Cole refuleing?
Yemen in 2000
Who claimed responsibility for the USS Cole bombing?
Al-Qaeda
What does al-Qaeda mean?
the base
When was al qaeda founded?
August 1988-late1989
What were the Nato bombings?
Stop the Serbs from mistrationg people in the province of Kosovo
When was Mandella released?
1990
Who is the dictator of iraq?
Saddam Hussein
What was operation desert storm?
Fight to remove the Iraq Army from Kuwait
Who became the president of Russia in 1991?
Boris Yeltsin
When was the Rodney Kind incident?
91
When were the Rodney King riots?
92
Who runs in the 92 election?
Clinton, Bush, and Perot
Why did Bush not win?
Perot
Who wins the 92 election?
Clinton
What was the WTC car bombing?
Al Qaeda detonates a car bomb on the north tower of the WTC
How many die in WTC attack?
5
What was the Somalia Intervention?
18 us soilders die in the battle of Mogadishu. We wanted to capture a warlord and failed
What was another name for the Somalia Intervention?
Black Hawk Down
What was Dont Ask Dont Tell?
Clinton’s answer to whether homosexuals should be expelled from the military
What is a sign of how much globalization has occurred within the world economy?
NAFTA
What did the Civil War in Rwanda result in?
Genocide with thousands left dead
What was the chunnel?
Tunnel between England and France
What was a result of the MLB Baseball strike?
World Series Cancelled
Who was elected president of South Africa?
Mandella
What was the Blizzard of 96?
Northeast shutdown due to record snowfalls
What happened with Flight 800?
All 230 passengers killed from the 747 crash
What was the Olympic park bombing?
Anti-Abortion activist set off bomb, killing one, at the Atlanta games
What was the result of the 96 election?
Clinton beats Bob Dole
What was the Kytot Protocol?
UN promoises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat Global Warming
When did Columbine happen?
1999
What was the Lewinsky Affair?
Clinton admits having a sexual relationship with Monika Lewinsky
What was the INdependence of Hong Kong?
England gives all control of Hong Kong to China
