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Who was William Blythe?

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Governor of Arkansas

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How many votes did the reform party get?

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18.9%

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What was the goal of NAFTA?

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To eliminate barriers of trade and investment between the USA, Mexico, and Canada

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What is a tariff?

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Tax on imports

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What were the rsults of NAFTA?

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Improved GDP

Less jobs

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Who ran for reelection in 1996

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President Clinton

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Who was the republican candidate in the 1996 election?

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Bob Dole

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Where was Bob Dole from?

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Kansas

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Who brings up sexual harassment lawsuit in Arkansas, 1994?

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Paula Jones

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Who came to work at the White House as an intern from Lewis and Clark college in portland?

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Monica Lawinsky

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What did Jones accuse Clinton of which led to his impeachment?

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Perjury and Obstruction of Justice

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Who were the only presidents to be impeached?

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Andrew Johnson and Clinton

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What does impeachment mean?

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bring charges against, not remove from office

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14
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Who is impeachment done by?

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House of Representatives

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Who is the impeachment trial held by?

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Senate

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How many officers were charged with assult against rodney king?

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4

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17
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Who was OJ Simpson?

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Hall of Fame footballer who was charged with murder

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18
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What did critics question?

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The role of race in the verdict

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What was the Oklahoma city attackl?

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In 1995 building was blown up and 168 people were killed

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Who was responsible for the Oklahoma City Attack?

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Timothy McVeigh

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21
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Why did Tim do it?

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His hatred for the government

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What were hte US Embassy Bombings?

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In 1998, 200 killed Americans at our govt embassies. It was by Al-Qaeda

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What ship was attacked by a suicide bomber?

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USS Cole

24
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Where was the USS Cole refuleing?

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Yemen in 2000

25
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Who claimed responsibility for the USS Cole bombing?

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Al-Qaeda

26
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What does al-Qaeda mean?

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the base

27
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When was al qaeda founded?

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August 1988-late1989

28
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What were the Nato bombings?

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Stop the Serbs from mistrationg people in the province of Kosovo

29
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When was Mandella released?

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1990

30
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Who is the dictator of iraq?

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Saddam Hussein

31
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What was operation desert storm?

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Fight to remove the Iraq Army from Kuwait

32
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Who became the president of Russia in 1991?

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Boris Yeltsin

33
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When was the Rodney Kind incident?

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91

34
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When were the Rodney King riots?

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92

35
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Who runs in the 92 election?

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Clinton, Bush, and Perot

36
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Why did Bush not win?

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Perot

37
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Who wins the 92 election?

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Clinton

38
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What was the WTC car bombing?

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Al Qaeda detonates a car bomb on the north tower of the WTC

39
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How many die in WTC attack?

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5

40
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What was the Somalia Intervention?

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18 us soilders die in the battle of Mogadishu. We wanted to capture a warlord and failed

41
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What was another name for the Somalia Intervention?

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Black Hawk Down

42
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What was Dont Ask Dont Tell?

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Clinton’s answer to whether homosexuals should be expelled from the military

43
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What is a sign of how much globalization has occurred within the world economy?

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NAFTA

44
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What did the Civil War in Rwanda result in?

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Genocide with thousands left dead

45
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What was the chunnel?

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Tunnel between England and France

46
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What was a result of the MLB Baseball strike?

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World Series Cancelled

47
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Who was elected president of South Africa?

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Mandella

48
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What was the Blizzard of 96?

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Northeast shutdown due to record snowfalls

49
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What happened with Flight 800?

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All 230 passengers killed from the 747 crash

50
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What was the Olympic park bombing?

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Anti-Abortion activist set off bomb, killing one, at the Atlanta games

51
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What was the result of the 96 election?

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Clinton beats Bob Dole

52
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What was the Kytot Protocol?

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UN promoises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat Global Warming

53
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When did Columbine happen?

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1999

54
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What was the Lewinsky Affair?

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Clinton admits having a sexual relationship with Monika Lewinsky

55
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What was the INdependence of Hong Kong?

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England gives all control of Hong Kong to China

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