Chapter 32 Note Cards Flashcards
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Who - Bill Clinton
What - Eliminated most trade barriers between US, Canada, & Mexico
When - Clinton in office 1993
Where - US, Canada, Mexico
Why - Free trade
Al Gore
Who - Al Gore
What - Democratic nominee for election of 2000 who won popular vote, but not electoral (specifically lost Florida by 500ish votes which was announced by Republican sec of state for Florida); contested result but Supreme Court ruled in 5-4 decision to end election
When - 2000
Where - US
Why - N/A
Newt Gingrich
Who - Newt Gingrich
What - Republican House Speaker during Clinton’s presidency who became discredited; eventually ended up working w/ Clinton to improve both for their images
When - 1996
Where - US
Why - Clinton & Republicans in Congress couldn’t come to a budget decision & public turned its opinion against Republican leadership so he became discredited
George W. Bush
Who - George W. Bush
What - Beat Al Gore in election of 2000 who passed the largest American tax cut in history; conservative Republican; stopped gun ban from happening & tried to ban gay marriage
When - Assumed office 2001, served to Jan 2009
Where - US
Why - Administration was an effort to mobilize Christians as an active part of the Republican party
AIDS
Who - Mostly gay men (but also heterosexual drug users sharing contaminated needles)
What - The product of HIV; transmitted via bodily fluids; when medication came out, it was very effective but EXPENSIVE (poor people couldn’t afford it; it was also scarce in Africa)
When - First documents 1981
Where - World
Why - N/A
“New World Order”
Who - Used by George H. W. Bush
What - Opposition to globalization
When - 1990s to early 2000s
Where - In US & other industrial nations
Why - In US, people were becoming increasingly opposed to US’s interventionist foreign policy (on left, didn’t like intervening for economic interest; on right, thought US was being swayed by other nations’ interests)
al-Qaeda
Who - Osama bin Laden was leader
What - Terrorist group responsible for 9/11
When - September 11, 2000
Where - From Middle East
Why - N/A
Osama bin Laden
Who - Osama bin Laden
What - Leader of al-Qaeda; one of the most notorious figures in the world; supported by the Taliban after 9/11
When - 2000
Where - From Afghanistan
Why - N/A
Taliban
Who - Terrorists
What - Militant gov’t that fell after US efforts to overthrow gov’t (b/c of 9/11)
When - Very prominent in early 2000s
Where - Afghanistan
Why - N/A
John McCain
Who - John McCain
What - Senator of Arizona who became the Republican candidate in election of 2008 (LOST); supported war in Iraq, wanted tax cuts, didn’t support national healthcare
When - 2008
Where - From Arizona; US
Why - Lost election after becoming associated w/ George Bush’s policies (who many blamed for the economic crisis at the time) as well as his VP’s inexperience
Barack Obama
Who - Barack Obama
What - President during major economy crisis (combated with successful “stimulus package”), and war in Iraq (ended combat there) & Afghanistan (increased troops there); Affordable Care Act; wanted peace between Israel & Palestine; first black president
When - Elected 2008
Where - US
Why - N/A
Hillary Clinton
Who - Hillary Clinton
What - At first campaigned against Obama in 2008 for Democratic nominee; then Obama’s sec of state; also ran for pres in 2016
When - 2009 w/ Obama
Where - US
Why - N/A
