entering the 21st century Flashcards
describe three things included in the contract with america
return to basic values that had built the country
reduce federal government,lower taxes
reduce crime, reform welfare
what two things would employees be guaranteed with FMLA
12 workweeks or unpaid leave each year-newborn,serious illness,immediate family
guaranteed job security
what was the goal of president clinton’s health care program
to provide universal health care for all americans
who is james brady
a press secretary for ronald reagan
was shot during the assassination attempt on reagan
what did the brady bill do
made background checks before u could purchase a firearm
which terrorist group was connected to the work trade center bombing
al Qaeda, and their leader Osama Bin Ladin- he was not directly connected to the attack
summarize the oklahoma city bombing
terrorist attack in oklahoma city in 1995, homemade bomb was concealed in a rental truck and exploded damaging the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
who committed the OKC bombing and what was their motive
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
supported the Patriot Movement- an anti government movement
what 2 reasons were why president clinton was able to win a second term
the economy was healthy
unemployment was at a 30 year low
what were two charges president clinton were accused of in his impeachment
perjury and obstructed justice
summarize the north american free trade agreement(NAFTA
US, Canada, Mexico agreed to eliminate trade barriers among the three nations
which state would determine the election of 2000 and why
Florida-without it’s electoral votes, neither candidate had 270
summarize the supreme court ruling bush v. gore
ruled that hand recounts of selected votes in florida made some votes seem more important than others
who is Consoleezza Rice
first women in history to hold job of national security advisor
who is colin powell
secretary of state for bush
who is donald rumsfeld
secretary of defense
who is elaine chao
secretary of labor
describe bushs’ domestic policy
used clinton surplus to finance tax cuts, concerned with keeping up educationally, passes the No Child Left Behind Act, extended medicare to cover prescription drugs for senior citizens, created a large deficit
what major problem did iraq face after the Iran-Iraq war, and what act of aggression did Iraq commit to try and solve his problem
Iraq was in a massive amount of debt, could not rely on their oil supply due to kuwait, kuwait was overproducing oil and Hussein orders a invasion of Kuwait for them not stopping the production of oil
what is Operation Desert Shield
secured the area to prevent Hussein from launching an invasion on Saudi Arabia
what is Operation Desert Storm
why did the US and coalition forces have the advantage
aerial offensive that destroyed Iraqs air defense, weapon plants, fighting occurred in flat open area and favored the US military weaponry
how did Hussein try to break up the coalition
provoked Israel with an attack knowing Arab nations in the coalition would never fight alongside Israel
how did the war change after operation desert storm
it changed from aerial dominance to the ground with an UN offensive called Operation Desert Sabre
what two terms did Saddam Hussein have to accept at the end of the war
- Iraq would recognize Kuwait’s independence and exsistence as a nation
- has to get rid of all weapons of mass destruction
top 5 impacts of the persian gulf war
- Us an their relationship with the middle east was impacted
- global terrorism increased
- kuwait was recognized as a nation
- soldiers returned with health problems
- video game war
who was the war in afghanistan between
the US and the Taliban-islamic group that controlled Afghanistan
what was bush’s war on terror
the taliban has allowed al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the US demanded that the Taliban shut down al-Qaeda training camps and arrest al-Qaeda leaders, Taliban refused to and the US launched a military campaign
what was Operation Enduring Freedom
campaign to invade Afghanistan, series of US and British air strikes against the Taliban
who assisted the US in operation enduring freedom, how did this end
and Afghani ant- Taliban force, called the Northern Alliance
captured the capital city Kabul and brought the Taliban rule in Afghanistan to an end
what happened after Taliban fell
some members of the Taliban and al-Qaeda fled to the mountains along Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan-Tora Bora
area was too heavily fortified and the US did not have enough troops available so the jet bombed them and were unable to find bin Laden
how did the US end the war in Afghanistan
NATO began transferring national peacekeeping and security duties to Afghan forces in 2011, in 2013 president obama said the US would end the war by 2014, but US troops remained in Afghanistan and a ceremony in Kabul marked the formal end of the war
what impact did the Afghanistan war have on the US government
Bush authorized the creation of the department of homeland security as a new department in the presidents cabinet, also passed the patriot act which allowed the US government to have more power in monitoring suspected terrorists
impacts on the Afghanistan government
Afghanistan Government became an Islamic Republic, The Taliban continues to threaten the republic government the country has tried hard to build
when was bin Laden finally found and killed
in 2010 they trace bin Laden to a compound in Abbottabad Pakistan, in 2011 they found the leader in an upstairs bedroom and killed him
who was Osama bin Laden
created the terrorist group al-Qaeda, assisted he Munahideen against the Soviets
what is al-Qaeda responsible for
financing the world trade center bombing
bombing in and around US embassies
bombing the USS Cole
9/11 terrorist attacks
what were Osama bin Ladens fatwas
a religious decree, called on muslims to kill americans and their allies
angered by other nations invading and fighting wars in Islamic nations
why were the 9/11 terrorist attaches committed
for america’s support of israel
involvement in the persian gulf war and military presence in the middle east
what state were the four planes supposed to land and why did they select these planes
california- planes were filled with fuel for their long transcontinental journey
what is operation Iraqi Freedom
a preemptive war because they felt Iraq was still interfering with inspections and still kept WMDs and because Saddam Hussein refused to leave Iraq
what were the goals of operation Iraqi freedom
remove saddam Hussein from power in Iraq
eliminate Hussein’s ability to develop weapons of mass destruction and use them with terrorists
replace hussein’s violent dictatorship with a more stable free government
