US HIST U10 Flashcards
______ balanced the budget.
william cliton
helped uninsured families gain health insurance
affordable care act
designed to stimulate the economy
american recovery and reinvestment act
created the Department of Energy
jimmy carter
prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
gitmo
sent the Marines to free the Mayaguez
gerald ford
instituted WIN (Whip Inflation Now)
gerald ford
created the windfall profits tax for oil companies
jimmy carter
witnessed the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt
jimmy carter
provided assistance for preschoolers
head start
The Chinese government attacked protestors at ___.
Tiananmen Square
became President when Richard Nixon resigned from office
gerald ford
signed an agreement giving control of the Panama Canal to Panama
jimmy carter
provided leave time for medical situations
family medical leave act
Premier ___ declared the Soviet Union to be disbanded.
Mikhail Gorbachev
limited purchases of handguns
brady bill
The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court was ___.
Sandra Day O’Connor
The Soviet policy of “openness” was called ___.
glasnost
President George H. W. Bush lost popularity because he broke his promise not to ___.
raise taxes
was President when Black Monday saw the stock market lose $500 billion in one day
ronald reagan
The dictator of Panama, Manuel Noriega, was arrested on ___ charges.
drug
planned a missile-defense system called SDI and nicknamed “Star Wars”
ronald reagan
signed SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union
jimmy carter
appointed the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court
ronald reagan
criticized for his administration’s handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
created the Department of Homeland Security
signed the Patriot Act
george w. bush
The nation’s 200th birthday celebration was called the ___.
bicentennial
appointed the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court
signed the Affordable Care Act
authorized Operation Neptune’s Spear
barack obama
______ provided access for the disabled.
americans with disabilities act
planned and carried out assaults on the United States on 9/11
Al-Qaeda
required industrial nations to reduce carbon emissions
kyoto protocol
sought during operations in Iraq
WMD
Saddam Hussein and Iraq invaded ___.
kuwait
demanded that Premier Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall
ronald reagan
lost popularity because he broke his promise not to raise new taxes
george w. bush
________ attempted to return authority to the state governments.
new federalism
______ ensured that the Soviet bloc would respect human rights.
Helsinki Accords
This was a framework for agreements between Egypt and Israel
camp david accords
Who was the first Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court?
sonia sotomayor
