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The Modern Age

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George H. W. Bush
(1989-1993) , President after Reagan, was in precidency when the Cold War ended and when Sadam Hussein invaded Kuwait, he also sent troops to Iran which started the Persian Gulf war.
Bill Clinton
42nd President advocated economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached
George W. Bush
2000 and 2004; Republican; 9/11 terrorist attack invade Afghanistan and Iraq; economy: huge tax cuts, 2007-great recession; No Child Left Behind, Medicare prescription drug benefits, Hurricane Katrina disaster
Barack Obama
2008; Democrat; first African American president of the US, health care bill; Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster; economy: huge stimulus package to combat the great recession, is removing troops from Iraq, strengthened numbers in Afghanistan; repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell; New Start treaty with Russia
the Religious Right
Traditionaly family values:anti-abortion, anti-gay rightts. Education: prayer & religious values in school. U.S. is a Christian nation, role abroad.
1988 "read my lips" campaign promise
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effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Was an informative newspaper written by Frederick Douglass that vehemently supported both movements and helped them publicize their efforts
Contract with America of 1994
In the 1994 congressional elections, Congressman Newt Gingrich had Republican candidates sign a document in which they pledged their support for such things as a balanced budget amendment, term limits for members of Congress, and a middle-class tax cut.
Clinton impeachment
after Clinton confessed before a jury that he and Lewinsky had an improper relationship, the prospect of impeachment became an issue, especially in the congressional elections. The House narrowly approved 2 counts of impeachment; lying to the grand jury and obstructing justice, and the matter moved to the Senate where a trial continued for weeks without generating any significant public support. It ended with a decisive acquittal of the president.
election of 2000
Bush v. Gore; Bush won although Gore won popular vote; controversy over the final vote count in Florida; settled by Supreme Court decision in favor of Bush.
Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003
EGTRRA - cut tax rates for all income groups, surplus budget, econ prosperity, raised tax credit for children, eliminated marriage penalty, phased out estate tax (death tax on inheritance)..easier to deduct expenses
election of 2008
barak obama (dem) defeats john mccain (rep) 365-173
social media
involves electronic technologies that link people to networks and allow the exchange of personal and professional information as well as common interests such as product and brand preferences
digital divide
A term used to describe the discrepancy between people who have access to and the resources to use new information and communication tools, such as the internet, and people who do not have the resources and access to the technology.
the Internet
term given to a world wide network of computers, through which people can exchange information
personal computer
A personal computer can perform all of its input, processing, output, and storage activities by itself.
stem cell research
using adult or embryonic stem cells that can be made into specialized cells
cancer research
An inherent condition called Li-Fraumeni syndrome predisposes the person to a greater susceptibility of sarcomas, brain cancer, and leukemia.
AIDS research
Fusion inhibitors (interferes with fusion of HIV and CD4+ cells), Integrase inhibitors (worked in monkeys to slow dx progression), entrance inhibitors (co receptor binding inhibition)
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