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Present day
AP US History
Question | Answer |
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Bush claimed to be a compassionate conservative and a unite not a divider, why is the false? | Withdrew US support from international programs that okayed abortion. Faith-based social welfare programs, opposed stem cell research. |
Al Qaeda | terrorist network |
Taliban | Islamic fundamentalists |
Why did Bin Laden hate the US so much? | Military presence in the Middle East, support for Israel, economic embargo against Hussein |
Patriot Act | Gave the government extended survliance rights, tapped into phone/email. |
On what grounds is pre-emptive war against Iraq ok? | Iraq oppressed its own people, frustrating weapon inspectors, developing weapons of mass destruction, and supporting terrorist groups |
What error did John Kerrey make in his campaign? | he contradicted himself |
New Democrats | Clinton and Gore wanted to get away from traditional antibusiness, and toward economic success, strong defense |
"Don't ask don't tell" | Policy that Clinton set in place that quietly accepted gays w/o acknowledging their presence in the military |
Brady Bill | A gun control law, named after James Brady who was wounded in president Regan's attempted assassination |
US action against Serbian leader in Kosovo? | Because of ethnic cleansing against the Albanians, US-led NATO forces in an air war against Serbia |
Clinton and Monica Lewinsky | Had a sexual affair then lied about it under oath, wanted him impeached but didn't get enough votes |
Tiananmen Square | Thousands of democratic seeking students protested but were crushed by Chinese tanks and armed forces |
End of Cold War = end of history | Ideological fight for democracy was coming to an end as the regime of USSR fell. |
What problems emerged as the Soviet empire fell? | question as to who would take over USSR nuclear stockpile, who would honor arms agreement |
Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait? | Hoping to use its oil rich fields to replenish debts during Iran war |
Glasnost | Means openness. Aimed to introduce free speech and political liberty in USSR |
Perestroika | Means reconstructing. Soviets would adopt free market economics like the West. |
Moral Majority | Preached against sexual permissiveness, abortion, feminism, spread of gar right, They were televangelists. |
New right wing movement | Focus on social issues, denounced abortion, porn, gay, feminism, and affirmative action |
Regan's stance on government, how did he feel about democratic party? | depicted big gov as bad, federal intervention in local affairs bad |
neoconservatives | anti civil right and anti feminism. free market, free from gov restraints, anti soviet, didn't like welfare programs or affirmative action |
supply side economics | lower individual taxes almost eliminate federal estate taxes and create new tax free savings plan for small investors |
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) | a system of lasers from outer space and destroy soviet nuclear weapons |
Funding was longer coming in for the Vietnam war what happens? | South Vietnam becomes communism and American troops were evacuated |
Title IX | prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded programs, girls sports! |
Roe v. Wade | Legalized abortion, pregnancy protected under right to privacy |
Silent Spring | Book exposed the effects of pesticides |
Saturday Night Massacre | Nixon fires a few members of his staff, after Watergate scandal |
Nixon Doctrine plan | South Vietnam would slowly fight their own war and US would supply only arms and money not men |
My Lai massacre | American troops killed a whole village, innocent women and children |
Kent State incident | Because of US invasion on Cambodia riot at Kent State. National guard opened fire |
Détente | Policy to lessen soviet and US tension, make agreement with them |
Gideon v. Wainwright | Defendants even if poor deserve a defense attorney |
Miranda ruling | Right to remain silent |