| A | B |
|---|
| Palestinian Liberation Organization | led by Arafat, wanted a return of land to Muslims |
| Clarence Thomas | accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill |
| Fall of Berlin Wall | re-unites Germany, symbolizes the end of communism |
| Camp David Accords | Sadat (Egypt) recognized Israel (Begin) |
| Persian Gulf War | Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait |
| Swann v. Charlotte Meck | bus students to achieve racial integration |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | took Americans hostage in Iran, fundamentalist leader |
| Helsinki Accords | greater cooperation between Eastern and Western Europe |
| Strategic Defense Initiative | Star Wars, would shoot nuclear missiles before they hit the US |
| Iran-Contra Affair | US traded arms, money given to Nicaraguan rebels |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | leader of Soviet Union, eased tensions between US and Soviet Union |
| Tiananmen Square | student protests in Beijing, China |
| Sandra Day O’Connor | first female on Supreme Court |
| 27th amendment | no pay raise for Congress until a new election |
| Americans with Disabilities Act | cannot discriminate against persons with disabilities |
| Geraldine Ferraro | first female nominated for VP by a major party |
| Title IX | equal access for women in sports |
| NAFTA | free trade between US, Canada, and Mexico |
| Three Mile Island | site of US nuclear disaster, Pennsylvania |
| supply-side economics | Reaganomics, Trickle Down, favored the wealthy |
| Texas v. Johnson | flag burning |
| Challenger Incident | space shuttle explodes |
| NASDAQ | High tech stock exchange |
| Regents of University of Ca. v. Bakke | use of quotas is unconstitutional, reverse discrimination |
| No Child Left Behind | W. Bush education intitiative |
| Patriot Act | more government monitoring of citizens |
| Department of Homeland Security | created after Sept. 11, 2001, anti-terrorism |
| Al-Quaeda | terrorist organization that planned 9/11 |
| Affirmative Action | used to increase minority representation |
| Iran Hostage Crisis | event that cost Carter re-election in 1980 |
