| A | B |
|---|
| Multinational Corporations | large companies which conduct business around the globe |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement .. It lowered trade barriers |
| National Guard | its original use was to help within a State when there was an emergency .. Now these units are being tapped .. Sent to Iraq |
| New Federalism | part of the Nixon and Reagan Administration .. Both were for small government involvement in the lives of Americans |
| New Orleans | victim of the worst Hurricane in US history |
| Nuclear Proliferation | constantly increasing the size of nuclear weapons .. They're never good enough |
| open shop | people do not have to belong to a union in order to work there |
| Osama Bin Laden | terrorist leader … responsible for 9-11 |
| Panama Canal | strategic chokepoint in Latin America .. Vital to US shipping |
| perestroika | Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's idea of capitalism |
| Presidential Pardon | to forgive someone of their crimes .. Done by President Ford to former President Nixon |
| Ralph Nader | consumer advocate .. Protector of consumer rights .. Abuse from companies |
| Reaganomics | name given to President Reagan's domestic policies .. I.e. tax cuts to businesses |
| Ronald Reagan | President of the United States in the 1980s .. Former actor |
| Saddam Hussein | former leader of Iraq |
| SALT | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks … cut down the # of nukes |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 1st female Supreme Court justice .. She was appointed by President Reagan |
| stem cell research | scientific manipulation of human cells .. With the hope of curing diseases such as Alzheimers, Diabetes, Cancer |
| supply side economics | government can get the economy going by cutting taxes on businessess who will have more $$ to create more jobs |
| tax cuts | reduce the tax burden on American citizens |
| terrorism | violent acts to gain attention to political causes |
| Title IX | stopped discrimination against women in sports … and education … a current law suit involves the Binghamton Area (Section IV) schools .. Over cheerleading … there must be be cheerleaders for both boys & girls sports |
| trade deficit | you import more than you export … you lose $$ |
| Wahhabism | extreme Islam .. Very conservative … Bin Laden follows it |
| War in the Balkans | 1990s .. Genocide in Yugoslavia .. US got involved |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction | Nuclear and chemical weapons .. A phrase coined by President Bush (II) |
| white collar | management … people who run factories .. But don’t get their hands dirty |
