| A | B |
|---|
| George W H Bush | succeeded President Reagan .. 1989 - 1992 |
| glasnost | Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's idea of free speech |
| global warming | the world climate is getting hotter .. Less water |
| greenhouse effect | pollution is warming the earth's atmosphere |
| Gulf War of 1990 - 1991 | the US and Arab nations get Saddam Hussein and Iraq out of Kuwait |
| Hamas | terrorist group in the Middle East .. Target is Israel .. They now make up the political government of the Palestinians in Gaza |
| hawks | pro war .. Solve things through war .. Action first, talk later |
| Hillary Clinton | one of New York State's Senators .. Former 1st Lady .. She is now running for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency |
| Hurricane Andrew | 1992 .. Major hurricane which destroyed parts of southern Florida |
| impeach | to bring charges of wrong doing against a President |
| inflation | prices of goods rise … but wages do not .. People still work, but their money doesn't go as far |
| Intifada | civil war between Palestinians and Israel's in the West Bank today |
| Iran | its government is based on the Islamic religion .. Very conservative .. And anti- American |
| Iran Hostage Crisis | 52 Americans were taken hostage in Iran for 444 days in the late 1970s during the Carter Administration |
| Iran-Contra Affair | US sold weapons to Iran in return for $$ used to support anti-communist guerrillas in Nicaragua |
| Iraq | Middle Eastern nation .. Center of fighting .. Over 100,000 American soldiers stationed there today |
| Islamic Fundamentalism | conservative Islam .. Shia & Wahabism |
| Kyoto Protocol | 1997 .. Nations of the world try to agree to stop global warming |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | the last communist leader of the Soviet Union |
| Moral Majority | conservative group .. Largely white southern protestants |
