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Contemporary America

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Reagan RevolutionLower taxes and reduction of federal regualtions and programs
Federal ReserveControls the supply of money in the US through interest rates
President & CongressControl fiscal policy (taxation and spending)
Patriot Act, Intended to legally increase security in the USA in response to terror attacks
Voyager I, II, explored Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Rover, Robot that explored the surface of Mars
GPS, Improved communications for direction and navigation
Satellites, has improved communications for business & individuals in urban & rural areas
Outsourcing, process of sending jobs overseas
Asia and Latin Americaprimary source of immigration to the USA today
Clarence Thomas & Ruther Bader GinsbergBoth increased diversity on the Supreme Court
Yugoslavia, Nation that collapsed with communism and fell into civil war
Desert Storm, Operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation
NAFTA, Free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the USA
9/11, terror attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center
Afghanistan, President Bush sent troops here to pursue Osama Bin Laden
Bill Clinton, Conservative Democrat that was elected President because he was a centrist.
George H.W. Bush, Elected president after Reagan as part of conservative Reagan Revolution
Service Sector, has seen large job growth in retail and restaurant businesses
Privacy, the Supreme Court has recently protected this right
Hubble telescope, able to see into deep into the Universe
Communism, collapsed in Eastern Europe during the GHW Bush presidency
Post-ColdWarGoals, Foreign aid; humanitarian aid & support for human rights
Germany, reunified after the Cold War
Soviet Union, Broke into smaller states
Vietnam, after nearly 20 years, the US restablished diplomatic relations with this country
Iraq, George W. Bush ordered the invasion of this country to overthrow Saddam Hussein
Immigration Issuesborder security, bilingual education, low paying jobs, citizenship
Space Shuttle, Reusable space vehicle that took astronauts into orbit 135 times
1994 Elections, As part of Reagan Revolution, Republicans win Congress & many state races



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