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| Ronald Reagan | 40th President of the U.S. Introduced the idea of Trickle-Down economics. Called for the end of the Cold War and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. |
| George H.W. Bush | 41st President of the U.S. President during the Gulf War and the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union. |
| Bill Clinton | 42nd President of the U.S. Advocated for economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached |
| George W. Bush | 43rd president of the US. President during the September 11th attacks; the start of the War on Terror; and the Great Recession; |
| Barack Obama | 44th President of the U.S. First African-American president. Signed the Affordable Healthcare Act. |
| Donald Trump | 45th President of the United States. Former businessman and real estate mogul. |
| Reaganomics | Economic policies associated with the reduction of taxes; increased military spending; and the promotion of unrestricted free-market activity. |
| Presidential Election of 2008 | Election in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain and became the first African-American to be elected president. |
| September 11; 2001 terrorist attacks | An Al Qaeda terrorist coordinated suicide attack in which four commercial airplanes were hijacked and crashed into World Trade Center Towers 1 & 2; the Pentagon; and a field in Pennsylvania; killing nearly 3;000. |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall | The removal of the wall that separated East and West Germany in 1989. Symbolized the end of the Cold War. |
| War on Terrorism | Response to 9/11; US would actively fight terrorism throughout the world |
| Gulf War | A War (1990-1991) that took place between Iraq and the U.S./Kuwait started by Iraq invading Kuwait. |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Soviet leader of the 1980s who worked with Reagan to end the Cold War |
| Bush v. Gore | 5-4 Supreme Court declared that Florida's vote recount violated the equal protection clause ending Gore's challenge to 2000 election results; making Bush the 43rd president. |
| Patriot Act | This law passed after 9/11 expanded the tools used to fight terrorism and improved communication between law enforcement and intelligence agencies. |
| Operation Enduring Freedom | US invades Afghanistan to eliminate Taliban to destroy Al Qaeda. |
