Cultural Wars Flashcards
(32 cards)
Abortion Rights
Highly divisive issue, centered around roe vs. wade
Affirmative action
Debate over fairness with race and job/education opportunities.
Family Values
Conservative push for traditional marriages and parenting.
Marriage Protection Amendments
Banned same sex marriage, sparked debates.
Political Correctness
Criticized by conservatives, free speech vs sensitivity.
Religious Freedom vs. Secularism
Debate about religion in public life(school, healthcare, work, etc)
Intelligent Design vs. Evolution (Dover, PA)
Court decided that teaching about intelligent design violates the first amendment.
Osama bin Laden
Leader of terrorist group behind the twin towers.
9/11 Attacks
Worst terrorist attack in US history, led to global war on terror.
Saddam Hussein
Iraq dictator, Invaded Iran and Kuwait, Used chemical weapons.
Persian Gulf War
US effort to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
Oklahoma City Bombing
Domestic terrorism, 168 killed my timathy, McVeigh
Rwandan Genocide
Mass killing of Tutsis, by hulu militias
Tiananmen Square (China)
Massacre of pro democracy protesters.
George H. W. Bush
President, Gulf war, after raising taxes he didn’t get reelected.
George W. Bush
Led 9/11 response, started wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bill Clinton
President Impeached over scandal but still popular.
Clinton Impeachment
Charged with perjury, Acquitted by senate.
Ronald Reagan
Popular conservative president, Promoted Star Wars defence, fought communism.
Reagan’s Re-election (1984)
Landslide win, conservative shift.
Pat Buchanan (GOP speech)
Declared cultural wars and energized conservatives.
James Dobson & Jerry Falwell
Christian right leaders promoting family values.
Collapse of Communism (1989–1991)
Eastern Europe and USSR abandoned communism.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet reformer, lost power after cou.
