Period 9

Question 1

Operation Desert Storm

Question 2

Iran-Iraq war

Question 3

Reaganomics/Trickle Down Economics

Answer 3

Policies implemented by President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s, which emphasized tax cuts, deregulation, and a reduction in government spending to stimulate economic growth. In Reagan’s 1st term he increased military spending despite claims of reduction in government spending. (Opposite of Keyesnian economics)

Question 4

Berlin Wall

Answer 4

As former USSR states gained soverignightty, it would come to a head with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, later the Soviet Union would later dissolve..

Question 5

Globalization

Question 6

Internet age & The dot com boom

Question 7

NAFTA

Answer 7

Trade bloc formed between Mexico, Canada, and the United States for tariff/duty free imports and exports.

Question 8

WTO

Question 9

September 11 Attacks

Question 10

War on terrorism

Question 11

Obergefell v. Hodges

Answer 11

In the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, guaranteeing the right to marry to all couples regardless of gender

Question 12

Americans with disabilities Act of 1990

Answer 12

A high point for George W.E Bush’s presidency. prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various areas of public life, including employment, transportation, and public accommodations.