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11th Grade
04/27/2011

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25th Amendment
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process of Presidential succession
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Affirmative Action
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Affirmative action means taking steps to increase the number of women and minorities in school/business
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Anwar el-Sadat
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Egypt's president from 1970 until his assassination in 1981
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Apartheid
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acial policy in South Africa that assigned people to initially 3 racial groups, Black, White, & Mixed race
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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Born on May 17, 1900 in the Iranian town of Khomein, Mr. Khomeini was elevated to the status of Ayatollah in the 1950s
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Camp David Accords
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The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem on September 17, 1978.
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Clarence Thomas
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Judge Clarence Thomas was born June 23, 1948, Savannah, Georgia
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Department of Energy
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Established to find more clean ways of producing energy
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Detente
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era of good feelings
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Elections of 1976
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The US presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
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Energy Crisis
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pairing of environmentalism with concerns over resource scarcity.Many people believe that consumption was the root cause
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EPA
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Established by Nixon in the 70s
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Equal Rights Amendment
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First proposed in 1923, it is not part of the US Constitution.When 3 more states vote yes, ERA might become the 28th Amendment.
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Food Stamps
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ederal-assistance program that provides help in purchasing food to low- and no-income people and families living in the U.S
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Helsinki Accords
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he Helsinki accord is an agreement between Soviet bloc and the West for economic, commercial, and scientific cooperation.
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Iran-Contra Affair
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The Iran/Contra affair was a 1980's political scandal in which the NSC sold weapons to Iran and gave to proceeds to the Contras.
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Iranian Hostage Crisis
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The Iranian Hostage Crisis began on November 4, 1979; the hostages were not released until 1981, 444 days after they were taken
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Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the US, serving from 1977 - 1981
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John Dean
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Wrote a book about Watergate
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Roe v. Wade
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made abortion legal
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S.A.L.T 1 + 2
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limited nuclear weapons
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silicon valley
Definition
the southern part of the San Fran. Bay Area in Northern CA
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Solar Energy
Definition
Energy from the sun
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Stagflation
Definition
period of slow economic growth and high unemployment
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Sunbelt States
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The sunbelt states comprise the 37th - 38th parallels.Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
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Swan v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Definition
busing issues
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three mile island
Definition
place in US where there was a nuclear reactor leak
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Title IX
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Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 is the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools
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Us v. Nixion
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Nixon had to turn over the tapes
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Watergate
Definition
Watergate" is a general term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974 involving Nixon
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Yom Kippur War
Definition
The Yom Kippur War started with a surprise Arab attack on Israel on Saturday 6th October 1973
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Challenger Disaster
Definition
the space shuttle Challenger exploded
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Election of 1980
Definition
The Democratic ticket for the 1980 presidential election was Jimmy Carter for president and Walter Mondale for vice president
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Election of 1984
Definition
Reverand Jesse Jackson was the first serious Black candidate for President. Traditional role of the Democratic and Republican party were reversed, Dems attacking the Republicans for budget deficits, Dems calling for more tariff protection
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Election of 1988
Definition
George H. W. Bush was elected to be President of United States in 1988
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Symbol that the Cold War was over
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Gay Rights Movement
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Gays wanted equal rights
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Geraldine Ferraro
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the first female Vice Presidential candidate in 1984 when she ran with Walter Mondale
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Glasnost
Definition
Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information.
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Internet
Definition
a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide
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Microsoft
Definition
developed by Bill Gates in 1975.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Definition
first Soviet leader who came of age after World War II
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Gulf War
Definition
The first conflict in the Persian Gulf involving the United States and Iraq was part of an multi-national United Nations force to push Iraqi armed forces out of the oil-rich country of Kuwait in 1991
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Ronald Reagan
Definition
Ronald Reagan was the United States 40th president. He was president when the Berlin wall was torn down
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Saddam Hussein
Definition
Former leader of Iraq
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