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Modern Amer. Terms
Modern America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Watergate Scandal | a political scandal that resulted in President Nixon's resignation in 1947 |
| Iran Contra Affair | secret US sales of weapons to Iran in attempt to secure the release of US hostages held in Lebanon in1986 |
| Operation Desert Storm | US led war to end Iraq's occupation of Kuwait in 1990/1991 |
| Terrorism | The use of violence by individuals and groups to advance political goals |
| Bush v. Gore | Supreme court case that ruled the Florida's recount in the 2000 presidential election. |
| 9/11 | Terrorist attacks on the world trade center in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington , DC |
| Al -Qaeda | Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network |
| Taliban | Group that took control over most of Afghanistan following the soviet occupation in 1979 |
| Department of Homeland Security | US government department created by the Bush administration after 9/11 to protect the US from terrorist attacks |
| US Patriot Act | law passed by congress making it easier for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to secretly collect information about suspected terrorist |
| Oklahoma City Bombing | before 9/11 the deadliest terrorist attack to occur on US soil by anti-government activist Timothy Mcveigh |
| Conservative Ideology | favors lower taxes,smaller government,less government intervention |
| Liberal Ideology | favors active government and higher taxes to provide programs to help people |
| AIDS | a correction of infections and symptoms caused by damage to the immune system |
| War on Cancer | 1971 President Nixon declared a war on cancer where the government began to spend billions of dollars on cancer research |