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Change Sweeps the Nation

TermDefinition
candidates for president in 2008 John McCain and Barack Obama
Barack Obama opposed the war in Iraq, promised affordable healthcare for all Americans, kept promise to withdraw troops from Iraq, promised a better economy
John McCain candidate that supported the war in Iraq
why 2008 election was historic Americans voted in record numbers, election of first African American president
economy problem most immediate problem Obama faced after being elected president
Stimulus biggest government program designed to help the economy
the Tea Party Movement opposed growing government spending and taxes
Osama bin Laden’s death major victory in Afghanistan though US failed to bring peace
Arab Spring Obama supported this because he wanted democracy in the Arab nations and not dictatorships
the Affordable Care Act designed to provide better national healthcare that was affordable for all Americans
African Americans group of people that often suffered more disadvantages than other racial groups in the country
Russia country led by Vladimir Putin took Crimea in southern Ukraine
Islamic State term for the radical Sunni Islamist militant group known as ISIS that took over parts of Syria and Iraq
oil natural resource that motivated President Obama to attempt finding peaceful solutions for the problems in the Middle East
secularization term used for the process of religion losing significance in a culture
major domestic issues during Obama’s presidency gun violence, racism
three main moral issues that separated Americans abortion, the environment, gay rights
Some Americans did not support more gun laws. What did they believe was the solution for gun violence? They thought existing laws needed to be enforced and mentally ill people should receive treatment
What made it easier for private information to be stolen during this time? a changing digital world, technology
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